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Post by prahunt » Fri May 29, 2015 7:41 am

newkid wrote:Won't be everyone's cup of tea but seen these on ebay and decided I'd buy a set, I think they look 8-)

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Pretty easy to wire in with already having the door courtesy lights as there running of them so only work when the doors are open ;)
I saw a Ford once with the same thing, obviously ford though. Always thought these were pretty cool. 8-)
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Coilover refurb

Post by newkid » Wed Jul 08, 2015 5:50 pm

Decided the bc's were to good a opportunity to turn down so got to work on getting them back to standard, the coilovers themselves are in excellent condition but the springs were not so good, rusty like the car they came off :lol:. One of the fronts had snapped so got onto bc for replacement springs and replaced both fronts, might do the same with the rears as the springs are just as rusty on them.

Anyway here is a pic of the fronts redone and the old springs next to them.

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Hopefully get them on the car soon once I decide what to do about rears and then get the tein/koni setup sold on.

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Post by NafemanNathan » Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:06 pm

newkid wrote:Won't be everyone's cup of tea but seen these on ebay and decided I'd buy a set, I think they look 8-)

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Pretty easy to wire in with already having the door courtesy lights as there running of them so only work when the doors are open ;)
Thought that was projected onto the carpet at first which would be pretty cool, but nice trick touch nonetheless :)

Good work with the coilovers as well ;)

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Post by Andreika609 » Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:37 pm

good job on coilys :) this is the third set of bc coilovers springs snapped in this year i saw :(

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:47 pm

You can order custom spring rates for bc coils too. Can go up to 13kg all around iirc.
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Re: Newkid's bb1, bc's!!!

Post by newkid » Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:49 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote:You can order custom spring rates for bc coils too. Can go up to 13kg all around iirc.
There's a huge choice now, I just stuck with the standard 10kg on the front as its mainly a road car so need some comfort :lol:
Andreika609 wrote:good job on coilys :) this is the third set of bc coilovers springs snapped in this year i saw :(
Don't like sound of that but they are cheap @ £29.99 per corner

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:06 pm

newkid wrote:
RattyMcClelland wrote:You can order custom spring rates for bc coils too. Can go up to 13kg all around iirc.
There's a huge choice now, I just stuck with the standard 10kg on the front as its mainly a road car so need some comfort :lol:
Andreika609 wrote:good job on coilys :) this is the third set of bc coilovers springs snapped in this year i saw :(
Don't like sound of that but they are cheap @ £29.99 per corner
Yer I went for 10front and 7 rear.
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Re: Newkid's bb1, bc's!!!

Post by newkid » Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:11 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote:
newkid wrote:
RattyMcClelland wrote:You can order custom spring rates for bc coils too. Can go up to 13kg all around iirc.
There's a huge choice now, I just stuck with the standard 10kg on the front as its mainly a road car so need some comfort :lol:
Andreika609 wrote:good job on coilys :) this is the third set of bc coilovers springs snapped in this year i saw :(
Don't like sound of that but they are cheap @ £29.99 per corner
Yer I went for 10front and 7 rear.
Think they said rear standard is 5, will the 7 make a difference?

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Post by Andreika609 » Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:15 pm

im running 9/7 and love it :lol:

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:15 pm

6 is standard.

Stiffer springs don't always mean a stiffer ride. But it's not uncomfortable. I wanted a more neutral handling. Might try a 9kg rear soon. See how it goes.

Rear springs are the same as mr2 rear springs on bc coilovers.
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