- Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:49 pm
#3789295
Time for an update!
The car has been off the road since May due to a number of unfortunate problems. The eps rack needed replacing so by the time i sorted out all the parts for a DC5 conversion, got it booked in and the conversion completed, May and June had passed. It was then discovered that my front offside KW coilover was nackered and needed a rebuild. Sent it off to KW and they took... 2 months to rebuild it and send it back. They had to "import a kevlar liner from Germany because they had none in stock, followed 2 weeks later by having to " import special oil to rebuild the shock", and then ofcourse they had to "send data to germany from their test rig to ensure the rebuild was sucessful". In all honesty i think 2 months is taking the pi$$, no matter which suspension company you are.
On the upside picked the car up on wednesday and it drives flawlessly, new rack is weighty and the steering feel is much improved over the old EPS set up. I also had plenty of time to get my road set of wheels refurbished in BMW gunmetal grey and wrapped in lovely new conti sport contact 3's all round. Car feels and looks like a new car . Shame i missed japfest 1+2, knockhill jap track day and monster unit 814... oh well, off to the Isle of Man in September for the Manx rally so atleast ill get to take the ep3 on the derestricted mountain section .
The new rack:
Pump, belts and resevoir:
and the new road wheels on the car:
P.S. apologies for the state of my engine bay, i've never cleaned it
The car has been off the road since May due to a number of unfortunate problems. The eps rack needed replacing so by the time i sorted out all the parts for a DC5 conversion, got it booked in and the conversion completed, May and June had passed. It was then discovered that my front offside KW coilover was nackered and needed a rebuild. Sent it off to KW and they took... 2 months to rebuild it and send it back. They had to "import a kevlar liner from Germany because they had none in stock, followed 2 weeks later by having to " import special oil to rebuild the shock", and then ofcourse they had to "send data to germany from their test rig to ensure the rebuild was sucessful". In all honesty i think 2 months is taking the pi$$, no matter which suspension company you are.
On the upside picked the car up on wednesday and it drives flawlessly, new rack is weighty and the steering feel is much improved over the old EPS set up. I also had plenty of time to get my road set of wheels refurbished in BMW gunmetal grey and wrapped in lovely new conti sport contact 3's all round. Car feels and looks like a new car . Shame i missed japfest 1+2, knockhill jap track day and monster unit 814... oh well, off to the Isle of Man in September for the Manx rally so atleast ill get to take the ep3 on the derestricted mountain section .
The new rack:
Pump, belts and resevoir:
and the new road wheels on the car:
P.S. apologies for the state of my engine bay, i've never cleaned it