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SafariDave
Member Since: 19 Nov 2011
Location: NYC & LA
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| Replaced front Air Struts with Dunlop brand |
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Got the Amber suspension light a few weeks a go, but sometimes it would not come on. I did not want to burn out the compressor so I purchased new front air struts. The compressor would come on once in a while when I got in the truck after a day or so. I remembered 2 years ago one of the mechanic sprayed water with soap on the front air struts and told me I had a micro leak on the front passenger air strut. Well I ordered 2 well priced Dunlop front struts and had them changed on Saturday. I have not heard the compressor come on since. Noticed that the Dunlops are softer than the originals when driving through bumps, then read on a forum that Dunlop made the originals...wondering...? The truck is 15 years old with 117K plus miles and I have owned it for 9 plus years. The winter salt they throw on the roads rusts lots of parts on cars here in NY state so probably the rust and weather got to them after all these years.
Dave D3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey "The Rhino" (our NYC D3)
De-tangoed Headlights, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille, D4 19" Wheels/ Bridgestone Alenza
D3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille (our LA D3)
D2 1999 V8 SD7 Chawton White (our Caribbean Beach truck)
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knwatkins
Member Since: 19 Sep 2018
Location: Poole, Dorset
Posts: 716
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Dunlop do not make the originals. The originals are made by Delphi.
I have Dunlops front and rear on my RRS. I'm happy with them on the hole, however I did find that the rubber boot on the rear perished prematurely so has been replaced under warranty. Kev
MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey
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| 21st Jul 2020 8:59 pm |
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Motolab
Member Since: 18 Oct 2019
Location: Sleen
Posts: 1820
 
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Indeed delphi are the OEM manufacturers..
Edit: i first thought dunlop was original from france, but dunlop is a irish name off course...
On my D2 i replaced a faulty one with a Dunlop... 3 times!....2 left, one right (in 2 years) one simply blew up on the motorway...bang! I think i avoid them in the future 8) Best regards
Harold
Always looking for Pre '55's & Pre war British Motorcycles! knowing or having one for sale? PM please. I visit the UK 6 times a year
Ps. I edit my texts quite often, english is not my native language, so I will edit My “typo’s” etc. 
Last edited by Motolab on 22nd Jul 2020 7:55 am. Edited 2 times in total
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| 21st Jul 2020 10:31 pm |
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knwatkins
Member Since: 19 Sep 2018
Location: Poole, Dorset
Posts: 716
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Dunlop suspension components are made in Britain.
They are made by Dunlop Systems and Components in Coventry... https://www.dunlopsystems.com/
Quite a few members on here have used them on D3s and D4s without a problem.
Kev
MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey
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