Colin
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Will I need any special tools to fit a set of coilovers, or just the C-spanner that should be included??
Do I need spring clamps or anything............I had a set but lent them to a mate & never saw them again 
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Colin
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Also how long should it take me to fit to my car?? Gonna attempt this next weekend!! 
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Daniel_Corsa
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I'd be using spring clamps myself, apart from that just your usual spanners etc.
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Jake
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you dont need spring clamps and you dont really need the C-spanner. If its anything like a corsa an hour is more than enough time to do front and back
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nothing special at all, however an airgun makes doing the rears so much easier.
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by phil_sutton
nothing special at all, however an airgun makes doing the rears so much easier.
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Colin
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quote:
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
you dont need spring clamps and you dont really need the C-spanner. If its anything like a corsa an hour is more than enough time to do front and back
1 hour to do front & back, assembly, remove old, fit new. 1 hour.....think id be doing well at that tbh
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
I'd be using spring clamps myself, apart from that just your usual spanners etc.
U sure I'll need them? My mate that borrowed them is in Africa
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Jake
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forgot about backs, two hours then but you still wont need spring clamps.
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Colin
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Ok cheers
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phil_sutton
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you dont need spring clamps, sometimes the rear shocker tops can just spin if they havent been off a while an thus a spanner an moles grips is a pain in the arse.
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Colin
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Righto i'll keep that in mind thanks
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AK
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no special tools bar a torque wrech and relevent figures in yer heed.
Only need spring compressors (in my experience) with fixed height kits
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Kurt
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do you not need spring clamps to get the top mounts off the old front shocks?
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AK
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the coilovers should have there own....
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
do you not need spring clamps to get the top mounts off the old front shocks?
Thats what I was thinking, on the corsa, you have to take some items off your existing shock to then transfer to the coilovers.
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hope you dont have the same problem i had getting my mates rear shocks off!! mole grips and a spanner was a pain in the arse as it kept spinning lol
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Pucci1
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your averge person max 3 hours
airgun = compressed air going into the back of a gun, it turns the socket at high speed with a lot of torque behind it, thus helping the rusted on bolts 
mind you big breaker bar and wd40 does the same job
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VegasPhil
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Try getting new top mounts from VW if they're cheap enough and you can't be fooked to take the springs/shocks apart.
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Robin
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Colin, if you've got new top mounts, you don't need spring compressors, if you haven't you do, to get the old ones off the normal struts.
When I took the fronts off mine the other day, it took me about 15 minutes each side, including sorting the springs out, so I reckon you could do the whole lot in an hour, as you've not got to take anything apart like I did.
Easy job really.
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