MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Hurdy on September 18, 2009, 11:19:31 am
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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?
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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:
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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.
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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
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om nom nom nom :party:
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Look great John - preparation for the Ring is coming together :happy2:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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they look great :drool: :drool:
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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:
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A hell of a lot better than I speak German!!
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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.
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I used a combination of copper grease and motorcycle chain lube on mine, seems to be providing good protection so far! :happy2:
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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:
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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:
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Looking good John, should be a good addition to the car, looking forward to hear your views on them :happy2: