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catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
Posts: 4805
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I guess not 
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 19th Apr 2011 10:49 am |
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ianv
Member Since: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Bungendore, New South Wales
Posts: 338
  
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My Bilstein Saga Continues.
My first set - seals failed - rebuilt by distributor
Rebuilds failed in less than 10K - Replaced with new
new ones are 2500km old, 6 weeks of road use only. Failing again.
This is no joke, the rears are now more thna 30K old and still great, the fronts are a mess, obviously I did not get a new production replacement set. First sign is some valve rattle in the mornings, then things go downhill fast.
Back to the distributor again this week.
GRRRRRRR 
I think I might just get a complete assembly replacement OEM pari this time and ditch the front Bilsteins.
Ianv TDV6
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| 13th Jun 2011 2:15 am |
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DcNexus
Member Since: 04 Jan 2010
Location: Luebeck
Posts: 207
 
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I know.....VERY old- but
What are your experiences with replacement dampers??
Found Bilstein B6 'uprated' ones on Rimmerbros homepage
so before I'll give it a go...
Cheers
Sebastian some
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| 8th Sep 2013 1:44 pm |
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dub01s
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: Sydney
Posts: 40
 
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Old thread I know. Looked into bilstiens from Sydney shocks this week. They tell me the fronts are no longer sold as they never got them fixed. Is that the case elsewhere? Are the units for sale around the place just old stock? Jul 04 Build TDV6 HSE Car #466 , Reversing Camera, Front Brembos Rear V8 brakes, Allisport intercooler, D4 Bluetooth and the odd S/W upgrade courtesy of the Faultmate MSV-2
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| 11th Mar 2014 9:24 am |
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Ginner
Member Since: 28 May 2014
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 189
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Anyone tried the Arnott / Bilstien complete units, available from HiDs.... Apparently developed by Arnott in the USA in conjunction with Bilstien, listed on E bay....... . Was looking at these to try and stop the sea sickness? John
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| 11th May 2015 8:28 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
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I still think you are better getting complete Delphi struts. Easier to fit and not much difference in cost.  “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 12th May 2015 2:36 am |
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Ginner
Member Since: 28 May 2014
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 189
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Went for the Bilstien / Arnott units. Front end a lot tighter, had a few problems with the right height settings, had to have a full reset and calibration on the ride hight. Rides great now... J
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| 8th Jul 2015 8:39 pm |
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ianv
Member Since: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Bungendore, New South Wales
Posts: 338
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Have not posted for a while.
In the end I replaced the bilsteins with OEM and sold my D3. I have had a great Defender for the last few years but today ordered a new MY16 D4. Just have to wait a couple of weeks till it arrives.
So much time and effort on those 3 dud pairs of Bilsteins I could never bring myself to buy them again
Hi All TDV6
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| 12th Aug 2015 8:59 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
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Welcome back Ian.  “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 13th Aug 2015 2:29 am |
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Mister-T
Member Since: 13 Jul 2015
Location: Brussels countryside
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Ginner wrote:Went for the Bilstien / Arnott units. Front end a lot tighter, had a few problems with the right height settings, had to have a full reset and calibration on the ride hight. Rides great now... J
Hi Ginner, can you give some feedback after some months of use?
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| 12th Nov 2015 10:55 am |
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