Re: Boge strut - color? WAS: Re: Did I do good today at the parts yard?

[Mark Peele <type53@yahoo.com>]

--- John Erk <johnny.erk@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I've got Progas with Eibach springs. They were
> installed about 4 years ago,
> and they're yellow.Altough this set-up is a hugh
> improvement over stock, it
> is a little harsh on our shitty roads (Montreal) and
> at low speed. At high
> speed and twisties, they're good, however, the
> drivers side seems to be lower
> and chews up bump stops.Is this an indication of
> something other than bad
> quality and my big fat ass?(I'm actually slim so do
> these Eibachs just
> suck?Aren't they made in Germany?)

I've been using Boge Turbogas for about 15 years -
they've all been yellow.

I will echo your experience with Eibach. Impressed by
all the hype, I installed Eibach in my old 1980
Scirocco S. They were very harsh and seemed to bottom
out sometimes. I ended up selling them to a guy that
autocrossed. Yeah, they're made in Germany - but that
does not mean they are good!

They might be good on other applications but they
seemed to just screw up the A1 springs - at least for
the road.

H&R rules!



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Mark Peele
1981 Scirocco, 1982 Scirocco, 1978 Scirocco, 1987 Golf GT
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