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Steve
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What can go wrong
flybikeslee
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ping of and hit you in the eye
Baskey
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snap a bolt and have to drill it out,

hang on its not a renault is it
Marc
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Should really change the shocks too etc
John
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Not much, got rid of my maxidot dash within 5 mins on briskoda the other night steve, you could have been the 1st one to be properly retrofitted in the country.
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What do you need to change springs and shocks?? Apart from the usual socket set etc? Spring compressors? Are the cheap?
Steve
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spring compressors, socket set etc etc
John
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20 quid for spring compressors and thats about it.
Steve
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another quality vagweb guide on the way
Phil W
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
ping of and hit you in the eye


I think a compressed spring going off will do more than hit you in the eye, more like rip your face off!
Robin
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Ask Rob B.
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You might need some 'swan neck' spanners Steve, pics of your top mounts?
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i know what you mean, to stop it spinning whilst you undo the nut at the top?
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Your using spring compressors? Just stand on the shock and fire the old springs at the fence

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Dan295
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Your using spring compressors? Just stand on the shock and fire the old springs at the fence


now thats health and safety
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quote:
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i know what you mean, to stop it spinning whilst you undo the nut at the top?


Yes

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Robin
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If they're like the Corsa C (as in no bolts holding the strut to the turret) then my guide in HZ will explain what I mean about the swan necks better than I can be arsed in here.
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topmount
Robin
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Oh, you might not even need them then, but you will need allen keys and ring spanners.
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Make sure you get the helmet out.
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you meant to stop it spinning using the allen key in the middle and undo the nut around it?
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correct, you won't have a hope in hell of undoing it any other way.
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cool more straight forward then my 106 was then
Lee Wilson
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Your using spring compressors? Just stand on the shock and fire the old springs at the fence




My poor fence

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