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Title: Front Koni damper, lower shock eye bushings needed
Post by: westcott on May 07, 2017, 10:57:58

Hello all,
   
   TÜV approval is on hold because my lower bushings on the front Konis are gone. The rubber portion was comming out and the bushings need to be replaced.
   
   Before i start casting my own bushings from PU I would like to know if there is some source for replacement parts.
   
   Do yo know some source for the so called lower "shock eye bushings" for the original Koni Dampers?
   
   They are the flexible ones on the front lower damper.
   
   Thanks, Uwe

Title: Front Koni damper, lower shock eye bushings needed
Post by: BE774 on May 08, 2017, 09:06:12

Have you talked to the UK importer of Koni dampers?
   
   J W E Banks Ltd
   St Guthlacs Lodge
   Crowland
   Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE6 0JP
   United Kingdom
   
   +44 1733 210123 (TPS)

Title: Front Koni damper, lower shock eye bushings needed
Post by: westcott on May 10, 2017, 22:28:21

The one and only Koni service guy in Germany tried to find the parts with Koni directly but had no luck. According to Koni the last of those dampers was produced in the mid 90s.
   
   So I'm going different routes in parallel:
   
   -I will check with the UK importer, thanks for the details
   
   -Some universal PU t-bushings are on their way for a quick repair
   
   -A cast PU rod material is ordered to produce parts with a lathe during the year
   
   -The inner and outer bushing metal parts are saved, cleaned and I will try to cast spare parts by my own during the year

Title: Front Koni damper, lower shock eye bushings needed
Post by: Flyinghorse on May 11, 2017, 18:32:42

My Koni's were fully rebuilt in 2010 by Sportsline suspension who deal in Koni and may have original parts:
   
   Sportsline Suspension Limited
   
   Sigma House, Unit C
   Tingewick Road Industrial Park
   MK18 1ED
   Buckingham
   United Kingdom
   Telephone: 01280 822 768
   
   info@sportslinesuspension.com