Bilstein struts n shocks?

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

My Konis had inserts for the fronts only, and these Bilsteins may be the
same deal, though I don't think my bug's Bilsteins were inserts (I paid
someone to install them, gasp). But the front housings have a cap that
unscrews (in my case, with some, ummm, hesitancy, as in, heat and the
bigass pipewrench wouldn't undo the one, so I had to find a second donor
housing). If your front housing is in decent shape and comes apart, it's
not that big a deal. If it doesn't, that's another story. The crappy rusty
looking ones came apart easier than the better looking ones in my case.
Cathy

On 9:03 pm 02/23/07 "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> >  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?PartNu
> mber=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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