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Re: Koni rebuilding?

To: "Thana, Peter" <peter.thana@roche.com>
Subject: Re: Koni rebuilding?
From: "Viet-Tam Luu" <viettamluu@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:57:41 -0700
Thanks for the info Peter. Hmm. My Miata's Koni Sports are about
$130/shock so rebuilding them for $120 apiece seems like a pointless
exercise. But then again should 9-month-old shocks be leaking already?
 :-/

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Viet-Tam Luu (a.k.a. "Tam")
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On 10/10/06, Thana, Peter <peter.thana@roche.com> wrote:
> Koni NA charges around $120/shock for straight rebuild on shocks, extra
> $40 or so for struts.  While that might seem like a lot, they are in my
> experience much cheaper than the other authorized rebuild centers,
> TruChoice, ProParts etc.  This is the *worst* possible time of the year
> to do it in terms of turnaround time, as everyone else has the same idea
> in the off season.  5-6 weeks or more at this point.  Pretty much a
> no-go if you do not have spares.  You can call them and see if they will
> warranty them, otherwise just price out a new set.  Then you'll have
> spares for the next time this happens!




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