Bilstein PSS9 part numbers
03-10-2007, 03:54 AM
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Bilstein PSS9 part numbers
Can anyone help:
I bought a set, or so I thought. A box arrived today - yaay! but with only the fronts in there. So hopefully there's a second box on it's way.
What's worrying me more is that the numbers on the shocks are: BM5-6872-H0, whereas the S2000 kit is supposedly GM5-8865-HO. I've looked on google and Bilstein's application guide and can't find any mention of the parts I have anywhere, but I notice the S2000 only has one entry whereas most other cars have part numbers for front and rear. So I'm wondering if these really are the correct ones and the 8865 number is for the whole kit? They do have the right mounts, and as far as I can tell look the right size.
Can anyone who has a set confirm what part numbers were on them?
Thanks.
I bought a set, or so I thought. A box arrived today - yaay! but with only the fronts in there. So hopefully there's a second box on it's way.
What's worrying me more is that the numbers on the shocks are: BM5-6872-H0, whereas the S2000 kit is supposedly GM5-8865-HO. I've looked on google and Bilstein's application guide and can't find any mention of the parts I have anywhere, but I notice the S2000 only has one entry whereas most other cars have part numbers for front and rear. So I'm wondering if these really are the correct ones and the 8865 number is for the whole kit? They do have the right mounts, and as far as I can tell look the right size.
Can anyone who has a set confirm what part numbers were on them?
Thanks.
03-10-2007, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Dembo,Mar 10 2007, 04:54 AM
the numbers on the shocks are: BM5-6872-H0, whereas the S2000 kit is supposedly GM5-8865-HO.
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What you have is a PSS, not the PSS9
03-10-2007, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by RACER,Mar 10 2007, 01:28 PM
What you have is a PSS, not the PSS9
03-10-2007, 05:24 AM
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Joy!
Much searching and trying to read German, and I found a fitting guide that confirms that BM5-6872 is the rear damper part, and 6870/6871 are the fronts (why are they different?).
http://www.dvsegmbh.info/PDF/einbau/12007/...WM4-Y529A00.PDF
The question now is do I go fit just the rears whilst I have the time and hope the fronts turn up on Monday. Hmmm.
Thanks for looking.
Much searching and trying to read German, and I found a fitting guide that confirms that BM5-6872 is the rear damper part, and 6870/6871 are the fronts (why are they different?).
http://www.dvsegmbh.info/PDF/einbau/12007/...WM4-Y529A00.PDF
The question now is do I go fit just the rears whilst I have the time and hope the fronts turn up on Monday. Hmmm.
Thanks for looking.
03-10-2007, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Dembo,Mar 10 2007, 05:47 AM
I wondered that, but they have the damper adjuster (and it turns and clicks) which the PSS doesn't have.
03-10-2007, 10:56 PM
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03-11-2007, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by RACER,Mar 11 2007, 01:58 AM
But why the off part # 
01-28-2017, 11:16 PM
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I bought a used set of PSS9s (said to be used for 5k miles). There doesn't seem to be any leaks or anything but I did notice the front passenger side coilover adjustment knobs dont click at all. All the other 3 corners make the adjusting clicking noise when turning the dial but the front passenger side doesn't. I hope the guy didn't sell it for this reason. Anyone know if this is a sign of wear or abuse?