Bilstein struts n shocks?

[sharpshooter33 at roadrunner.com (David Brown)]

> Gordy,
> when they you reuse your existing shock tubes I'm confused. When they say 
> the housing are they talking about the portion that the spring butts up 
> in? It's not the actual tubes right?  It's the towers? I'm going to pull 
> up my Bentley's. I've never done shocks or struts on any vehicle.
> this will be my 1st. 8-)
> I've got a guy that will sell me the HD Bilstein's for $400 shipped to the 
> house and $500 for the compete front assembly towers.
> I'm leaning going this way because of $$$ since I'm into my Megasquirt 
> conversion and short shift projects and the money is running out.
> My other option was the one you had except for the A2 version.
> http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=54711%2FBLFS
> Whatta ya think?
>
> Thanks
> David
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gordy Stedman" <ydrogs@gmail.com>
> To: "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com>; 
> <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Bilstein struts n shocks?
>
>
>> It has to be for all 4 but I do not know for sure.  The fronts being 
>> inserts
>> that you reuse your existing shock tubes.  I do not see why you would pay
>> the extra money for the entire front housings unless you wanted them for 
>> the
>> looks.
>>
>> On 2/23/07, David Brown <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yea Gordy I've been looking at that also. 8-) is that a price for 
>>> complete
>>> set of 4?  It really doesn't say, but I'm ASSUMING it is.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> David
>>
>>
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>> Gordy
>> MK1 x 4
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