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Old 05-16-05, 07:31 PM
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Long story short, the teins in the front of my car popped and i cant have the car sitting for a month to send them in to get repaired, i was wondering if i could get different one's with adjustable ride-height and re-use my Tein spring, i was told it might not fix but i have pics for you guys to look at aswell, they look like the stock one's and it's a **** off not being able to just buy 2 struts from tein....

If i can go with another brand what would you recomend?...

what do you think of re-using my Tein spring, can i?...

i was thinking tokico, KYB, etc etc but i need to know if the spring will fit, if it will, hell yeah i'm in the clear, if not, ahh F**K....

i know the ride height might not be the same with a different strut thats why i'd get one thats adjustable, you know, with those funky keys....

i thought most springs were universal...?

thanx again for the help!...



pics of teins....

http://members.shaw.ca/matrix9eleven/tein1.GIF
http://members.shaw.ca/matrix9eleven/tein2.GIF
http://members.shaw.ca/matrix9eleven/tein3.GIF
http://members.shaw.ca/matrix9eleven/tein4.GIF
http://members.shaw.ca/matrix9eleven/tein5.GIF

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Old 05-16-05, 08:12 PM
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Not sure if it'll help at all but here are the numbers....

Right: DGMOO 12736-R FC3S-FR-96C
Left: DGMOO 12736-L FC3S-FL-96C
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If they broke, I'd say you could get Tein to replace them.
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i take it no one has any idea's?, i gotta know in 8hours!...

i'd like to get tein to replace them but my car is completely JDM, they dont even know what kind are on them nor do i have a warranty or even a slip too boot....
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Get em rebuilt. Tein has a U.S. facility that rebuilds them, around $75 a piece. Do a gogle search.


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wait, your teins are jdm as in 'not meant to be sold outside japan' jdm?

don't send them in to tein, or else they will repo them and not give them back to you.

there was a thread floating around somewhere, where someone bought a rhd japanese FC, sent in the coils to get rebuilt and tein simply grabbed 'em and didn't give them back, saying, 'these were never meant to be outside japan, how'd you get your hands on them?'

otherwise, if they are normal-sold-in-the-US teins, you can get them rebuilt.
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wait, your teins are jdm as in 'not meant to be sold outside japan' jdm?

don't send them in to tein, or else they will repo them and not give them back to you.
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That cracks me up!! LOL. The Tein SS will confiscate your escaped Japanese product!

I am certain that you heard that somewhere and you're sure it was a credible source but that is rediculus.
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Use it againts them and try to trade your busted pair for a new US spec pair.
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yeah that guy messaged me and told me the same thing, i hope to god they dont do that, that would be completely retarded....

i'm shot for idea's guys, if you have any idea's on what i can do in the mean time i'd greatly appreciate it....
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the only real possibility is that the Jap shocks are a model not "supported" here in the us.
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****....

weither the case they did say they could rebuild them, and i'll take precautions when i send them, no worries....
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If Tein grabbed your shocks and wouldn't give them back its proabably because they where never DOT tested and they would take them for insurance reasons. like if you brought a car over from Japan it would be hard to get it registered cause it never went threw any DOT test.
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id find some stockers to roll on and send those in to get rebuilt
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weither the case i ******* hope they dont ****** my struts, even if they are bad or certified they wouldnt fix them, considering they are the only place who can repair them....

no sence putting a blown strut into a car and driving on it....
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If they give you **** tell them its for your Japanese "customer"
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thats a good idea, when i send it i will send it as "registered" mail, so it's on record that i signed to ship is and they signed when they recieved it, and i would sign it when i got it back....
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Just use UPS and track it via www.ups.com that is all the proof you need.
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hmm, thats a good idea too, thanx!...
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