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Old 26 December 2014, 02:31 PM
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Default S204 Exclusive STI/Yamaha Dampers.

Have anybody fitted these before? Loving the look of them and they can be imported for circa £600 inclusive of taxes. I've been looking at them for about a month now for my RA. Not sure about the fitment for the rear though due to the IC bottle in the boot.

http://www.sti.jp/s204/technicalnote/damper.html
Old 26 December 2014, 04:01 PM
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Import car parts last time I looked the rear was in stock the front avail to order
Old 26 December 2014, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jazzyjembreaze
Import car parts last time I looked the rear was in stock the front avail to order
Wow! Their mark up is pretty impressive!
Old 26 December 2014, 05:08 PM
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As you know you I bought the rear strut brace never went for the dampener might do in the future

Bought mine from japan parts

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Old 26 December 2014, 05:36 PM
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The front one looks very nice!
Old 26 December 2014, 05:44 PM
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How is the damper better then a solid brace ?
Old 26 December 2014, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JDM_Stig
How is the damper better then a solid brace ?
I suppose for a road car it's middle ground? Not sure translate it and see I suppose
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Just had a look , both in stock at import car parts
Front £450 inc vat
Rear £475 inc vat

Are you saying you can get both del to your door with all for £600 Huzzy?
If so , go for it m8 ... Doubt anyone will mirror that quote
Old 26 December 2014, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jazzyjembreaze
Just had a look , both in stock at import car parts
Front £450 inc vat
Rear £475 inc vat

Are you saying you can get both del to your door with all for £600 Huzzy?
If so , go for it m8 ... Doubt anyone will mirror that quote
£388 for the pair, plus £61 postage then whatever the import duty will be. I paid £71 import tax on my DAMD steering wheel the other week, that was £310 posted before the import tax was added.

Japan parts have a sale on. :-)
Old 26 December 2014, 08:47 PM
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Other than the JDM exclusivity, I can't see why you'd go for this over a fixed brace?
Old 26 December 2014, 08:58 PM
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To be honest Frayz whether or not it actually 'works' depends on what reviews you read. Do I need them? No. Do I want them? Yes! Common, they do look good!
Old 26 December 2014, 09:22 PM
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That's why I went for the rear one only you ain't gonna add 475 quid to your car when you sell it and by the time you even look at it again it will probably be fooked with salt lol
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Lol,

Be interested to hear your feedback mate and see how you get on with them.

For how cheap fixed braces are, or even if you know someone who you could swap with, it would be a pretty interesting back to back test with a fixed brace.
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Quite a detailed review:

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/gd-suspe...rt-review.html
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