Coil over kits on Ebay.

[FR+TDI]

Anybody got any experiance of these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COIL-OVER-COI...hZ005QQcategoryZ40192QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
Price is very good & come with decent warranty. I've bought a strut brace & centre arm rest off the same company recently, service & price was great, quality was acceptable but quite obviously of Far Eastern manufacture or similar.
Views & comments please.
Thanks.

 

[Phillc]

Is that right, the kit fits cupra and cupra r, i thought the suspension was different, golf on the cupra and a3 on the cupra r, sorry i have no info on the kit

 

[browner01]

I bought a jamex coilover kit from ebay once, it was the worst thing i done...

when they eventually arrived after a month or two and i came to fit them they were the worst fit you could possibly immagine, there was only a couple of mm thread at the top to get the bolt on.

although this was for my old bora and was jamex, be carefull

 

[nibbles]

The old saying
you get what you pay for

 

[browner01]

exactly, last time id go for the "cheaper option"

 

[RikH]

didnt Lickwid get some of these ebay coilovers
and they wound up being wrong fitment

 

[nick-barnes07]

paulycupra runs a set of ta tecniks coilovers on his, i think they are the same as the ones in the like, they are actually quite good, smooth, and handle really well, i would definately buy a set on the next car i get

 

[FR+TDI]

Cheers for the feedback guys, I'm still just as confused though!!!
My feelings precisely on buying cheaper products - buy cheap, buy twice. But unfortunately you don't know until you've taken the plunge. £210 (inc postage) is certainly cheap for what you are getting, but it doesn't always mean the most expensive is best does it?
I'll wait for more feedback!!

*Update*
Had contact with the sellers, the components are manufactured/assembled/made in Berlin, Germany.

 

[darmon]

I bought these about 2 weeks ago.

They're from belgium- and they arrived within 3 days.

Anyway, they were fitted without problem- they arent the easiest to adjust, but it is do-able obviously.

The quality seems gd- and its definitely alot sturdier now i've got them on.

So all in all, i'm quite impressed with them.

And they really do improve the stance of the car.

I dont have experience in coilovers so I cant compare them to other coilover sets, but compared the original suspension its much sturdier, feels much nicer round corners.

I'd recommend them.

 

[dasmith83]

what seller did you buy yours from m8? do you have a cupra r?

 

[FR+TDI]

I bought these about 2 weeks ago.

They're from belgium- and they arrived within 3 days.

Anyway, they were fitted without problem- they arent the easiest to adjust, but it is do-able obviously.

The quality seems gd- and its definitely alot sturdier now i've got them on.

So all in all, i'm quite impressed with them.

And they really do improve the stance of the car.

I dont have experience in coilovers so I cant compare them to other coilover sets, but compared the original suspension its much sturdier, feels much nicer round corners.

I'd recommend them.

Whats the ride quality like & does the car crash over bumps? Obviously I want it stiffer but don't want to live in the oesteopaths either!!
Is your car a petrol or an oiler??

 

[darmon]

what seller did you buy yours from m8? do you have a cupra r?

erm.....I think it was Dolce Tuning or something like that.

Everything was done very quickly and posted and received very quickly.

I havent got a Cupra R unfortunately- insurance wont allow- but I have the 1.8 20V.

 

[darmon]

FR+TDI, mines 1.8 20V Petrol.

The ride quality has improved, can definitely feel an improvement around corners, its not amazingly stiffer, but enough so that you can feel a difference.

Unfortunately, the garage I park my car in is down a large steep hill, so the ride height of my car is at about 60-70mm all around. If you are taking people around, you can hear the exhaust scrap quite a lot when you go over a speed bump, no matter what speed- thats just because of how low the car is.

But when I have 1 or 2 people in the car, its fine.

Obviously, I do take speedbumps alot slower now, as the Leons tend to be quite low in the first place, and if you have an R, you have the splitter to compensate also.

I'm very happy with mine at around -70mm though, looks gd, handles well, everyones happy

 

[jamiebennett81]

personally I would avoid at all costs

bought cheap suspension once and learnt my lesson...it fell apart!!

why spend all that money on a decent car, to then only upgrade with cheap parts?

 

[FR+TDI]

personally I would avoid at all costs

bought cheap suspension once and learnt my lesson...it fell apart!!

why spend all that money on a decent car, to then only upgrade with cheap parts?

Agreed, hence the reason I asked the question! But as I've said earlier, most expensive isn't necessarily the best is it.....


As you can see, darmon is pleased with his purchase.

 

[jamiebennett81]

Agreed, hence the reason I asked the question! But as I've said earlier, most expensive isn't necessarily the best is it.....


As you can see, darmon is pleased with his purchase.

true, the most expensive is not always the best, but on here the consensus of opinions is certianly one to go with and the best choice IMO would be KW's or Bilsteins

the new inox line is very good from KW as they are all stainless steel

I think with the Bilsteins they still require lubing

I have just bought set of KW variant 1's and the quality is outstanding

 

[J@mes]

just so ppl are aware... a coilover kit made for a cupra will NOT fit a LCR!

the LCR needs drop links (like the TT) and it uses the mk4 golf rear so you know!

 

[james walker]

anyone else had experience of these coilover kits, good feedback reviews?

whats the jamex spring and damper setup like also?