Worth a stab?

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:59 pm

A1ex wrote:
macky_6 wrote:Gonna save up and do it properly, probably with a set of Meister R's
Very good suspension! I'm lucky enough to have some courtesy of Mr Dino breaking another car

Set up is pretty stiff I've got the dampers turned up about 2/3rds of the way but if you turn them right down the ride is pretty soft.

Agreed. I have them and I'm really happy with the overall level of adjustment.

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:25 pm

I know that a few members on here had them and were very impressed, that is what swayed my decision

eDaniel · Post by **eDaniel** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:16 pm

I won the Tanabes, mate. I have a broken front spring and I was in a bad need for a new front suspension so I put a quite high bid on these.
That said, I will need some time to fully recondition them but afterwards I will share my opinion about the ride quality and stability of this setup.

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:55 pm

Nice one!

When they got to £200 i backed off

Hope they work out for ya

eDaniel · Post by **eDaniel** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:33 pm

Yeah, I hope so. I put £260 on the second bid and I have to say I'm glad that the price stayed under 200.
Hopefully I will finish the restoration after 2 weeks. I will keep my thread updated.

eDaniel · Post by **eDaniel** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:36 pm

Consider yourself lucky, mate. I received the coilovers in unbelievably bad condition. Let me just point some things:
- one of the helper springs was missing (together with both the upper and the lower flanges)
- one of the main rear springs was broken
- adjusting collars on the rear shocks was stuck to the point where cutting was necessary
- one of the adjusting knobs on the shocks was missing
- front shocks have the dust boots missing and one of the rear boots was torn apart
- the front shocks and springs was painted purple and yellow directly over the rust
- missing C-spanners

I received partial refund and now I'm trying to restore them to an usable condition but it seems this will take a month or two at least.

You can see my photos here:
http://imgur.com/a/mgYkA/all

Cheers,
Daniel

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:27 pm

Just a bit different to as photographed/described!

Was the partial refund the sellers offer, or ebay's settlement?

eDaniel · Post by **eDaniel** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:41 pm

£50. Not enough, but better than nothing. I won on 5th January and paid the same day. The seller however sent the item on 13 Feb. I got them here in Bulgaria on 27 Feb so it was too late to open a case, because I missed the deadline of 45 days.
Actually I have some progress on this:
- removed the paint from the shocks
- ordered a copy of the main rear springs (main)
- asked Tanabe about the price of the dust boots and the helper springs (they are hard to make because of the rectangular section)
- I'm waiting for a quote about the price of the adjusting collars (custom made, again - either from aluminum or stainless steel)
- ordered a new set of C-spanners (they are missing too)

I'm still wondering what to do about the missing knob but I will decide later.

My idea is the following:
- find/replace the missing/broken parts (in progress)
- remove the paint from the set (I will give the springs for sandblasting)
- remove the rust with bh gel and then finish with wire brush end
- spray with bh electrox
- spray the main paint (black, red and gold orange; all with pearls/metallic)
- spray a layer or two of transparent lacquer as a finish

I think I will be able to finish them in two months, but only the time will tell

I love my Prelude so nothing can stop me. The shocks seems to be fine and hope they are or I will commit suicide

Post by **cebul** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:35 pm

About dust cover it will be easier to get and mach one of steering rack cover from any other car

https://www.google.com/search?q=steerin ... 7AaPsoCADw

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:44 pm

That's crap man

Good to hear you are making the most of the situation though, hope you don't end up spending a lot to get them functioning