[zbrewha863]

So I bought a set of Zeal Function B6 coilovers off of a board member here, they're the ones that VeilsideAP1 owned apparently. Anyway, he said that one or two of the coilovers would need to be rebuilt, so I sent all four of them to Zeal for a rebuild. Zeal told me it would be $100 per corner for a standard rebuild, which would include gas, oil, boots, and seals.

Zeal then checked out the coilovers, said they also need new knobs, two new struts, and two new casings (there is some surface rust on them), and a list of other parts like new pistons, seals, boots, etc., and told me that the total now comes out to around $960 for the rebuild. They have now said that the $100 per corner is only for labor, and that all parts (incl. boots and seals) are extra. Zeal has told me that the coilovers are not in bad condition (a little surface rust, and two of the adjustment knobs don't do anything, which makes them think that the struts are blown), and that this is basically just a standard rebuild, which I thought would be $400. I already have $700 in them, so I don't want to spend an extra $1k just to rebuild them.

Has anyone else had coilovers rebuilt by Zeal, and if so, what was your experience? Also, does anybody have any knowledge of the condition Veilside's coilovers were in when he sold them? I bought them and then shipped them directly to Zeal without really checking them out in depth (my mistake). The two that I looked at appeared to be in fairly good shape though, and I can't imagine $1k for a standard rebuild is really a standard price.

Thoughts/help?

[Mr. Francesco]

I sold a set of function B6s to a friend several years ago and he had them rebuilt. It was $400 + S/H ($100 per each corner + Shipping and Handling both ways). I talked to Zeal directly about the rebuild on several occasions before I sold the coilovers and basically what it comes down to is, you just don't know what needs to be fixed/replaced until you actually take them apart.

It's your suspension and it's a very important part of the vehicle. If you don't agree with the price or services, then I would have a vendor on this forum take a look at them for you.

[zbrewha863]

Thanks for the feedback. The shock was that they told me that most of the parts that need to be replaced are included in the standard rebuild price, the only exceptions are the knobs, two casings, and two forks. It's not a bad price for what they are doing, I think I was just shocked by the jump from the original quote. Sounds like it's a pretty standard price then.

[vividracing.com]

Seals/pistons should be included in that price. There is no reason for you to buy an entire strut if it's not physically damaged... That's the point of rebuilding them. You also shouldn't need to replace anything just for some surface rust. I'd recommend replacing anything rusty, or at the minimum addressing the rust issue but replacing them isn't a requirement imo.

[EchoOfSilence]

Sorry to bring this back up, but were these serviced at Endless Japan, or Endless USA?

[rev_to_8]

I'm pretty sure he sent them to Endless USA in Huntington Beach. They are about 10 minutes away from my office.

I do remember him posting those up for sale a while back but I believe he is the second or third owner.

[zbrewha863]

Endless USA did the work, they got the parts in from Endless Japan. Took them about a month to do, although they discounted the labor $100 so I can't really complain. I got them in, the one I took out looks ok, and I will take a closer look this weekend when we do the install.