javadoc Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Raise your hands for everyone that ALREADY KNEW THE WEITEC SHOCKS WERE MADE BY SACHS!!!!This is old, nay ancient, news, and why is it a 'scam?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Mike Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Yeah, the OEM sport shocks looks exactly like the stock mounted but stiffer./Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Does the Sachs Touring have "stock 850 shock" spec´s or the OEM chassi kit spec´s?Cause Volvo´s OEM sport shocks are good, also made by Sachs./MikeHad a V70 OEM "Sport kit" on my former V70T5 GT and it was dramatic, horrible, the biggest bogus I have ever driven.Better would have been to ship a few solid rods to replace the shocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtbone Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Raise your hands for everyone that ALREADY KNEW THE WEITEC SHOCKS WERE MADE BY SACHS!!!!This is old, nay ancient, news, and why is it a 'scam?'Just because we already knew, does not mean that its not a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzorb Posted August 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Let me just say that I haven't given Weitec themselves a chance to respond to this: it may be the case that the internals are modified. But even if they are they're not doing themselves favours by leaving the original OEM part numbers on there. I call it a scam 1) to get your attention and 2) to point out that if the struts are OEM - which hasn't been contested by Greg - then anyone buying this kit certainly in the UK is paying a premium of around £150 just for a box.And for £150 more I'd expect manufactured shocks, not just modded ones. Remember for less $100 you can buy FK, and for a few $$ more buy Koni FSD and Eibach (at least over here in sunny england with our strong pound).Either way now anyone searching for info on Weitec will at least have this info, which after doing a moderate amount myself managed to miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Mike Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Had a V70 OEM "Sport kit" on my former V70T5 GT and it was dramatic, horrible, the biggest bogus I have ever driven.Better would have been to ship a few solid rods to replace the shocks.You can´t compare them to real stuff, still a OEM kit. Most street drivers like them, probably cause the price is right, half price compared to yellow Koni´s and H&R./MikeEdit: Just saw GT, you mean a V70N? Damn, they really suck. You could get that kit factory mounted. The 850 kit you buy now is MUCH better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prasamin Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 wow.it's like the FK kit....it uses Bilstein TC bodies, but they have FK internals. I did my research on that one....same holds for the FK VW stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Mike Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Called a buddy, he´s selling Sachs stuff at a auto store. This shock is stock 850 replacement, not sport...If the sticker tells the truth I can agree, a scam./Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javadoc Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 I'm just saying, just b/c it's the same looking and an OEM brand doesn't mean it's a scam, but it's a kit, right? Different valving from stock possibly. I for one am extremily happy with the results of the kit on my car as a daily driver on the aweful roads I have here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Mike Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 I'm just saying, just b/c it's the same looking and an OEM brand doesn't mean it's a scam, but it's a kit, right? Different valving from stock possibly. I for one am extremily happy with the results of the kit on my car as a daily driver on the aweful roads I have here.When you rebuild a shock you normally remove the sticker. Normally. /Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javadoc Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 When you rebuild a shock you normally remove the sticker. Normally. /Mike LOL! True. IIRC, mine were stamped "Sachs" and not stickered, but I got mine in what.. December? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Mike Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 LOL! True. IIRC, mine were stamped "Sachs" and not stickered, but I got mine in what.. December?Two options, rebuilt or removed sticker to create a Weitec made shock. /Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzorb Posted August 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 It's a big leap of faith to assume the shocks are remanufactured when they leave all the OEM stuff on them. If their website talked about re-engineering then fine. Or if Sachs had anything to do with KW (I don't believe they're owned together) then one would think "ok they simply rehoused some stuff" but to get a box with clearly branded OEM parts and a few springs for good measure... for a lot more money... I'm not that trusting.I await Weitec to prove me wrong, and if they do great I'm wrong I can live with that (it's not a new experience for me lol). I just don't want to find out later I spent more than I needed to returning my car's handling back to the way it was when it came out the factory (which might have been awesome for all I know) when I had been expecting to purchase a true aftermarket product that changed my handling from the stock setup to something better.FFS If they'd just painted them another colour I'd have been happy LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javadoc Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 "you've been mislead, taken avantage, mentally abused" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiku Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 sachs or not, i'm pleased with the ridemuch stiffer than stock (which probably means they AREN'T stock, right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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