AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
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Love how you blame your dad 
Some cars are a fucking pain to bleed, just fit a water pump on gf's Corsa C, absolute pain to bleed. Water wouldnt drop, ended up sticking my mouth over the bottle and blowing down it and then it dropped
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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bit of an impulse buy here. there was a thread on a z4 forum about cheap fk springs on amazon and the fk site.
everyone thought it was just a pricing error so i ignored it. but then one guy bought them and posted pics, so i thought i'd buy some too.
mine:
his:
it's a very subtle drop but you can see it sits so much better just above the tyres.
also for £16.76 + £9.99 delivery it's a bargain
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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loads better 
saw another identical one to yours today.....silver wheels NOYYYCEEEE
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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bargain i just went on there and there is quite a few really cheap, including corsas
was tempted to buy a few sets and sell on but not really worth it
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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Lovely car, enjoy reading the updates, nicer tan anything ill own etc etc
but millions developing the "ultimate driving machine" and your going to put some FK springs on it, genius
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Ben G
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nothing wrong with fk springs  i only use it for commuting to work and then the odd blast at weekends (if sunny) so i figured i may aswell take a punt as they're cheap.
the standard springs snapping is commonplace (the ones on mine were changed in 2009 due to this) so they can't be that good anyway
also it's more a cruiser with a bit of poke than a driving machine. handles well, but you can feel yourself being dragged towards the outside of the corner due to the heavy lump up front.
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jr
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FK is abosultly rubbish shit stuff, ive had a set on my 172 cup the previous owner fitted and removed them as they were made from old trollys
at least go with a reputable brand such as eibach etc
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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i'll fit them and then remove them if i don't like them.
eibachs are £160 odd and atm i'm too tight to pay that much for springs
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Ben FK is total trash honestly you cant be that tight you cant buy Eibachs. Jesus wept.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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I'm fucking loving how Essex this thread has become. Excellent.
Those csl reps are horrid!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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What do you mean by trash? Firm ride? Crap quality?
The owner of the silver car above said they're fine, even his other half doesnt mind the ride.
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
I'm fucking loving how Essex this thread has become. Excellent.
Those csl reps are horrid!
WTF they look exactly like genuine csl's only an inch less.
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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I'm with Jambo, for some reason that inch seems to make a difference. Dunno how though! The tyres on the CSL's don't do it justice either.
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Ben G
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alright calm down, i'm not buying the wheels it's just a pic to show how the car sits with the springs on 18'' wheels.
if i ever got CSL's they would be 19's. i prefer the e46 m3 19's though.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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Chill out Ben, they look crap. Wrong shade, too small, not staggered properly, look naff!
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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Can't believe your going to fit £4.19 worth of spring to each corner.
They must be old swingball coils or made by madmike for them to be making a profit on that
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
alright calm down, i'm not buying the wheels it's just a pic to show how the car sits with the springs on 18'' wheels.
if i ever got CSL's they would be 19's. i prefer the e46 m3 19's though.
I am calm 
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Can't believe your going to fit £4.19 worth of spring to each corner.
They must be old swingball coils or made by madmike for them to be making a profit on that
on the site they are selling all old stock. Its no different to buying 2nd hand springs cheap except mine are brand new. http://www.carparts-tuning.co.uk/
I understand your concerns. I had the same thoughts initially and only after a week of worrying, bought them.
As said, of they're naff I will replace them with eibachs and sell them to some other guy.
[Edited on 22-06-2012 by Ben G]
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willay
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what does your dad think mate
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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haven't told him mate. worried he'll smack my bum.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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got a parcel today from bmminiparts.
my gearstick surround was all scratched and had a crack in it. it was £35 to replace it from a dealer or £12 through the place above for genuine parts.
also got some screws i had been missing.
heres the one currently in my car:
running fine now. had to put 500ml of 5w30 in yesterday though.
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SetH
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben Galso it's more a cruiser with a bit of poke than a driving machine. handles well, but you can feel yourself being dragged towards the outside of the corner due to the heavy lump up front.
I have not driven a Z4 but am surprised to hear that yours appears to drive like a big engined Audi. I would have thought they had the same balance as a 3 series ie the 50:50 (or very close) balance as you have the drive train, rear diff, battery in back etc to balance that big lump up front.
I hardly have any understeer in my 330 and certainly does not have that heavy lump pull feeling that you are describing.
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Ben G
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maybe i'm just not used to it yet. it seems to be very compliant when pushing on but when driving normally, it just feels a bit front heavy.
done a mental traffic light gp pull away today and i was thoroughly impressed
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Jambo
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Bmwmini parts is value tastic
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Steve
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used to proper handling cars, eg puma 
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