Re: Those Bilstein Numbers

[David Strope <dstrope@erols.com>]

It's amazing to me that just one person who claims
to know what the correct parts should be can send 
everyone into a frenzy.

If you bought from a good dealer and you like the way
your car rides then who cares.


posaune wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone, long time no write (moving n' stuff)
> 
> Ok, so all the talk about Bilsteins prompted me to go take a look at the
> ones sitting in my basement for my '97 Jetta GLX.  I ordered them
> (sports + Neuspeed Lowering springs) in the summer, but haven't gotten
> around to putting them on yet (luckily?).
> 
> These are the numbers written on the shocks:
> 
> fr:  F4 VN3 4172 H000
> 
> rr: F4 B36 0654 H001
> 
> According to the Bilstein website, these are the front sport struts for
> 93-95 Golf/Jetta VR6s and the rear HD's(!) for 85-92 A2's(!).
> 
> So, uhh, can anyone shed some light here.  Am I seeing things?  They
> were ordered from ND, and usually this kind of thing doesn't happen
> there, but sheesh!
> 
> One more Q:  Is there really a difference B/T Neuspeed Sports (what I
> originally asked for) and Bilstein sports (what I apparently got)?  The
> guy I spoke to said no, but I should know better by now...
> 
> -erik
> 1997 Jetta GLX (frustrated, still riding on stock mushpoles and
> GawdAwfuls even though there are Bilsteins and P700Zs in the basement
> Edition)
> 
> On the upside, I think I'm getting an '83 Rabbit GTI this week :).