Civilizing a Cal Looker
andrewlandon67:
Quote from: j-dub on May 13, 2019, 16:01:59 pm
Can anyone provide a Koni part number for a steering damper that would fit a early bug? All of my googling brings me to 76-1099 which is the type with an eyelet on either side which works on bus, 356 Porsche and maybe some later bugs. The early bug has one end that sort of looks like a hockey stick.
My best lead so far is 76-1099, but none of the internet sales listings has a matching image.
From CSP, they give a vw part number but not Koni
https://www.csp-shop.com/en/brand-shops/koni-steering-damper-425-021-113k-11381c.html
I think I found it. That's far from cheap, but from what I've heard, it'll be worth the money. Looking at this, my guess is that CSP uses a 9 digit part number template, similar to VW, but more for stocking purposes.
j-dub:
Thanks,
That is 300 US shipped if I get it from CSP, I was trying to find one local. I just sent a message to KONI asking about this, I will let you know what they say if I get a response.
EDIT, here is the response I recieved from Koni
EDIT#2 Koni confirmed the part number is 76-1293
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Jeremy,
Thank you for your interest in KONI Shocks. The part has unfortunately been discontinued and is no longer available to us here in the US. The final 100 pcs were produced back in 2014 and shipped to Germany. The last time we brought these into the US Market was back in 2012, and that was only 5 pieces. 1 the prior year in 2011, and 3 in 2010.
andrewlandon67:
Quote from: j-dub on May 15, 2019, 03:15:49 am
Thanks,
That is 300 US shipped if I get it from CSP, I was trying to find one local. I just sent a message to KONI asking about this, I will let you know what they say if I get a response.
EDIT, here is the response I recieved from Koni
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Jeremy,
Thank you for your interest in KONI Shocks. The part has unfortunately been discontinued and is no longer available to us here in the US. The final 100 pcs were produced back in 2014 and shipped to Germany. The last time we brought these into the US Market was back in 2012, and that was only 5 pieces. 1 the prior year in 2011, and 3 in 2010.
That's all too bad... I wonder if we could put together a lobby to get KONI to produce a few limited runs of them for those of us who want nice-driving VWs.
Brandon Sinclair:
What is the part number for the Bilstein steering dampner?
Those seats look great Bryan! How do they compare weight wise to the stock seats and comfort level?
j-dub:
I made an update to my post above but Koni did confirm the part number is 76-1293. If anyone finds a source, please let me know.
I have attempted to purchase one from a online retailer, after the purchase process I received an email that the order would be canceled due to it not being in stock. I have also attempted to purchase one through Amazon, however I have my doubts about that as well.
The link previously provided for the Bilstein version did not pan out but some googling shows Bilstein B 22 037 may be the one.
Edit: the Amazon purchase did not work either, they contacted me today and said they were canceling the order due to lack of availability.
Edit #2: I just purchased a Bilstein steering damper B 22-027, I have not yet installed it.
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