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#1
6th August 2010, 11:42 AM
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GROUP BUY - Coilover Kit
All,
How many people would be interested in a group buy of a coilover kit? I want one and I know a few of you out there are interested. Please post here is genuinely interested. As a starter I have spoken to the person advertising here and he is seeing what sort of discount he can offer. CtL
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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#2
6th August 2010, 03:26 PM
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I am interested but I think we should speak to these guys first?
http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap...rs/rsx964.html
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#3
6th August 2010, 04:44 PM
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WooHoo the power of community effort!
Good find.
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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6th August 2010, 07:36 PM
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Definitely interested but may be a couple of months too early for me. I may struggle to find the money if it's a quick buy.
If we can get even more discount I'm sure I'll find the monies somewhere somehow. Mike, I look forward to your negotiations! Last edited by thebluewhale; 6th August 2010 at 07:43 PM.
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#5
6th August 2010, 07:39 PM
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Having used several brands of coilovers on my old mk4 golf I feel I should say that spax coilovers had a real bad reputation for reliability. Didn't have them myself , I'm a kw fan, but my garage who deal with a lot of modified cars say they're terribly unreliable and offer very poor aftersales care for parts etc.
Not saying the A8 ones will be bad but just thought I'd let you know..... Especially as the A8 spax coilovers are a lot more expensive than the old golf ones........
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6th August 2010, 07:50 PM
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Thanx Daz; all inputs appreciated. I've never even considered Spax until shown them. I will continue my investigations.
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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6th August 2010, 08:33 PM
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Mike, I am ordering some in the next 2/3 weeks but could hold on for a good discount. We don't want spax. I have looked into this. You can get KW V1s for £883 and FKs which are meant to be quite good as well, these are about £550ish. I'll have a search for links.
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6th August 2010, 08:40 PM
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KW coilovers which I am leaning towards are £868 here.
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pag...sub_category=1 Then we have the FK coilovers at £548.67 http://www.venommotorsport.com/produ...ory=Suspension So which ones we group buying team?
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2009 Audi RS 6 Saloon V10 - 420mm Ceramics, Keyless, Soft Close, Adaptive Cruise, Glass Sunroof, Blinds, Twin Pane & UV, Freeview & DAB, High Beam Assist, MTM bits, Audi Exclusive Bits, MRC, Milltek, GYEF1 ASY2's, Bluetooth streaming music to AMI mod - 753 PS/1021 NM 2016 Audi S3 Saloon, Sepang, S-Tronic - B&O, Tech Pack etc... Company Car 1995 Audi A8 4.2 V8 quattro Sport - Bose, Solar, Blinds
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6th August 2010, 09:00 PM
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Thanks Amar.
I suppose it's horses for courses. I am after steet looks and straight line performance. Some may be after street handling or even track handling. Be interesting to see what people want.
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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#10
6th August 2010, 09:07 PM
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You can't go wrong with kw, great ride,good mix of comfort and hardness and solid as a rock reliability. Had the variant 1's on my mk4 golf for 6 years, dropped right on the floor, plenty of spirited driving including a bit of pothole abuse and the tree incident that ended the poor old golf's life.. Buckled an alloy but all 4 coilovers came off unscathed, cleaned up to look almost as new and have now been fitted to a mates bora and running well...
They are pricey but ask anyone in the know - they're worth it......
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