Black Start wrote:nice review but at 69us for the pair, won't that be cheaper than the kyb? Also, is that thesupersaloon shocks or the ex?
cheaper in cost..yes but remember you have to factor in shipping and the dreaded customs.
$69USD is what they cost. geek-e-zone ( powerseller) brought it in for me and his prices are very reasonable - very honest tuner to do business with.
all in all my total cost was $1180 TT...
The cost of the KYB units are like $400-$500 for one depending who you go by - then remember you have to deal with the knock off KYB's as well...
the shocks is for the super saloon b12- foreign used 12
another thing to note is that when a car is being built in the manufacturing plant they usually install monroe, ultra or gabriel struts- these are considered OEM.
when these do go bad ppl usually go for KYB or tockico ( dont thing i spelled the name right) cause they cheaper.....which is why KYB dominates the replacement shock market
and aftermarket is usually Bilstein or some other high end brand.
currently i'm also assisting repairing a 2002 volvo S80 ( it's my neighbours car) and we used monroe in the front - we plan on using Bilsteins in the back.!!
i do the cross referencing parts check and we have VADIS...and i also do the parts purchasing!!!
we replaced the shock head and mount sway bars and the monroe definitely does the job... the cost of the monroe was $1200 for the pair and the place on charles st in pos has monroe for $2400
....in the local stealship... the price.....you dont want to know.