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02/21/2014 at 21:03 • Filed to: Advice
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"RPM esq." (rpm3)
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I'm wondering if there's a way I can sell a partial set of Bilstein coilovers, and if anyone has any experience with this sort of thing. A tow truck backed its fork into my front wheel, damaging the wheel, fender, and some of the suspension components; obviously the damage was quite localized, but that one shock/strut assembly was ruined. I took the opportunity to upgrade my suspension setup all the way around, which left me with a partial set of coilovers—three corners' worth. They should have under 20k miles on them. I don't know the exact mileage because they were already installed when I bought the car, but it was the previous owner's weekend car/garage queen, and I have a short commute, and have never tracked my car (yet!). In short, they're totally usable and worthwhile, but I don't have a use for them.
My question is this: is it likely that someone could use, for example, a pair of gently used rear coilovers? I suppose the extra front one could be useful to someone who breaks one in circumstances similar to mine. How would I go about selling them? Any advice is much appreciated.
MtrRider
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02/21/2014 at 21:06 |
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Gently used? How do you gently use a set of Bilstein coilovers on a weekend car?
Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
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02/21/2014 at 21:08 |
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Just send them to me for free and I will make it all work on my drift truck.....ANYTHING is possible.... haha
Wacko
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02/21/2014 at 21:09 |
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eBay?
Worst off try to sell the rear set.
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> MtrRider
02/21/2014 at 21:20 |
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Fair point.
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> Wacko
02/21/2014 at 21:21 |
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Yeah, I think that probably makes the most sense.
liquid_popcorn
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02/21/2014 at 21:30 |
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Part numbers? What car are they currently mounted on? I have a ghettotastic Volvo 240 project, and gently (hah) used suspension components don't phase me because I'm that slick.
What I'm saying is I may buy them from you if they fit. So let me know.
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> liquid_popcorn
02/21/2014 at 21:49 |
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Bilstein PSS9, I believe. They were installed on an E46 M3; as of this morning they're installed in a cardboard box and some bubble wrap in my trunk.
iDriveCode3
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02/21/2014 at 23:38 |
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Craigslist tends to be the equalizer for offloading car parts. I'm assuming these are beyond repair? I sent a set of used stock Evo Bilstein struts back to the factory to be revalved when I upgraded about two years ago.
davedave1111
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02/22/2014 at 16:59 |
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[Obvious jokes about selling to the Morgan or Reliant owners clubs go here.]
Can you buy a single one? If so, you could buy another one and then sell a set of four. But if you can buy singly, you can sell singly so there's probably no point.
I reckon even if it's not usual, there'll be people out there who can use an odd number of shocks. I sold a single ski on ebay once after losing its mate - I think to someone who'd done the same thing, rather than a one-legged man.
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> davedave1111
02/22/2014 at 17:24 |
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Selling a single ski is a remarkable achievement.
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davedave1111
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02/22/2014 at 17:27 |
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To be more specific, it was a snowblade. No ski-brakes, so losing them was much more common. If I remember rightly there were a few on Ebay at the time, and the going rate was almost exactly half what you'd pay for a pair.