shocks question

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

when you buy new front 16v shocks, do they come with the convoluted rubber boot/dust cover thingumabobbers or do you need to buy them seperately?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

depends on where uyou buy them but generally no

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

bah. bet renault want a small fortune for them as well.

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if i get them from gsf or ecp are they likely to be genuine ren bits?

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dunno mate

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

STAC told me not to bother with the things on the Konis.

Just keep them clean with a blast from the hose when you wash the car.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

use the gaiters

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

Neal";p="103941 wrote:

bah. bet renault want a small fortune for them as well.

OK

But do Renault even sell the things without shocks.

My original ones were in bits.

Sand and crap will get up onto the top rod and fall onto the seal anyway,
so if you think about cleaning and do it on a regular basis. Is it not better than letting it sit under a plastic cover.

Level 7 User Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 243

Neal";p="103942 wrote:

if i get them from gsf or ecp are they likely to be genuine ren bits?

I got a pair from GSF no rubber bits and they were Boge parts.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

well the gaiters are clip on fit round the top of the strut so they keep a lot out.

dialogies don't seem to have a 16V gaiter.

i will have a gander at my massive collection of dodgy struts in the back, see what the story is

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

Well for me, as I got the things from a specialized shock shop that is not to far away. I can get them serviced.

They can change the seals and the oil in the things as they are not sealed units.

So as they said leave the gaiters off I'm not to worried about it.

But if you mail order sports shocks make sure you find out about servicing the things as you are not normaly paying for a throw away sealed unit.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

righty, the non 16V bits will not fit.

The part number on the gaiter itself is

7700780890

its seperate to the bump stop, it clips onto the bump stop.

someone phone for a price or summat as I'm busy

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

doh i was just at renault, if youd posted this an hour ago id have the price Rolling Eyes

I would also have put 2 of them on order

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

anyway these things are in dialogys

77 00 780 890 PLATE S/ABS R19 15.01 ---3 x 1

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

heres a pic from JB's hatch post, shows the ghaiter unclipped form the bumpstop

[img:864:1152:86f0fe5348]http://www.renault-turbo.com/jonboy/hatch/hatchmisc/strutdis1.jpg[/img:86f0fe5348]

I have also edited all of JB's hatch thread so the pics now fit!

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

it's 'unclipped' there yes, but the gaiter and bump stop probably come as one part?

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dunno buy them and let us know

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

im not buying any at Â£15 each, just been to look at HLF, the ones on there are fine.

Level 6 User Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 149

hmm.. curious.. on the strut i have lying in the basement, it looks like the gaitor top is the same shape as the bump stop and fits snuggly around it... in the JB picture, the gaitor has a big hole at the top... also, on mine, i can't see it being "clipped" to the stop in any way...

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

it clipes round it, JB's pulled his down off the bump stop.