Re: Bilstein Inserts

["Ian Overholt" <ioverholt@hotmail.com>]

Wait, I'm confused.  You already had Bilsteins and you replaced them with 
Bilsteins.  First question is: I thought Bilsteins were lifetime warranty.  
So you should just have to get them rebuilt (for free), right?  Second 
question is if you were already using Bilsteins, did you buy just inserts 
the first time?  Were you using the stock strut housings with the first set? 
  If you've been using the stock strut housings all along with both sets of 
Bilstein inserts, why do you notice a difference now?  Shouldn't you have 
felt the flimsyness of the stock strut housings all along?

Hopefully you can clear up my confusion because I will be going down the 
suspension update road next year!

Ian Overholt
'88 16v
'78 Champagne Edition


----Original Message Follows----
From: "dale witt" <dalewitt@express-news.net>
To: "Scirocco List" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: Bilstein Inserts
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 13:41:49 -0600

A couple of months ago I replaced my front struts (seven year old Bilstein 
sports) because one was broken and they were seven years old.  I made the 
mistake of going cheap and I bought the sport inserts instead of the 
complete assembly.  As someone stated before, the sleeves on the Bilstein is 
thicker than the stock and you do give up some firmness when you do not 
spend the extra bucks and go with the entire Bilstein strut/shock assembly.  
For street use, the inserts are fine....very roadable.  On the AutoX is 
where you can tell the difference.  If you are thinking about going to 
Bilsteins....Buy the entire assembly.

Dale Witt
86 2.0 16v Scirocco
82 2.1 16v Scirocco
85 1.8 8v GTI

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