Installed the SLP Bilsteins

[Infernal]

Man, I'll tell you. What a freaking difference from the worn out stockers. Feels like an entirely new car.

I would highly recommend to anyone. Now I just need new tires, and I'm all set. ;)

God, when does it stop.

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

I love my bilstine HD's..

hey infernal.. on a side note.. how many miles did you put on your powerdyne while you had it?? roughly?

[hawgs]

I hope you ordered them from Tbyrne

[imported_admin]

Originally posted by hawgs:
I hope you ordered them from Tbyrne

And WTF is that supposed to mean?

[SilverTAWS6]

Originally posted by Infernal:
Man, I'll tell you. What a freaking difference from the worn out stockers. Feels like an entirely new car.

I would highly recommend to anyone. Now I just need new tires, and I'm all set. ;)

Bilsteins are great. Plus nothing with their quality can beat their price.

God, when does it stop.

Never :D !

Chris

[hawgs]

Originally posted by Stefan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by hawgs:
I hope you ordered them from Tbyrne

And WTF is that supposed to mean? </font>[/QUOTE]That means I hope he supported a site sponsor. I am ordering my Hotchkis Springs and possibly Bilsteins from them this week too. :D

[Predator Bird]

well you can order your bilsteins from tbyrne and pay a lot more [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img] , or you can get them shipped to your door from bimmerparts for under $300. i don't care if they're a sponsor or not, they are over $400 from tbyrne and i wouldn't pay the extra money b/c they sponsor this website.

[hawgs]

Originally posted by Predator Bird:
well you can order your bilsteins from tbyrne and pay a lot more [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img] , or you can get them shipped to your door from bimmerparts for under $300. i don't care if they're a sponsor or not, they are over $400 from tbyrne and i wouldn't pay the extra money b/c they sponsor this website.

Its called paying for quality service and establishing positive business relationships that over time will save you more than being a cheap ***** and nickel & diming every supplier you come across. I have bought about 80% of my car's parts from TByrne. Were they always the cheapest? No, not always. But have Tom, Carol, and Julie gone out of their way, time and time again, to help me out? Yes. I have gotten some incredible deals and they have really helped me out with some of the unique needs that I have had. Its called good business and in the long run it pays.

And then get screwed when you need something else. All bimmerparts.com sells for F-Bodies is Bilstein shocks. Does it pay to establish a relationship with them? Um... yeah... I'm sure you're going to be calling them again and again.

If you want to be a cheap ***** and go nickel & diming every single thing you buy, fine. But in the long run, while you may think you're getting the better deal, you're not. With the "I'm only paying the lowest cost" attitude you'll eventually get burned, and when you do it'll cost FAR more to repair than if you had dealt with a reputable business to begin with. In the long run, good business pays.

I say again: you are a fool if you buy parts for your F-Body from a BMW site. Period.

[SilverTAWS6]

Originally posted by hawgs:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Predator Bird:
well you can order your bilsteins from tbyrne and pay a lot more [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img] , or you can get them shipped to your door from bimmerparts for under $300. i don't care if they're a sponsor or not, they are over $400 from tbyrne and i wouldn't pay the extra money b/c they sponsor this website.

Its called paying for quality service and establishing positive business relationships that over time will save you more than being a cheap ***** and nickel & diming every supplier you come across. I have bought about 80% of my car's parts from TByrne. Were they always the cheapest? No, not always. But have Tom, Carol, and Julie gone out of their way, time and time again, to help me out? Yes. I have gotten some incredible deals and they have really helped me out with some of the unique needs that I have had. Its called good business and in the long run it pays.

And then get screwed when you need something else. All bimmerparts.com sells for F-Bodies is Bilstein shocks. Does it pay to establish a relationship with them? Um... yeah... I'm sure you're going to be calling them again and again.

If you want to be a cheap ***** and go nickel & diming every single thing you buy, fine. But in the long run, while you may think you're getting the better deal, you're not. With the "I'm only paying the lowest cost" attitude you'll eventually get burned, and when you do it'll cost FAR more to repair than if you had dealt with a reputable business to begin with. In the long run, good business pays.

I say again: you are a fool if you buy parts for your F-Body from a BMW site. Period. </font>[/QUOTE]Or you can buy them from Sam Strano for just over $300. He sells plenty of suspension pieces for the f-body and his business is EXCELLENT to deal with, plus he has knowledge and he's a great autocrosser.

I bought plenty from the place you mentioned and I still got screwed by them when there was a problem with an order. Now my business goes to places like Sam's who really do know the meaning of customer service.

Chris

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

Originally posted by SilverTAWS6:
Or you can buy them from Sam Strano for just over $300. He sells plenty of suspension pieces for the f-body and his business is EXCELLENT to deal with, plus he has knowledge and he's a great autocrosser.

I bought plenty from the place you mentioned and I still got screwed by them when there was a problem with an order. Now my business goes to places like Sam's who really do know the meaning of customer service.

Chris

dam strait.. strano worked with me over the phone for like 2-3 hours helping me pick out the right suspsension.. and i honestly could not have been happier about the service..

I am not gunna get into the whole board sponsor thing.. honestly.. i have mixed fealing about it.. however with strano you get a fuggin' service when you buy stuff from him.. and if its not right.. he fixes it.. i meen.. its just insane.. and he has tons of f-body experience.. and has been on the top of his class in the scca the last few years..

he know his stuff..

[RancidCamaro]

Originally posted by hawgs:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Predator Bird:
well you can order your bilsteins from tbyrne and pay a lot more [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img] , or you can get them shipped to your door from bimmerparts for under $300. i don't care if they're a sponsor or not, they are over $400 from tbyrne and i wouldn't pay the extra money b/c they sponsor this website.

Its called paying for quality service and establishing positive business relationships that over time will save you more than being a cheap ***** and nickel & diming every supplier you come across. I have bought about 80% of my car's parts from TByrne. Were they always the cheapest? No, not always. But have Tom, Carol, and Julie gone out of their way, time and time again, to help me out? Yes. I have gotten some incredible deals and they have really helped me out with some of the unique needs that I have had. Its called good business and in the long run it pays.

And then get screwed when you need something else. All bimmerparts.com sells for F-Bodies is Bilstein shocks. Does it pay to establish a relationship with them? Um... yeah... I'm sure you're going to be calling them again and again.

If you want to be a cheap ***** and go nickel & diming every single thing you buy, fine. But in the long run, while you may think you're getting the better deal, you're not. With the "I'm only paying the lowest cost" attitude you'll eventually get burned, and when you do it'll cost FAR more to repair than if you had dealt with a reputable business to begin with. In the long run, good business pays.

I say again: you are a fool if you buy parts for your F-Body from a BMW site. Period. </font>[/QUOTE]Hawgs, you're freakin' me out here. I'm not sure where you stand on this issue, after having read this post, saying that you would shop through a non-site sponsor for 100 dollars difference.

I do believe it is a good idea to get parts cheaper from other sites. Yes, it is a site meant for BMW parts, but I have not seen a single member on this board complain about low quality coming from the shocks.

Of course I'll kick myself in the *** if I have problems with the shocks I ordered from them :D

[redbird00]

are the slp bilsteins different from the bilstein hd's? because i saw on SLP that they have the optional bilstein package, and then the have, the bilstein ultra performance, then they have bilstein level 2? wtf? are these all the same or different?

merlin

[ March 11, 2004, 12:14 AM: Message edited by: redbird00 ]

[Infernal]

Sigh.

You blow my mind sometimes, Hawgs. One of these days, you're going to drown in your own sarcasm. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Anyway, does anyone actually know what the difference between teh SLP version and the normal version is?

[ March 11, 2004, 12:13 AM: Message edited by: Infernal ]

[Infernal]

Originally posted by redbird00:
infernal, are the slp bilsteins different from the bilstein hd's?

merlin

[img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] See my post above, we posted at the same time. Too F'ing funny. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[redbird00]

i know and i just edited mine...

merlin