Monroe struts and shocks on a Benz?
11-02-2007, 03:04 AM
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Monroe struts and shocks on a Benz?
They're about half the price of oem and made in Europe, at least the rears are for the coupe. I really want Koni Sports, but almost $700 shipped is a little hard to swallow. All I want is a slightly more damped ride than stock. Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
11-02-2007, 01:13 PM
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They're about half the price of oem and made in Europe, at least the rears are for the coupe. I really want Koni Sports, but almost $700 shipped is a little hard to swallow. All I want is a slightly more damped ride than stock. Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
11-08-2007, 08:58 PM
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2002 C230K, 2013 BMW 328, 2015 BMW X5
I would go to other car forums and ask others what they thought of Monroe Shocks. I hope the best for you, but something tells me this is not a good idea.
If you get the input of a Toyota owner, don't misinterpt that to be a how you would want it to handle.
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11-08-2007, 10:01 PM
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11-09-2007, 03:43 PM
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Matched springs and shocks.
You can get matched set of shocks and springs for about the same price.
H&R Cupkit, and also Vogtland makes a nice set for about $550.
11-09-2007, 03:48 PM
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My pops has monroe shocks on his firebird. The lifetime warranty was very useful for him because he put them on about 4 years ago and were not doing their job this past summer so we used the lifetime warranty and got a new set for free and all we did was show a receipt and give them the old set back.
I dunno if changing out the suspension every four years is worth it :x
I dunno if changing out the suspension every four years is worth it :x
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Where did you find the $550 Vogtlands? The cheapest I can find for CO's are a little over a grand. Thanks.
06-19-2008, 01:55 AM
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The American wife's '04 Audi TT had Monroes as OEM. They weren't doing too bad at 60k when replaced with Koni FSDs.
06-19-2008, 01:53 PM
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For the OP last Thanksgiving, a new set of anyone's shocks on a five-year-old car will make it feel like a flying carpet. Monroes should last an easy fifty-thousand miles, and how long are you going to keep this car?
06-19-2008, 02:11 PM
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Yeh, cheapest CO's are the TIEN basics, around 750 + ship + tax+ install....
