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[Cookies220]

I've had my Gaz nickles for a good few years now and had them refurbed about a year ago.  Recently they started knocking so I complained to Gaz suggesting that they should not be failing within a year of being re-built.

 

They fully accepted this without any quibbling and I duly sent mine off and they have returned me a new set of black shocks with the adjuster valve at the bottom.  I've taken this to mean I have a free upgrade to my tired old shocks.

 

I know the subject of Gaz has been done to death on here - eg 'great customer service but why are there so many problems with them'.  I also have to consider the fact that I'm lucky the VX is not my daily driver AND I happed to have a jack and a spare set of shocks to throw on whilst I'd sent mine off.  There was also the hassle in having to box them up, take them to the post office and pay to send them back!

 

Would I but Gaz again? Probably not based on my overall experience, but if you do have them and they are failing I'd say persevere with Gaz and they will sort them for you.

[siztenboots]

if you have a seloc login, there is a thread on there about catastrophic failure http://forums.seloc.....php?tid=403317

[CocoPops]

Yeh and the owner seems to take no responsibility?!

 

He has crap car maintenance ethic looking at how rusted and dirty the car is generally, yet he expects some 8yr old shocks to be perfect?!

[siztenboots]

rusty springs are normal, until they can make a coating that won't crack , then not everyone can have shiny dampers. why did the top eye fracture on 7 out of 8 of the critical loaded parts , I don't see it was just for a lack of soapy water

[CocoPops]

No, but my point being... it would have been noticed earlier (before actual failure) if he'd actually maintained/cleaned his car.

 

and to be surprised at 8yr old products failing!

[siztenboots]

agree with your point , you should check these things before a trackday

[slindborg]

as per my point, would the pitchforks be out if it was Nitron/Quantum/Bilsteins with a similar level fault (oh the billies do with the dusty platforms, but noooo they are perfect )

[myles]

as per my point, would the pitchforks be out if it was Nitron/Quantum/Bilsteins with a similar level fault (oh the billies do with the dusty platforms, but noooo they are perfect )

 

The answer is probably no. I never knew there was such a thing as suspension fanbois until I bought this car.

[siztenboots]

as per my point, would the pitchforks be out if it was Nitron/Quantum/Bilsteins with a similar level fault (oh the billies do with the dusty platforms, but noooo they are perfect )

 

you forgot Ohlins , they deserve their reputation