MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Hurdy on September 18, 2009, 11:19:31 am

Title: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: Hurdy on September 18, 2009, 11:19:31 am
A present arrived this morning....My Bilstein B16 PSS10's

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Pic of simple damping adjustment setting for fronts
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and same for the rears
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Look where they tested during development  :innocent:
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Roll on Wednesday and fitment with the TT wishbones :notworthy:

Anyone know where I can get these fully corner weighted?
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: gazbutS3 on September 18, 2009, 11:35:40 am
They look lovely John, very trick adjusters,  :congrats:
I think a good coat of something needs putting on them adjusters before the winter eats them though :smiley:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: Hurdy on September 18, 2009, 11:39:23 am
They look lovely John, very trick adjusters,  :congrats:
I think a good coat of something needs putting on them adjusters before the winter eats them though :smiley:

Thanks for the tip Gaz. I wondered about corrosion resistance. The body is fine but the anodised bits could be susceptable over time.
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: gazbutS3 on September 18, 2009, 11:46:06 am
They look lovely John, very trick adjusters,  :congrats:
I think a good coat of something needs putting on them adjusters before the winter eats them though :smiley:

Thanks for the tip Gaz. I wondered about corrosion resistance. The body is fine but the anodised bits could be susceptable over time.

Yes, just a coat of vaseline or similar would help, you could clean off when adjusting then re-apply
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: VC on September 18, 2009, 11:51:32 am
om nom nom nom  :party:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: Poppa Dom on September 18, 2009, 11:51:34 am
Look great John - preparation for the Ring is coming together  :happy2:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: Hurdy on September 18, 2009, 11:53:03 am
Cheers guys. Didn't even know they'd tested them on the 'ring.

If they know their way around already I can just sit back and relax :grin:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: jhtrophy on September 18, 2009, 11:54:19 am
defo bit vaseline on, clean up after winter, was a problem on the sach i had on trophy, they all needed rebuild at 45k due to british salt!! look well them mate :happy2:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: tony_danza on September 18, 2009, 12:36:27 pm
Cheers guys. Didn't even know they'd tested them on the 'ring.

If they know their way around already I can just sit back and relax :grin:

Bilstein have got a big showroom in the paddock, nice fellas in there too, helped me out with some tyres a few trips back.

Go in and speak to them, they'll give you some tips on settings for sure.  :happy2:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: NEWEY on September 18, 2009, 12:38:55 pm
they look great :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: Hurdy on September 18, 2009, 12:45:12 pm
Cheers guys. Didn't even know they'd tested them on the 'ring.

If they know their way around already I can just sit back and relax :grin:

Bilstein have got a big showroom in the paddock, nice fellas in there too, helped me out with some tyres a few trips back.

Go in and speak to them, they'll give you some tips on settings for sure.  :happy2:

That's great to know :happy2:....I'm assuming they speak English though :smiley:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: tony_danza on September 18, 2009, 12:58:16 pm
A hell of a lot better than I speak German!!
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: DaveyCupra on September 18, 2009, 01:27:12 pm
Very nice mate, but I would do as others say and put some corrosion protection around the adjusters. I find Vaseline would be too light for use in our over salted roads  :scared:

I would personally use some Copper Grease for this job as it would provide greater protection than vaseline.
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: matty_jetta on September 18, 2009, 04:08:49 pm
I used a combination of copper grease and motorcycle chain lube on mine, seems to be providing good protection so far!  :happy2:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: RedRobin on September 18, 2009, 10:19:27 pm

Bilstein have got a big showroom in the paddock, nice fellas in there too, helped me out with some tyres a few trips back.

Go in and speak to them, they'll give you some tips on settings for sure.  :happy2:


....They sure have :happy2: : -

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Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on September 19, 2009, 02:33:28 am
I would personally use some Copper Grease for this job as it would provide greater protection than vaseline.

Copper grease is NOT water proof. :sick:  And if gotten into the innards of those adjusters, will probably cause wear from the copper particles. :sick:

John, you really need either a tin of nickel anti-seize grease, or a tube of thick silicone grease (an NLGI grade 3 should be perfect) - either or both are available from www.Cromwell.co.uk  :happy2:
Title: Re: MMMMM......Bilsteins!
Post by: T88OMM on September 19, 2009, 10:01:26 am
Looking good John, should be a good addition to the car, looking forward to hear your views on them  :happy2: