Buying an S2 Coupe - Am I walking into a world of pain.

[B5NUT]

So back to the shock problem and starting to pull my hair out now.

Received Bilstein 34-030059 and even with there information showing 50mm, this is the size I have received.
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If anyone knows of a set new or second hand please let me know I'm kind of desperate and getting very fed up of this car.

[Rikki Kitto]

[B5NUT]

Google midnight cowboy they are off his jacket

[Rikki Kitto]

Kinky

[B5NUT]

Just a shame they look like bits of a discarded cowboy costume..

[Rikki Kitto]

Yes they look fine bro

[Bowie69]

They look in quite good nick to be honest! A bit of soap and a clean down and will go again. The cuts along the edge are factory.

[B5NUT]

Excellent, making my own would be an option.

What are they called? Someone must have come up with a nicer solution.

[Tractor Dave]

Also anyone know if there is a solution to these sorry looking bits of garbage. Cannot even find them listed in etka.
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I made some replacements from tractor tyre inner tube. Works really well

[B5NUT]

Also anyone know if there is a solution to these sorry looking bits of garbage. Cannot even find them listed in etka.
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[B5NUT]

I've also been out and checked the rear suspension strut. The front OD dimeter is 55mm
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The rear OD is also 55mm so again the rear shocks must be 50mm, which is good news for me as that's what I have purchased.

[B5NUT]

Well looking at the part number on my shock 895 413 503 C it appears to be the original factory fitted shock. Now according to etka there is only one model of shock for the ABY engine cars, but 2 different version for the AAH & ABC version (Could they be the 55mm version).
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So looking a the suspension strut, there is only 1 version for the ABY engine and one for the AAH & ABCshock2.jpg
Performing a search on the 895 412 033 F number comes up with the following models
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So if you go into the RS2 then it only list the F revision for the car, so that must also be 50mm shocks.
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Searching on the 8G0413503B which is used on the AHH & ABC models also gives confusing information as I've seen 50mm & 44mm listed as options. Again its a massive pain in the ****.

[Rikki Kitto]

Shocks can be 50mm or 55mm I think it might have been on of those annoying anomalies sure S2's are meant to be 55mm but have heard of a few that have had 50mm best thing to do is take them out and measure before you buy

[B5NUT]

I'm now worried about the rear shocks, got some 50mm ones a while back hope they are not 55, or it's more damage to the bank account.

[newsh]

My 3B is all 55, I know this because I bought a reconditioned pair of legs and my Konis didn’t fit them, one of those legs ended up on the cabby, I still have the other so I could measure it.
Actually the Bilstein B6s on the Avant, I didn’t fit myself, just ordered them off eBay and supplied them to the fitter.
Came from Larkspeed, bought in May 2017 and they’re still listed