BILSTEINS IN THE BIN

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Pamo

Pamo

2 жыл бұрын

A long-term review (4 years / 45,000 mile) of the Bilstein B12 suspension kit for the E36.
UK Pothole repair league table: www.fillthathole.org.uk/leagu...
Thanks for watching!
/ pamogriffiths

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@yojay1
@yojay1 2 жыл бұрын
Well done for calling this out! Bilstein have always had a problem with rusting and poor paint on the B6/12, but failing entirely is unacceptable.
@davomyarse
@davomyarse 2 жыл бұрын
I’m the ‘friend from Oxford’ with the AP coilovers. Mine have seen some road miles but also track abuse, including surviving a broken suspension arm that nearly saw a wheel come off.
@terrymanoranjan6006
@terrymanoranjan6006
I’ve got the b6 kit on my 46. I run it on estate rear springs and shocks as it’s a vert and they break rear springs and fail the rear shocks. Been in the car for over 6 years and still perfect. I’m extremely happy with them
@ryanhansen7
@ryanhansen7 Жыл бұрын
I literally have that in my cart right now. Springs too. I’m glad I caught this first.
@nickg4135
@nickg4135 Жыл бұрын
glad i found this video, was going to pull the trigger on the b12 kit. I'm already having a terrible time with the rubbish suspension i have where the sway bar end link mount snapped and blew one of my tires. might look into some quality stuff like KW next time around
@tiitsaul9036
@tiitsaul9036 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update. I agree with you. My e28 shocks lasted over 30 years (made in West Germany) and only failed due perished dust boots.
@iainhay2823
@iainhay2823 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a vid from you even if it is because of a failure. Absolutely stunned to see Northumberland is good at filling holes in that league table, one nearly swallowed my Z3 recently it was that big! Had a bilstein shock top fail on me after about 300miles with some fairly spirited driving round your way, replaced it no problem but took a bit of chasing.
@S7midnight
@S7midnight 2 жыл бұрын
Hey! I bought mine in 2014 and had been using them in my track day E36 for 5years, and now they're in my daily E36 (😃). I'm sure they must have done about 80k miles or so. They're still ok (the same result at MOT throughout the years) As far as the ride quality is concerned in case of my set (B12 + eibach anti rollbars) it all depends on what u expect when you buy them - I don't think they're supposed to work good when commuting in town or sth. To me they worked ok at the track but they worked brilliantly at the speed over 100mph on normal road ☺️. I think that stock shocks work 1000 times better for normal, slow commuting, because these (B12) can even cause serious problems with spine if you try to use them for "normal driving"
@eckd50
@eckd50 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers for putting this video together. I have been thinking about upgrading my rear super cheap rear shocks for a while to match the front bilsteins (which I did notice an improvement with) but couldn't quite bear shelling out £200 on. I'll have a look at some alternatives! Great channel, currently thinking about putting my Gauge S in... 🙂
@theman383
@theman383 Жыл бұрын
I used these KYBs on my 2010 Ford Focus .. the ride was just calm , planted and smooth ..
@jimdcars
@jimdcars Жыл бұрын
Not me watching this AFTER buying the b12 kit… I’m yet to install it and seriously considering sending them back and getting koni
@jimmyboyd817
@jimmyboyd817 2 жыл бұрын
I have a 1996 328 sport coupe and had b4's fitted on the rear and eibach springs. Had to replace both shocks after 15k also had a broken spring in November so roughly 4 years of use.replaced with b4's again and Lesjöfors Swedish springs so bit softer this time and handling isn't as good.Thinking I'll just try these KYB's when I replace the fronts in the summer.
@garrydiggins3181
@garrydiggins3181 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve just fitted them to my M3 evo about 2 months ago fingers crossed don’t do much more than about 2 or 3000 miles a year though at the most
@wolfcrossing2734
@wolfcrossing2734 2 жыл бұрын
I caught your video ("BILSTEINS IN THE BIN", 22 March 2022) just as I was about to pull the trigger for a Bilstein (B12) Kit with Eibach springs. Now, I think I will have to do a bit more due diligence and take another look at some of Bilstein’s competitors.
@razvanyke
@razvanyke
Very nice video, man ! New Sub here. I love the honesty and the way you told the story. Take care !
@bbehzadi413
@bbehzadi413 2 жыл бұрын
Dang was thinking of getting the B12 kit for my Saab 9-5. Might consider koni reds and maptun springs. Or just getting coilovers. Haven’t had issues on the coil overs on both my Subarus (HKS & Tein)
@VeganBytes
@VeganBytes
Have B6 shocks on my mx5 2019 from factory. Not even 30k miles and my rear left shock is clunking badly going over uneven road.
@jameschapman5748
@jameschapman5748 2 жыл бұрын
Eibach Pro Street S Coilovers have been fantastic, I live in pot hole county, Wiltshire and they are a perfect comprise in my opinion
@flybobbie1449
@flybobbie1449 Жыл бұрын
I have B6 all round ,std. springs, rears since 2014 front since 2016. Done about 45k now on Z4 E89. Still OK. some edges of tube have rusted, touch of paint keeps them reasonable looking on the edges.
@csalmon4406
@csalmon4406 2 жыл бұрын
So... I've had many sets of shocks. Best so far on the front was the std Bilsteins off the avus 328 sport stamped bmw. But that's for the front of a few E36s I've had.
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