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Switching back from coilovers - parts needed?

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Old Dec 8th, 2021, 07:54   #31
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That made me smile, it's so, so true. My favourite is the bloke with the vastly improved brakes. He's swapped old blown-out de-laminated factory brake-hoses with "Aahh Bisto" running thru' them, and a seized caliper, for shiny-braided ("ferma pidol innit") hose, with 'race parts' and get this... wonder of wonders, fresh fluid.

Or the car that goes slighty faster, only you'd not want to sit in the thing for more than five minutes.
You really are something else. I know most forums have people like you on, but my word you are the particularly strange.
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You really are something else. I know most forums have people like you on, but my word you are the particularly strange.
I like the stuff he comes out with. He strikes me as the type of person I'd get on well with in real life.

I think some people just have difficulty in picking up on when people are being sarcastic/taking the p155 which is fair enough as it's harder from just reading text.. when the same thing isn't going through your head anyway.

The forum would be downright boring with no banter IMO. It's why I haven't bothered visiting as much as well as being busy with other things and being a bit fed up answering the same queries over and over again for people who couldn't be bothered to do a search.
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Old Dec 9th, 2021, 02:07   #33
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FWIW, Bilstein market their B4s as "OEM replacements". I would assume that they've measured originals on a damper 'dyno' and/or had them apart to inspect the valving. I've used B4s on various cars over the years, and always been very pleased with the results.
Yes, that's why I went with them. The car is muck at this stage and it used to be a lovely mix of flat handling and excellent ride. Need to get back to more comfort.

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I need to put together new front struts for my P3 V70. I'll be going for B4 dampers, but the only Eibach springs I can find are for cars with "Sports" suspension, and I like my motorway car to be armchair-spec. I'll get a price for OEM.
PFS are having trouble sourcing them so I may need to switch them out. My tax expires at the end of the month, thinking of long-fingering the whole thing and taking it off the road for 3 months.
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