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Originally Posted by Deadeye
I put a set on my wife's 06 bmw wagon grocery getter. After a year and a half, one of the rears started pissing out fluid. Switched to Bilsteins and no problems after 3 years. YMMV
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Seems QC and handling is a lost art nowadays. Hopefully I'll get better results on my Porsche golf cart. I opened a case with my FSDs when they arrived when the shaft was stuck completely through the original box! Somewhere between the Koni factory and the sellers warehouse they received some really special handling. The struts were well packed with expandable foam so it took a real blow to cause that damage. Of course I've watched my skis being tossed 15 feet at the airport, and that was right in front of me! So nothing surprises me any more. I did a very careful inspection with magnification, especially the shaft but found only a minor paint scratch, no dent, on the body of 1 where a spring perch made contact and rubbed. Based on the struts positions in the box I don't believe any contact was made to the polished surfaces but the seller agreed to cover if they fail.
Oh and when I put the Bilsteins on my BMW one had completely lost it's N2 charge right out of the box so seems no one is immune.