Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:04:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Anyone Win those new Syncro OM EMU shocks on ebay?
Comments: To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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Be aware that Bilsteins bought on Ebay are not necessarily warrantied
by Bilstein-ask moi how I know?
My rear Touring Bilsteins melted on the way into "The Racetrack" in
Death Valley, & even tho they have a lifetime warranty, they were not
covered by Bilstein because the E Bay vendor was not an authorized
dealer.  You might want to confirm the warranty w/ the E Bay seller
now while they are new-my vendor had disappeared/didn't respond after
4 years even tho I still had his contact info/original boxes.

That said, I replaced them w/ the HD Bilsteins from Van Cafe which is
probably what I should have put on originally.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ



On Jan 4, 2010, at 11:57 PM, Max Wellhouse wrote:

> I was watching them and the set of 4 were at $124 with a day or so
> left.  Advertised as brand new and never installed.  Hoping someone
> got a good deal on them.
>
> I won an Ebay auction for a set of  4 "used" Bilstein HD's for the GL
> that had 3,000 miles on  them for $125.  The standard duty Bilsteins
> I have on my GL now are 8 years old and they were taken off an 87 GL
> which I have no idea how many miles they had on them when I did the
> transplant back then.  Anyone know how to tell when Bilsteins are
> shot?  Maybe when the yellow paint turns"rusty" brown?

Mine were shot when the top rubber sleeves melted & the oil seals burst!
Any sign of leaking is a sign of failure?  Mine died suddenly after 4
years, but they were abused by the Syncro Brothers.
>
> Considering that the cheapest new Bilstein HD's I could find on line
> were $265 for the full set, this auction worked out pretty well for
> our post holiday budget situation.
>
> DM&FS
>
> .