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markmalin 10-28-2020 05:43 AM
How do i determine if my car has Boge or Bilstein?
 
May be a silly question, but I don't understand how to determine if my car has Boge or Bilstein struts. This is an 85 Carrera. They are green, but there is no label on them. I don't want to buy the wrong inserts.


Humbly,
Mark

fizeus 10-28-2020 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by markmalin (Post 11079623)
May be a silly question, but I don't understand how to determine if my car has Boge or Bilstein struts. This is an 85 Carrera. They are green, but there is no label on them. I don't want to buy the wrong inserts.


Humbly,
Mark
green is for bilsteins, i'm assuming they are not boge painted in green

markmalin 10-28-2020 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by fizeus (Post 11079653)
green is for bilsteins, i'm assuming they are not boge painted in green
Grazie!

john walker's workshop 10-28-2020 08:23 AM
If bilsteins are in boge struts, the dust cover is green and the strut is black. Most Carreras came with boge. Bilsteins have a big rollpin through the bottom of the strut.

Bill Verburg 10-28-2020 09:23 AM
Sort of hard to see due to the road grime but Bilstein's have an external pin that locks the insert rod to the outer casing. It can be seen here just above the ball joint

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1603905475.jpg

markmalin 10-28-2020 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill Verburg (Post 11079995)
Sort of hard to see due to the road grime but Bilstein's have an external pin that locks the insert rod to the outer casing. It can be seen here just above the ball joint
Ah! Thanks. Mine are certainly green, but I'll have to look for that pin.

With Bilstein's, do you tap the pin out and the insert pulls out, then?

Bill Verburg 10-28-2020 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by markmalin (Post 11080195)
Ah! Thanks. Mine are certainly green, but I'll have to look for that pin.

With Bilstein's, do you tap the pin out and the insert pulls out, then?
yes

phelix 10-31-2020 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill Verburg (Post 11079995)
Sort of hard to see due to the road grime but Bilstein's have an external pin that locks the insert rod to the outer casing. It can be seen here just above the ball joint

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1603905475.jpg
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