sticks 0 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 hi all,well i went to euro car parts today to get me some springs,the guy said that the bilstein springs were good so i opted for them ,juat checked the box in my boot and it turns out hes given me apex instead ,are theese shite? or better than bilstein ?if theese are poop i will take back in morn so help needed please as my mans coming round tomorrow to fit them Link to post Share on other sites
sticks 0 Posted February 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 alllo Link to post Share on other sites
mrwookie 0 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 I personally don't think Apex are to bad as they are used by a few companies and then rebranded as there own in house make. I've used them before on my Nissan 200sx S14a and they worked well on that!! Link to post Share on other sites
sticks 0 Posted February 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 cheers wookie,do you know if bilstein are better for a vr6 tho, as they are what the fella in euro car parts recomended and then i end up with apex?has messed up my mind a little :S i can get them back to him early in morn but real early as football is on at wembly stadium {next door to euro's} and its gonna be a no go zone for cars , Link to post Share on other sites
Phat VR6 3 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 pisses me off when parts people give me the wrong thing!!!!!!! It must have happend about 6 times to me now :@ Tbf mate you wouldn't tell the difference between the too once fitted. In respect to driving it. I know bilstrein are a realy good make tho.. Link to post Share on other sites
mrwookie 0 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Not heard bad things about them but not heard good either! Apex are ok as from past experience they do what it says on the tin so to speak. Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 go back and get your Bilsteins Link to post Share on other sites
Jk* 0 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Ive got Bilsteins on mine, if you wait about a month you could of had mine for £100. Shocks n springs Only had them a year and a half. Covered about 100k miles. Link to post Share on other sites
sticks 0 Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 thanks for all your rapid help,i ended up just replacing the two front with new originals as they needed doing ,im gonna take back the apex's tomorrow as when my m8y come round to fit them he said as i now have 17ins wheels if i use the apexs i will probly get rubbing in the arches,got to say just by changing to two new original fronts has helped bundles with the handling would recomend to anyone with original springs.also glad my pal pointed out that my fuel filter was about a 100 years old {factory fit with clips you have to cut} so been on there since it left the showroom so fitted new one straight away well full speed ahead now .........for now Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 how can or do u check the fuel filter ? Link to post Share on other sites
sticks 0 Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 i cant be sure of an actual check you can do but somone might,but ive always believed its good to change it every 10k or 20k as its a filter and if it does its job filtering crap out of fuel then its gonna be filled up with that crap so its worth a change especially as mine was the one that came with the car from new and now it has neary 80k on the clock,god knows if the owners before me drove round on the red of the fuel gage and kept pulling crap up from the bottom of the petrol tank.well worth a change for £8 and and a couple of jubilee clips Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 where is or was the filter a how easy to change? Link to post Share on other sites
sticks 0 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 drivers side under car just before back wheel ,have a look, looks like a can ,you can probly feel it if you run your hand along underneath ,engine off ,on the filter you will see a pipe going in and a pipe going out ,use somthing to squeeze both the pipes just before they go onto filter,this stops fuel shooting out when yo take the pipes off ,next take off the pipes and make sure you know what way the pipes go there is an arrow picture on the old filter so when you put the new one on you put the tubes the same way with regards to the arrow ,sorted!im sure if you search this site there is a much better post on how to do it than i have wrote,dont take no more than 10mins (e) Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 many thanks i have a look Link to post Share on other sites
sticks 0 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 no probs m8,good luck Link to post Share on other sites
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