wyseguy

dont really post much on here but i thought i would share what i found after i was working on my car yesterday as a warning to anyone else using omnipower coilovers.

i stored the car for a year when i left for korea. now that im back i have a feeling this happened at a track day before i left when i spun out hard into the grass. as you can see, the front passenger coilover has literally broken in to two pieces cleanly, where it connects to the shock fork.




supposedly this issue has been "corrected" with their new coilovers. hmm... im currently in the process of getting them warrantied with omnipowerusa.

szuberi

wow..that is something you dont see everyday....a friend of mine had his koni yellow broken like that but that was due a very hard side impact/collission.

sol_searchin

wow ive NEVER seen that before but ive heard of alot of problems with OMNI coilovers!

k_r_a_c_k_e_r

iTrader: (3)

DAMN!.. remind me not to but them!!

RDub

this is a pretty well known fact with the older omni's.. they will replace the collars for free..

wyseguy

yeah, they're replacing the collars for free... a well known fact? i guess if you are on the forums constantly checking for updates. what about for the poor sap who isn't internet savvy and thinks they bought a good product then has their wheel fall off on the track? im sure there are other defective ones out that still haven't broken yet or are on the verge of. truthfully, i had driven the car around for a few days prior to this and hadn't really noticed a difference because i wasn't driving fast. all i needed was the moment i hit speed bump too fast and there could have been a lot more damage than just a broken collar...

civicfighter

damn. thats just plain dangerous. I hate for someone to have a serious accident as a result of something like this. They should do a recall of their products to avoid lawsuits

Sirberner

iTrader: (3)

omnipower get them fixed and sell they
- can you say lawsuit -
i had a set the ride sucks

Midori

where do you go to replace the collars?? I have a set of older ones... they are still good but I would rather be safe then sorry.

wyseguy

midori, just email them. they were pretty quick in getting back at me. not sure if they'll replace them without proof of being damaged though - i had to send them pics.