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well im guessing alot of people have coilover suspension setups out there, but who knows where what can be rebuilt/repaired by who when something needs fixing. as far as i know, Fulcrum do work on Tien suspension, but currently im in a pretty sticky position. i have Top Secret coilovers, and need my rear pair rebuilt. i have no idea anyone who can work on them other than Top Secret japan. i havnt even heard of anyone else in Australia running this coilover setup before!

so how bout we make this a guide for others out there in need of a hand :down:

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Greekos Proficient

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i bought some second hand coilovers a while back i fitted them and took the car for a drive only to find out the rear pair was knocking, i got a quote to rebuild them :down: and for a little extra money i could buy new ones. in the end i sold the coilovers and fitted some the stock ones back. with rebuilding coilovers you have to remove the strut top and spring so your only left with the dampener then you have to send it to a workshop which could take 2 or more weeks to do in the end some shops will charge u around 300 per shock. If i was you save your money and buy a full set of new coilovers because in the end once you fix the rears one day your going to have to fix the front set as well. don't quote me on costs and my sentence structure sucks as i just finished work.

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Sydneykid Grand Master

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Firstly the bad news, Top Secret don't make shock absorbers, they buy them from a shock absorber manufacturer and put their stickers on them, whack them in a Top Secret box and double the price, actually triple is closer to it. Really, that's good news, because Bilstein is one of the manufacturers they use. My best suggestion would be to take them to Sydney Shocks and get Paul to have a look at them. He will then be able to tell you what they are, if they can service them and approximately how much it would cost.

Cheers

Gary

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08r3308 Mentor

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Im looking for someone to do HKS shocks also. Mine are stuffed. Im actually thinking of buying a new set of bilsteins instead. there is a place in QLD who may be able to do it

http://www.shockreco.com.au/reco.htm

shockreco are good only downside is they are in qld , they do heaps of cars and various suspension setups

they did my old integra setup :)

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