Mr 2jz Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Hi everyone, this is my first post on this account. Forgot the details to my old one. Been putting a little bit of money away each week and got £200 saved so far for coilovers. They're stupidly expensive on eBay so I was posting to see if anyone has got a decent working second hand set they don't want anymore. Cheers,Luke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Keep saving dude and get a brand new set of bc's or meister's well worth the extra cash.Cheers nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt1878 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 eBay isn't the place I would be looking for coilovers man.. Straight to the manufacturer or find a supplier of BC's / Meister's. You could always pick up some second hand in the classified section. Just keep an eye out. Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 2jz Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 The problem is I'm just too impatient akyakapotter lol 😂 Took me a month to scrape that together 😂 I would love a brand new set I really would. I did try and search the web and look on various pages Matt1878 but all still seem expensive... Unless I didn't look hard enough, which is usually the case around the house haha, posted on a few facebook pages to see if there is any decent second hand sets, if there's no decent sets I might just bite the bullet and save akyakapotter. Cheers both for the replies. Appreciated 😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lukEp Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Just take your time. I've been looking for a long while now and only this week a brand new set of BC ones come up cheap so I bought them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 2jz Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 A bloke commented on my post on facebook and said he's got some D2's for sale. Just awaiting a picture to see what they're like. If they're decent I'll have them. I'm just keen to get some asap haha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bug679 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Don't rush into buying coil overs lad. Ya could end up back in square one. Here's a set of bc coils look clean as fuck and cheap to http://www.adverts.ie/10326439 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lukEp Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 It says photo is from before fitting which was 12 month ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 2jz Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 You've got a point actually, them BC's don't look too bad actually. By far the cheapest I've seen so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 2jz Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Do you know what country they're from LukEP? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lukEp Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I'm presuming Ireland Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gorganl2000 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 save your money and buy a new set...as the others have advised meister's work well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 2jz Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Put another 50 away this week, so I'm just going to keep on pootling along putting abit away here and there... Then eventually I'll have a decent amount together haha! 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gorganl2000 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 that's the best way dude....and when you buy new, no need to worry about premature failures Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bug679 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Put another 50 away this week, so I'm just going to keep on pootling along putting abit away here and there... Then eventually I'll have a decent amount together haha! 😂 Fair play man, then y'all have warranty a brand spanking new set of coils to put on 😀🤗 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr 2jz Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 That's it Gorgan, that's what I was worried about with second hand sets. See a really dicey set on facebook the other week 😂 And I forgot about the warranty actually Bug lol! Another good point haha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrSweden Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I have rebuilt coilovers from Volkswagen Mk1 and Mk2 to fit my Starlet. Paid about 150£ Just need to adjust the hight a bit.. But it works fine for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 What size are those wheels!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starletezy Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Coilovers are not cheap personally I would go for BC or Meister . I have heard you can adapt coilovers from an vw polo to go on the starlet think there's a thread here somewhere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrSweden Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 What size are those wheels!? Mine are 16's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrSweden Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Coilovers are not cheap personally I would go for BC or Meister . I have heard you can adapt coilovers from an vw polo to go on the starlet think there's a thread here somewhere That's what I have Polo and Volkswagen Mk1 in front and Mk2 at the rear are the same, only different is that you can remove the bottom on the Mk1/Mk2.But you can't lower the car that much without taking away the suspension comfort. My Starlet has no suspenison, and the sprins are at the bottom of the coilover Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starletezy Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 That's what I have Polo and Volkswagen Mk1 in front and Mk2 at the rear are the same, only different is that you can remove the bottom on the Mk1/Mk2.But you can't lower the car that much without taking away the suspension comfort. My Starlet has no suspenison, and the sprins are at the bottom of the coiloverThat's the one is it easy to convert? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 ^^^^ very easy http://www.ukstarletowners.com/topic/78342-the-budget-coilovers-setup-polo-6n-golf-rear-end-update/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starletezy Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Just out of interest are they practical as well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 yes there not as bad as peep make out if your not going to low then its fine there pretty stiff when new but a year on and there soft Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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