Symmetry

Thinking of buying some used Koni Yellows, but was wondering if they last as long as Koni claims (a lifetime warranty!)

bbarbulo

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well no... it just means they'll rebuild them for you. anything that moves will wear out eventually.

Symmetry

No, I don't expect them to last 25 years. But 5 would be nice.

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

yeah, 5 is doable easily. my stock ones survived 3 years on various lowering springs... and they still got lots of life left in them!

Gunmetalef

i hear the leak alot kinda moved me towards tokico's

imported_zc_hatch

well if they leak get them fixed!

bbarbulo

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yeah, I seen one set start leaking as we were doing a spring swap. the guy just put them back on the car though... dunno what ever happened to them later.

I have no direct experience with Illuminas, though at the price point they are at now, they are a STEAL. I'd also go with Illuminas for the price.

Symmetry

What does a leaky shock look like? I'd really like to know!

bbarbulo

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there is oil seeping from around the seal where the shock rod goes into the shock body.

I saw these shocks once...actually I think they were on my Saturn, but I can't remember... the shock rods were all pitted really badly and there was oil everywhere. ugh, it was sooo nasty. It was my first order of business to purchase new shocks for that poor, neglected car.

imported_loudsubz

lol

was it like one of those oil gushers B, everytime it went down oil gushed everywhere... black gold B, black gold

imported_JookSingKid

koni, kyb, tokico....

all about the same build quality

I slightly biased towards KYBs because i haven't heard or met anyone with leaky AGXs...

imported_fotoboy0806

i have a set of 12 years old koni on my accord! and they still work great!!!