|
08-05-2015, 08:43 PM
|
#1 |
|
S6, Sport On, Traction Off
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1,946
Casino cash: $25356  |
Rear suspension KAPUT
Well a quick £££ spent on the cesil today.
Broke a spring last weekend when out on a jolly up over Speyside. No surprise really given they have the strength of warm chocolate but things got a whole load worse during the week. My 77000 mile dampers decided to call it a day as well so the car quickly had the handling of a balloon in a bath  About a week ago I contemplated going down the Bilstein route but decided standard is probably best for the car due to the fact I have the race car for all that sort of stuff. So a quick call to the local dealers on Tues and ordered up all I needed. Call came in yesterday to say it was here so today I spent a couple of hrs and freshened the rear up. Not a lot there for the money really but at least it looks nice.  The culprit, sickening really that it still has the paper label attached   So everything off and ready for the skip  New stuff on so all quiet in the rear now. Picking up backing plates from BMW tomorrow as the front O/S has decided to detach from the bolts so its rattling around. Sitting in garages really does not do these things any good.
__________________
 Paul. Ooooft!!! 15yrs in the CSL and still loving it  "shine on you crazy diamond" 
|
|
|
|
09-05-2015, 09:47 PM
|
#2 |
|
S5 - Full Throttle
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 407
Casino cash: $5472  |
Very nice. It's better to refresh the lot all together. What's that little lot worth ? £650 ?
__________________
Previously owned CSL No:16 😞 |
|
|
|
|
09-05-2015, 10:30 PM
|
#3 | |
|
S6, Sport On, Traction Off
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1,946
Casino cash: $25356 |
Quote:
 Needs must 
__________________
Paul. Ooooft!!! 15yrs in the CSL and still loving it "shine on you crazy diamond"
|
|
|
|
|
|
09-05-2015, 10:56 PM
|
#4 |
|
S4 - Getting the hang of it
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Suffolk coast
Posts: 214
Casino cash: $8472 |
Nice work, bet it feels much better now!
__________________
UK CSL no.27 |
|
|
|
|
12-06-2015, 04:02 PM
|
#5 |
|
CSL Register Uber-poster!
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,247
Casino cash: $15600 |
Paul, how much were the struts only?
I'm going to take the AST off and go standard, I don't track it so don't see the need to have a race setup. |
|
|
|
|
12-06-2015, 06:36 PM
|
#6 |
|
Driving it like I nicked it
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,784
Casino cash: $29947 |
Another one bites the dust
|
|
|
|
|
12-06-2015, 07:02 PM
|
#7 |
|
CSL Register Uber-poster!
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,247
Casino cash: $15600 |
Alex since it had a new engine and all the other bits it doesn't seem worth tracking it
I know it's not right but I would rather thrash a cheaper car round a track
|
|
|
|
|
12-06-2015, 11:08 PM
|
#8 |
|
S6, Sport On, Traction Off
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1,946
Casino cash: $25356 |
Steve I think they were around £150 each. Cant really remember but I'll pull the invoice tomorrow and check.
__________________
Paul. Ooooft!!! 15yrs in the CSL and still loving it "shine on you crazy diamond"
|
|
|
|
|
14-06-2015, 11:46 AM
|
#9 |
|
CSL Register Uber-poster!
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,247
Casino cash: $15600 |
I've got a price Paul
 The part number has changed from 31.52 to 33.52.2.282.507 Did you have to order top mounts as well? My old struts look a whole lot better than yours, no rust, but one recoils a bit faster than the other so best change both. I'm sure the top mounts would be fine though, how do you take them off? |
|
|
|
|
14-06-2015, 11:47 AM
|
#10 |
|
CSL Register Uber-poster!
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,247
Casino cash: $15600 |
And any ideas where 2 x rubber tow bar like covers go? Found in the box with suspension bits
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Linear Mode
