J100RSA 
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Registered: 4th Mar 01
 Location: Thornhill, West Yorkshire 
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Its broken sheared the o/s front shock absorber and im not gona have a replacement in time for trax havein to rush now to get calibra finished so i can take that instead im very pissed off spent a fortune on coilovers that r suposed to be uprated and they just break only done 3.5k miles on then
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jr 
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what make were they dan 
 
btw you still got the gte for sale  
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corsa starter 
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i know this.....and am dissapointed  
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J100RSA 
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they were fk as for the gte its gone and i could of sold it about 10 times had so many calls on it
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corsa starter 
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surely shocks are warrentied?
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Richie 
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has it sheared thru the top hat mate? Did the strut go up into the bonnet? If it did you forgot to put a part on.... think its like an aliminium cone that distributes the weight.
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corsa starter 
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dan wouldnt forget trust me..... owns a garage  
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Meat-Pie-SRI 
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quote: Originally posted by J100RSA 
they were fk as for the gte its gone and i could of sold it about 10 times had so many calls on it 
   
 
This does not surprise me!!! 
 
I've had 2 sets of FK's, they are shit!!
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J100RSA 
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will not be gettin fk again im tryin to see if i can get a pair of front dampers and then il poss sell them been lookin @ kw coil overs
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J100RSA 
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will get soem pics up when i get the damper stripped off the car
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Adam-D 
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  damm fk 
 
cally is cool thou  
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J100RSA 
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best get a move on then aint i and finsh puttin engine back in  
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RichR 
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im not gonna be there - new wiring loom needed - along with a smashed rear bumper - damn floods - and smashed front bumper- damn rabbits
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Siberia 
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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what part of the coilover broke.. i have highsports getting worried now.
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Icy 
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good i got rid of mine!
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J100RSA 
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will get some pics this week when i strip it down
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DaveB 
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dan, how does your corsa break so much   it's not like you drive it everyday   
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Ojc 
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I knew these FK's were to good to be true.
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quote: Originally posted by corsa starter 
dan wouldnt forget trust me..... owns a garage   
   
That means nothing. Everyone makes mistakes.
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J100RSA 
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quote: Originally posted by 1800ed 
quote: Originally posted by corsa starter 
dan wouldnt forget trust me..... owns a garage   
   
That means nothing. Everyone makes mistakes. 
   
 
i aint made a mistake its sheared where it fastens to the hub carrier looks like a weld thats failed 
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Siberia 
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^feck    that has to have been a bad unit... how long did ya have them?
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J100RSA 
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been on car for around 12 months but only donr 3.5k on them and i didnt drive it through the winter 
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