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Apr 21, 2012 15:20:04 GMT
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I went down the garage earlier to adjust the brakes and check fluids etc and found this  AVO leaking badly,changed the pair for some standard shocks,the AVO'S have only been on there for about 6 years or 8k miles! A quality issue I expect? My 8 year old helped me fit the shocks  Here it is off the car,very wet and no resistance  I thought it would sit high at the back with standard shocks but it doesn't  Adam my 8 year old said to me,"that was easy dad, when are we cracking on with the proper job?"  How long should shocks last? Its not as if I'm rallying the bloody thing!!  |
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omega
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Apr 21, 2012 15:56:31 GMT
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thnk they are rebuildable
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Apr 21, 2012 15:58:11 GMT
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Nice one,cheers buddy. I asked how long shocks should last,made me smile,the pair I fitted were off Adam's Chammy and thats 1964 and they are as new! ;D
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kee
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Apr 21, 2012 16:02:01 GMT
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Talk to AVO, customer service is very good apparently, they'll rebuild them but you may have to pay
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Apr 21, 2012 18:34:57 GMT
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Evening Mr Gurner,
I would expect at least 20k miles out of a set of quality dampers like AVO's, and it is not as though the imp is a heavy car! I would have a chat to them as I think it should be covered under faulty manufacture / components. Good luck!
J
p.s. yes I am missing mine!
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Last Edit: Apr 21, 2012 18:37:04 GMT by Blown_Imp
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kee
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Apr 21, 2012 19:22:12 GMT
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Evening Mr Gurner, I would expect at least 20k miles out of a set of quality dampers like AVO's, and it is not as though the imp is a heavy car! I would have a chat to them as I think it should be covered under faulty manufacture / components. Good luck! J p.s. yes I am missing mine! don't get Gaz shocks then, in mk1/2 fiesta circles they barely seem to last 2 years 2k miles before leaking  |
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Stu
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Apr 21, 2012 19:46:34 GMT
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I had a similar AVO coil over shock unit rebuilt from my Mk1 Golf track car a year or two ago. I called their customer service and they said to send it to them in the post. They rebuilt it, and returned it within about 10 days as I recall - I think it cost around £50.  |
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Apr 21, 2012 19:48:52 GMT
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as mentioned, they're good at servicing and turnaround, shame they don't last longer!
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impmann
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Apr 23, 2012 18:22:26 GMT
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Hmmm, that's curse word Gurn. But in my experience, par for the course with modern rubbish.
TBH - its a shame they aren't within the magic 5 years or you could have recourse with AVO for them not being fit for purpose. If you can prove the mileage, I think it would be worth a strongly worded letter/email to them to express the fact that 8K miles is not an acceptable mileage for them to last. Keep the pressure up on their Customer Services department and you never know...
Long term - buy some Konis... more expensive, but last years and are 1000000000% better than AVOs/GAZ/Spax etc...
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(And a few projects dotted around the country)
Just cos something is good for you doesn't mean its good for everyone - for example Marmite does not make good Dog Food.
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Older AVO's sometimes had an issue, the newer ones are much better.
But get in touch with them and they'll re-build it for you as they very much into customer care nowadays.
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Apr 24, 2012 17:40:44 GMT
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I contacted AVO today and they were really good,asked me to send the shocker back to them for a f.o.c. rebuild!
Happy Days! ;D
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