Ojc
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Sarah driving my car today, all of a sudden few clunks sounds like there is something in the boot rolling around.
Pulls over rings me, I'd just got home so drive to meet her down the road. BOTH of my AP coilovers have snapped the piston?
One I could understand but two? Lucky I wasn't taking that tomorrow.
2 years warranty on them so will get them off somehow and get them sent back.
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DannyB
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Strange that, where are you going tomorrow? Germany?
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taylorboosh
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You have no luck with rear suspension/beams....
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JaffaTB
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maybe one was weak and broke, then put too much stress on the other one and broke that one too?
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sc0ott
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Thats what you get for letting a woman drive the car.
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John
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This car is clearly a cut and shut.
One strut failing fair enough, 2 at the same time after all the other problems.
Bought a lemon mate.
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corsarooney
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Those AP's are shit. My mates got them on his ST fiesta, fitted for a week and one of the shocks blew!
Obviously they have some quality control issues 
[Edited on 25-09-2011 by corsarooney]
Corsa 1.6 sport - 1
1.7 puma engined fiesta - 0
Keeping corsa's on the redline since 2008
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Jon_C
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quote:
Originally posted by John
This car is clearly a cut and shut.
One strut failing fair enough, 2 at the same time after all the other problems.
Bought a lemon mate.
He said his car so I assume mini.
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3CorsaMeal
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Badly fitted by the internet imo, no torque to yield
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by corsarooney
Those AP's are shit. My mates got them on his ST fiesta, fitted for a week and one of the shocks blew!
Obviously they have some quality control issues
[Edited on 25-09-2011 by corsarooney]
dont talk shit, mine have been brilliant for 18months+ ojc had them on his polo for a considerable amount of time also. They are made in the same factory as KW ffs
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3CorsaMeal
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Should buy kw then, ap = Adam pertherick tbh.
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Graham88
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My AP's were spot on on my Fiesta. Put up with trackdays fine. Mates Polo GTi has them too which also sees abuse. Very strange Ollie
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R Lee
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I had AP's on the MCS.
No problems at all with them.
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Steve
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someones gaz shock was leaking on here the other day does that mean gaz are crap.
anyway i think a lot of problems come from people setting them too low then doing numerous track days on them etc. They will be fine at the lowest setting just driving about the road, but will come under a lot more stress on tracks.
IMO ojcs mini at combe looked too low
either that or they werent fitted correctly, the AP's can be a bit confusing which order they need to be assembled at the rears.
[Edited on 25-09-2011 by Steve]
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corsarooney
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
someones gaz shock was leaking on here the other day does that mean gaz are crap.
anyway i think a lot of problems come from people setting them too low then doing numerous track days on them etc. They will be fine at the lowest setting just driving about the road, but will come under a lot more stress on tracks.
IMO ojcs mini at combe looked too low
either that or they werent fitted correctly, the AP's can be a bit confusing which order they need to be assembled at the rears.
[Edited on 25-09-2011 by Steve]
Not talkin shit buddy, its just that a few of the lads i no have had problems with them. Although you may be right about them not being fitted correctly as it does seem to be only the rears that have caused problems!
Corsa 1.6 sport - 1
1.7 puma engined fiesta - 0
Keeping corsa's on the redline since 2008
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AK
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gaz are crap arent they?
But yes - AP coilovers - who they hell are they?
Are you running correct spring rates/lengths for the struts?
were they mounted correctly?
There shouldn't be be any lateral forces on the piston to make it 'snap'
is everything ok with the rear beam/wishbones/hubs (whatever setup this car has)
[Edited on 25-09-2011 by AK]
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Steve
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think the mini has independant at the rear, but does sound like something has moved to cause some sort of lateral force
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AK
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thinking about it... there obv will be some small lateral movement but the top mount should deal with that (pivot)
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taylorboosh
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she has prob slid into a curb and not told him
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Sarah A
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quote:
Originally posted by john-d
she has prob slid into a curb and not told him
Not guilty
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3CorsaMeal
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Reversed over a kerb in a supermarket car park imo
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Ojc
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They are good coilovers.
It's not too low at all sat in the grass makes it look lower the rear is about 5mm lower than it was on eibachs
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makincorsac
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pics
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AK
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too low should be defined by suspension travel not looks 
What makes you say they are a good brand of suspension? I'm not saying they are bad.... but i've never heard any glowing reports about them  Only time I've really heard about them was on Steves Puma.
Are the piston shafts very thin?
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Steve
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