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This page has been created to keep a record of the mileages that owners have to replace their dampers.
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This page has been created to keep a record of the mileages that owners had to [[Change a damper and spring|replace their dampers]].
 
 
  
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* [[Examples of a broken damper]]
  
 
===Bilstein===
 
===Bilstein===
 
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
{| border="1"
! Name !! Car
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|52,000 || S2john
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|-
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|66,500 || mcmikey
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|-
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|64,000 || GP Zarquon
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|-
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| 62,000 || Stephanie Plum
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|-
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| 60,000 || Steve69
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|-
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| 60,000 || MattV (Fronts (11 years))
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|-
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| 58,000 || slindborg (spring platform corrosion)
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|-
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| 57,700|| paulc
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|-
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| 57,000|| MrCirclips
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|-
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| 56,544 || VinZ667
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|-
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| 56,000 || Shiplo
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|-
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| 54,463 || niki265
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|-
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| 53,000 || Andrew S
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|-
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| 52,000 || PTP170
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|-
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| 51,000 || MJK24
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|-
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| 50,000 || russcasey (30K with honda engine)
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|-
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| 49,000 || tomjeffrey
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|-
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| 49,000 || Kambites
 
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| 64,000
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| 43,000 || AndyKay
|| GP Zarquon
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 62,000  
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| 40,000 || Chopperver1
|| Stephanie Plum
 
 
|-
 
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| 60,000
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| 39,247 || niki265
|| Steve69
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 58,000
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| 38,500 || nelsont
|| slindborg (spring platform corrosion)
 
 
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| 57,000
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| 37,000 || FrancoZ
|| MrCirclips
 
 
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| 56,000  
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| 35,000 || Anth (spring platform corrosion) LSS
|| Shiplo
 
 
|-
 
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| 54,463  
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| 34,463 || niki265
|| niki265
 
 
|-
 
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| 53,000  
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| 32,000 || Andrew S
|| Andrew S
 
 
|-
 
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| 52,000  
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| 32,000 || unclefester
|| PTP170
 
 
|-
 
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| 51,000  
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| 32,000 || Trixster
|| MJK24
 
 
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| 40,000  
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| 31,000 || windman
|| Chopperver1
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 39,247
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| 31,000 || quasar
|| niki265
 
 
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| 35,000  
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| 30,000 || LRGS2
|| Anth (spring platform corrosion) LSS
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 34,463
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| 30,000 ||Thrustyjust (spring platform corrosion 5 Yrs)
|| niki265
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 32,000
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| 29,316 || MattV
|| Andrew S
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 32,000
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| 26,000 || NathanE
|| Trixster
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 31,000  
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| 25,000 || Chopperver1
|| windman
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 30,000  
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| 25,000 || Gary ZBJ (SPC corrosion 7yrs)
|| LRGS2
 
 
|-
 
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| 26,000  
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| 23,000 || Miro
|| NathanE
 
 
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| 25,000  
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| 23,000 || simwra
|| Chopperver1
 
 
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|-
| 23,000  
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| 23,000 || Greg_S
|| Miro
 
 
|-
 
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| 23,000  
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| 22,000 || grahampaula
|| simwra
 
 
|-
 
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| 23,000  
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| 21,000 || flying banana
|| Greg_S
 
 
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| 22,000  
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| 18,000 || jcross (S2 LSS)
|| grahampaula
 
 
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| 21,000  
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| 18,000 || Lef
|| flying banana
 
 
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| 18,000  
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| 18,000 || JACK6284
|| Lef
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|-15,000 || Tommy r
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| 12,000 || rich74
 
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| 18,000  
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| 10,000 || davidb (replaced FOC)
|| JACK6284
 
 
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| 10,000
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| 8,875 || Solar Yellow Elise
|| davidb (replaced FOC)
 
 
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| 8,875
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| 8,000 || Steve69 (replaced FOC)
|| Solar Yellow Elise
 
 
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| 8,000  
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| 5,000 || Up-the-Dubs (fitted to S1)
|| Steve69(replaced FOC)
 
 
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| <12 months  
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| <12 months || niki265 (replaced FOC)
|| niki265 (replaced FOC)
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
 
  
 
===Koni===
 
===Koni===
 
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
{| border="1"
! Name !! Car
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! Mileage !! Name
 
|-
 
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| 22,000  
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| 65,000 || MartinQ
|| strees
 
 
|-
 
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| 1,000  
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| 22,000 || strees
|| elise_s1
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|-
|}
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| 1,000 || elise_s1
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|-
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| 38,000 || S1 (16yrs) rears leaking
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[[Category:Suspension]]
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[[Category:Lotus Elise]]
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[[Category:S1]]
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[[Category:S2]]

Latest revision as of 12:57, 28 January 2018

This page has been created to keep a record of the mileages that owners had to replace their dampers.

Bilstein

52,000 S2john
66,500 mcmikey
64,000 GP Zarquon
62,000 Stephanie Plum
60,000 Steve69
60,000 MattV (Fronts (11 years))
58,000 slindborg (spring platform corrosion)
57,700 paulc
57,000 MrCirclips
56,544 VinZ667
56,000 Shiplo
54,463 niki265
53,000 Andrew S
52,000 PTP170
51,000 MJK24
50,000 russcasey (30K with honda engine)
49,000 tomjeffrey
49,000 Kambites
43,000 AndyKay
40,000 Chopperver1
39,247 niki265
38,500 nelsont
37,000 FrancoZ
35,000 Anth (spring platform corrosion) LSS
34,463 niki265
32,000 Andrew S
32,000 unclefester
32,000 Trixster
31,000 windman
31,000 quasar
30,000 LRGS2
30,000 Thrustyjust (spring platform corrosion 5 Yrs)
29,316 MattV
26,000 NathanE
25,000 Chopperver1
25,000 Gary ZBJ (SPC corrosion 7yrs)
23,000 Miro
23,000 simwra
23,000 Greg_S
22,000 grahampaula
21,000 flying banana
18,000 jcross (S2 LSS)
18,000 Lef
18,000 JACK6284
12,000 rich74
10,000 davidb (replaced FOC)
8,875 Solar Yellow Elise
8,000 Steve69 (replaced FOC)
5,000 Up-the-Dubs (fitted to S1)
<12 months niki265 (replaced FOC)

Koni

Mileage Name
65,000 MartinQ
22,000 strees
1,000 elise_s1
38,000 S1 (16yrs) rears leaking