Re: How long will Koni's last?

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <werikson@hampshire.edu>]

Never had Bilsteins on a Audi, never even owned an Audi, for that matter, but I
got some used Bilsteins for my GTI from a junkyard a year ago, put them on this
summer, have driven the car about 20,000 miles now, and I know the guy who had
the car that I got them off- they'd been driven for several years on that car.
They're still just as stiff as the brand-new ones that I put on my gf's Saab
900T16v a few months ago. I'm pretty impressed... I'll be really impressed if
they last the life of the Rabbit.
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI
    '87 QSW
    http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~wje97

Avi Meron wrote:

> I am not going to comment on the Konis because I have been using a rear set
> for 3 years without any problem, so not much to add. But, the
> Bilsteins.............. had 3 (complete, all around) sets on a Jetta every
> 45 to 50K miles needed to replace them, fortunately under warranty, though
> nobody paid for my labor (it is hell to change suspension parts in WI) and
> the alignment job needed.
> So much for the wonderful reputation of Bilstein.
> Avi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]
> On Behalf Of Christopher Hlubb
> Sent:   Tuesday, January 26, 1999 6:52 PM
> To:     Quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:        How long will Koni's last?
>
> I have had my Konis for about 15,000 miles now and have definitely felt
> them become softer and settle in more with time. I was wondering in
> respect to the Bilsteins, how long they will last. Supposedly the
> Bilsteins retain 98% efficiency at 100,000 miles. What is the realistic
> life of Konis Sport-Yellow shocks??
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 98A4 2.8Q - far from stock
>
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