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05-05-2005, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Niall.b
at a wild guess ohlins or proflex?
I would think it's not but if you say so.... I doesn't look like eithe rto me. I think both use braided hoses for remote canisters.
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05-05-2005, 08:27 PM
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not in the condition they look to be in. i take it you have a set of four? hard to say what value to put on them but u are looking to get them refurbished & that aint going to be cheap
05-05-2005, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Niall.b
not in the condition they look to be in. i take it you have a set of four? hard to say what value to put on them but u are looking to get them refurbished & that aint going to be cheap
A mate was offered them and we wonder what they are and if it's a goodd buy. Also what kind of money to offer.
05-05-2005, 08:35 PM
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tell him they are some sort of jap scrap, chance your arm & offer him a couple of hundred quid. u never know he might need the money & if he cant tell u what make they are u might be lucky. ps, do they fit the escos ok?
05-05-2005, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Niall.b
tell him they are some sort of jap scrap, chance your arm & offer him a couple of hundred quid. u never know he might need the money & if he cant tell u what make they are u might be lucky. ps, do they fit the escos ok?
Looks like they fit Escos all right. But I won't go into them as I know I can't afford Ohlins refurbishment. IF they are Ohlins. Anybody got a photo of OHlins suspension for Cossie?
05-05-2005, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Niall.b
if they are ohlins then its serious overkill for a road car but nice to have i suppose.
what will he take for them?
The guy wanted on offer.
05-05-2005, 08:48 PM
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well realistically any remote reservoir unit no matter what make is going to be worth a bit. given the condition i would offer around £400. enough to send em off for refurb. all depends on how much u want em & how little the guy will accept. have to say though, a couple of remote reservoirs under my bonnet would deffo look the part.
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Originally Posted by Niall.b
have to say though, a couple of remote reservoirs under my bonnet would deffo look the part.
I know what you mean. I kind of dream about the same. But Leda's are supposed to be unreliable and Proflex/Ohlins is out of my range.
05-05-2005, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Niall.b
i got ledas on mine though not remote jobbys but they can be converted. i think they are a good job & no complaints so far. 
We got VERY VERY VERY bad roads over here in Poland. Scoobie owners change shocks every couple of k miles. The same obout other cars. I already bent one Biltein shock.
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They don't look like Ohlins to me. Well they look nothing like the Ohlins shocks I had. The design of the remote canister is different and yes mine had braided hose to the reservoiur. Plus my Ohlins looked a lot more chunky than those.
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05-05-2005, 09:09 PM
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good point. car is only used in summer months & roads are good. if ur roads are so bad, aint gonna matter what suspension u got, may as well bend something thats cheap to replace. i would imagne that Poland is a very interesting place?
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Originally Posted by Niall.b
good point. car is only used in summer months & roads are good. if ur roads are so bad, aint gonna matter what suspension u got, may as well bend something thats cheap to replace.
I do use the car hard and all year round. I like to use it as it was supposed to be used. I'm going rallying in 3 weeks time
i would imagne that Poland is a very interesting place?
05-05-2005, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Sean Bicknell
They don't look like Ohlins to me. Well they look nothing like the Ohlins shocks I had. The design of the remote canister is different and yes mine had braided hose to the reservoiur. Plus my Ohlins looked a lot more chunky than those.
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It's group N suspension and by the looks of it will need refurbishment wich isn't going to be cheap regardless of the brand.
Proflex does use this type of hose or atleast used to, canisters look similar as well but can't be sure.
Check the proflex website as they have all their shock-types on there.
BTW. any chance of you sorting me out with a sweet Polish lass?
Proflex does use this type of hose or atleast used to, canisters look similar as well but can't be sure.
Check the proflex website as they have all their shock-types on there.
BTW. any chance of you sorting me out with a sweet Polish lass?
05-05-2005, 10:14 PM
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They are proflex...you can tell by the lock rings....imo....the remotes are rubber not braided on proflex...they are cranked for additional camber where the casing goes into the hub....
Grp N Fronts about £500 - £600 new....rears about £450 - £550...+ VAT Each IIRC long time since we bought any of that
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Grp N Fronts about £500 - £600 new....rears about £450 - £550...+ VAT Each IIRC long time since we bought any of that
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06-05-2005, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Hooligan
BTW. any chance of you sorting me out with a sweet Polish lass?
Don't see much of a problem if you are not particularily ugly
06-05-2005, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Niall.b
Have tried circuit racing in a Fieata last year & would love to try rallying but very expensive. Good luck with your event 
Thx. It's only very amateur event. I'm moderator of forum.subaru.pl and so I am invited to Subaru meet orginised by Subaru Import Poland. They have a rally here. Last year we one one of the prizes in a Cossie but clutch failure robbed us of podium. This year I must do better
It's nice to be one Cosse against lets say... 40 STI's
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Originally Posted by sibster
They are proflex...you can tell by the lock rings....imo....the remotes are rubber not braided on proflex...they are cranked for additional camber where the casing goes into the hub....
Grp N Fronts about £500 - £600 new....rears about £450 - £550...+ VAT Each IIRC long time since we bought any of that
Grp N Fronts about £500 - £600 new....rears about £450 - £550...+ VAT Each IIRC long time since we bought any of that
Big thanks. Will forward that info.
06-05-2005, 08:47 AM
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Look at my avatar to judge for yourself mate 
To be honest: Polish girls are very pretty allright (I can tell, I was with one for 2 years) and they tend to like foreigners
Shall I give you the adress you can send her to?
To be honest: Polish girls are very pretty allright (I can tell, I was with one for 2 years) and they tend to like foreigners
Shall I give you the adress you can send her to?
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