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mark_i
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Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:55 am

Any ideas about the blobs of colour BMW put on the suspension springs?
Height?, compression rating?
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Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:04 am

Piccie shows two rear springs for a cabbie,on the left a brand new M-Tec from BMW,other is the original
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As you can see,they have differing paint codes on them.
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Brianmoooore
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Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:21 am

Two white stripes on touring rears.
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Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:23 pm

just wrecking a 84 323, the rear springs are blue bilstiens and the fronts are black bilstiens,does anyone know what this signifies?
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