MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: flipmyflipper on February 25, 2014, 02:27:07 pm

Title: Anyone else had a broken Eibach spring?
Post by: flipmyflipper on February 25, 2014, 02:27:07 pm

My front offside spring has snapped! They are Eibach Sportlines (part no - 20-85-014-02-22).
Has anyone else encountered this problem and if so did you contach eibach direct or source another one from somewhere else?
Many thanks

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Title: Re: Anyone else had a broken Eibach spring?
Post by: Marc-5-GTI on February 25, 2014, 06:42:39 pm

Sh***tttt! How old were these?!

Title: Re: Anyone else had a broken Eibach spring?
Post by: Scottymon on February 25, 2014, 09:29:50 pm

Crumbs.

Title: Re: Anyone else had a broken Eibach spring?
Post by: Human Joist on February 25, 2014, 10:52:01 pm

It's a common problem with all cars a weak point is generated where the spring no longer sits on the strut. Grime and crap build up and water etc etc. The. Snap. Had it happen on an S3 then octavia Vrs. But they covered about 60k first. How car have you gone on these.

Title: Re: Anyone else had a broken Eibach spring?
Post by: flipmyflipper on February 26, 2014, 11:46:43 am

Been on 3 and a half years with barely any mileage.
Got in touch with DPM performance where they originally came from who are now onto Eibach for a replacement. Fingers crossed   

Title: Re: Anyone else had a broken Eibach spring?
Post by: flipmyflipper on February 27, 2014, 11:46:23 am

All sorted.
Not one but two brand new Eibach front springs delivered this morning.
Many thanks to Eibach and Damien at DPM performance for arranging this so swiftly for me  :happy2: