[V8] STAY AWAY FROM BILSTEIN SHOCKS

[quattro]

Ingo------->  " oh, well. I can not
remember if they made mention of the drain hole in the instructions (though
it makes perfect sense to me).  Still a Bilstein fan for the right
application :-)"

Nevermind that, They should have just sent me new seals back in Aug when i 
asked them to warrenty the seals. Jeeeeeeez.  Oh and Z1.....the lifetime 
warrenty is through bilstein not Axel's auto(local forighn parts place.) At 
best, he would get stuck with the shock.....and he is a freind of mine....so 
no thats not an option.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
To: "quattro" <allanvega at adelphia.net>; <v8 at audifans.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] STAY AWAY FROM BILSTEIN SHOCKS


> Well, same thing happened to me a few years back (though I didn't install
> the Bilsteins myself and so did not pursue warranty claim).  I thought I 
> had
> two bad units (left front of the '91 200q20v was somewhat high and the rt
> rear was low.  What I do remember was with what force (even with the front
> end raised a foot) that thing shot out when the retaining cap was removed! 
> I
> had bought a whole set but only really needed the one -- oh, well. I can 
> not
> remember if they made mention of the drain hole in the instructions 
> (though
> it makes perfect sense to me).  Still a Bilstein fan for the right
> application :-)
>
> Ingo
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "quattro" <allanvega at adelphia.net>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 1:21 PM
> Subject: [V8] STAY AWAY FROM BILSTEIN SHOCKS
>
>
> Just got off the phone with Rah-ool) Cant spell his name. Informed me that
> my warenty has been invalidated if the shock was bent,wich they are.  Says
> they were istalled improperly. I tried explaing to Mr Rahool that because 
> of
> there inverted design, and the failed sealling cap, water was able to get
> down into the strut housing. What hapens to water in subzero temps(like 
> here
> in the north east? IT FREEZES!!!  What happens to a shock that cant 
> compress
> because of frozen water? I f***kn bends. He did not care to hear to
> it....said i shoudve drillled holes in the side of my strut housings. 
> Never
> again man.
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