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DannyPancho

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COILOVERS
« on: November 23, 2016, 02:15:37 PM »
Hi guys, can anyone vouch for this, ive been looking for coilovers for ages now and i cant seem to find any cheaper than that from ricambio at about £480 for two.  :o

http://www.eurotuningnews.com/index.php/2015/03/17/gaz-adjustable-dampers-for-fiat-126/

Does anyon eknow of any cheaper than this?

cheers!  :P
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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2016, 02:53:47 PM »
I couldnt actually find then on the gaz website but if thats the price its a good one and gaz are great kit- I'd love a set for my front independant conversion i have, if you do buy or find the part number post it up I would be very interested.
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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2016, 06:14:31 PM »
Yeah i'm having the same problem, i think m going to find a phone number and ring up as they are a great deal cheaper than any others i've found! surely they cant false advertise...!  ::)

I'll report back once I find anything
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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2016, 10:43:40 AM »
Okay, ive had a response from GAZ Shocks , here's the email:

Good Morning Dan,
 
We do manufacture a kit for the Fiat 126 the front is Gp6-5289 and the rears are Gp6-5290 they are 2’1/4” coilovers with adjustable damping and they retail at £80.26 each and the springs are an additional £22 each all prices + carriage & VAT.
If a few members would like to get together to buy some dampers I can arrange a discount on the dampers for you, please note that all dampers are manufactured to order and our current lead times are 3-4 weeks.
 
Best Regards
Byron

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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2016, 01:12:13 PM »
I'm totally in!
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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2016, 01:41:47 PM »
The alternative is these guys who do the Z-Cars Fiat 500 Coilovers, they quoted me £100 each.

www.shocktec.co.uk

I've just never got around to sorting my suspension out.

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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2016, 11:33:23 AM »
Very kind of them to add a discount for a bundle  :D i'd be buying two for now as I need to locate an independent front cross member (not sure they're available on their own).

As for the bundle itself, as i'm only 19, in full time education and have a steady 11 hour/week job, I wouldn't be able to afford to buy all and sell on... I may have to inquire further to see if they could sell to us separately while still allowing the discount  ::) I think 'll do that now!

that also sounds good, so ill bare in mind, just as i'm on a very tight budget I think any money saved is well worth it  :P
« Last Edit: November 26, 2016, 11:37:22 AM by DannyPancho »
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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2016, 03:26:11 PM »
New update:

Hi Dan,
 
Yes that will be fine, you can both purchase them individually I can offer you 20% off of RRP making them £64.23 each, springs are £22 each both + carriage & VAT
 
Best Regards
Byron

So there you go anyone whose interested  :)
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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2016, 05:17:22 PM »
Awesome do we just contact them and mention the forum?
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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2016, 10:58:26 PM »
I believe so! i think its quite a rare chance someone whose not on here would even know of these  :P

I have a few more question to ask about setups and things alike, so I'll ask about that just to be sure as well  :)
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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2016, 07:55:09 PM »
Yeah he said that would be fine  :)
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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2016, 12:54:32 AM »
I've got the full coilover setup in my car. Its the ricambio one. I've not driven the car with them in yet so i can give any feed back on them.

I will tell you one thing though, there is a fair bit of modification in the rear to make coilovers fit. I did it with a die grinder but im sure others will have different methods. You need to remove a fair bit of metal around the hole where the shock goes up into the bottom of the back seat. I wish i had a pic but atm i dont. If you dont do this the coilovers will not go into place properly and if they do they get caught and wont work properly.
Its actually easy to fix but took me a bit to figure out cause i've never mucked around with the suspension on a 126 before.

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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2017, 03:04:40 PM »
good job you mentioned this! i would ave found out when i tried to fit them  :- if you have any photos of the work you had to do that would be great for me as a rookie mechanic/modder! i havent ordered the coilovers yet but i will be soon hopefully
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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2017, 08:58:13 AM »
A lot of my stuff is on my build page at:

https://www.facebook.com/FSM-NIKI-Project-1210331735674477/

If its not there hit me up and i'll get some pics next time um under the car  :thumbup

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Re: COILOVERS
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2017, 01:41:05 PM »
ohh yeah, im already following this!  :P i will do thankyou!  :D
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