GPReyes

ok, so mechanic says i need to replace both front vibration dampers... each costing almost 700 bucks...

i've got a 96 carrera...

anyone know any oem places that would sell cheaper online?

help!!

GRINBOB

If you know the part numbers GOOGLE them...You will probably find more than one.

nile13

Wacha talkin bout, LeRoy?

What vibration dampers? Is he doing it together with muffler bearings and blinker fluid change?

Falcondrivr

what is a vibration damper?

Mike J

Shock absorbers?

jimbo3

Isolation for the gyroscopes.

nile13

I prefer to remove gyro isolators so I can feel the gyrations better. It's also possible to replace them with custom sports gyro isolators. While there, I'd also consider replacing gyroscopes with RoW models the way things were intended.

funbug

Probably the front shocks. Got a set of Bilsteins off Ebay Germany for about $700. In the process of fitting them (have already done the bushings). Not a difficult job to do yourself - there is a thread on it. Cleaning the wheel arches is taking longer than expected and is a real PITA.

jimbo3

How do you overcome the extra stress on the phase shift linkage? Do the ROW cars have a heavier duty capacitor?

nile13

As I always do. By drinking heavily.

Yes, they do. Added amount of flux makes it both heavier and more dutiful. There are drawbacks, of course, but RoW gyrations are truly excellent. That alone can atone for not properly cleaning the ISV.

chris walrod

and here I thought Renault F1 was the only car with mass dampers

jimbo3

Try the RS gyros. Expensive, but worth it if you drive anywhere near the limit. And, they're fairly easy to re-build, so it's cost-effective over the long term.

Floodj

Don't forget you need a 14mm hydrospanner with counter-rotating head to get phased shift linkage out.

GPReyes

wow you guys are ****ing funny... maybe you should sell your 993's and get the new 991 with your comedy careers.... vibration dampers are basically front left and right shocks... sorry different language ...it's the term my german mechanic uses... i got the parts thanks for your help anyway

Falcondrivr

Please don't be offended. We were all just afraid there was a secret part (waiting to fail) that we had never heard of.