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Never !

No, in many cases they show ''red cart'' to a driver and wrote notes in the MOT paper to come for an inspection again. Oh, so if i was visited a repair shop and installed a Moufoyaba shock absorbers i would be ''safe'' for the next 15 years at least? I wouldn't be ''money'' for them? I will keep that i mind when i visit a ''Pro'' not spending time and money with amateurs (with no Engineer's degree). ''when the going gets tough, the Tough get going".

No Mechanical Engineer degree, no MOT centre licence. The inspection is in plain view. 3 different (Private sector) MOT suspension testers, 2 independent mechanics (many times ask them while i was present to make inspection), multiple Alignments, the Koni installer and the Official Koni service didn't found the "damage" that a student says that i have plus ALL of them gave me the "OK" while the kid says i am "unsafe".

Right ! "You can not buy experience". I start driving at 4th class Primary school (illegaly, not in public), i got my driving license before i go to the Army, i pass the test and after 2 month training i became a driver, then as Civilian i start driving sport motorcycles for a decade (ALL these before the student was born) and later cars. I am not an expert and i will never be because i have no more time and the nessecairy money. There is no Skidpad in country villages here but there are 350+ km of Mountain Roads (with Highway are more and the Mountain Roads of Athens don't count on this) which offer unique experience that a desk can not provide you so we have real Practise vs only Theory. Same turns with the same car (other cars that i have drive don't count on this), Stock or with upgrades, stock suspension or Koni shocks, Eibach and Apex springs and still according to a student (the Hahas don't count) which haven't worked a single day so far, i can not say if my rebuilted suspension works good or not plus i had to justify to him (and his Pet) why i need a better than Stock suspension?

I remember that @Thefeliciahacker has LPG (installed and adjusted by himself) in his car but is Injection so i presume it will work cleaner too?

This topic is about Koni rebuild, for almost 30 years here we buy Koni because they are good quality and they are repairable. Koni has experienced engineers and takes tons of feedback from testers-Racing drivers, does not need the opinion of a banana farmer. A student with no working experience at all can not (no matter how hard he tries) cancel the products of a world famous company, this reminds my some students which publish again and again studies about car accessoires (how dangerous are, what kind of damage they produce etc) but when finally get a job in a company automatically shout their mouth and forget everything ! So, must i reverse the whole procedure in my car and remove everything extra only because a kid and his puppy only chatter paraphilology by collusion? @nta16 : The MOT official is an engineer, when the student above hired in a MOT centre do you really believe that will ''cancel'' a car because has after market suspension and lowering springs? NO.

I think the best is to have them both, car manual and Haynes. The second hepls you with photos how to assemble-dissasemble and helps you do some repairs or DIY things.

Update: So far so good, no problem after all these months, many times checked and no leaks at all. Till the next radiator change i will leave it as is, "nothing more permanently than the temporary" as we say here.

No, it's not that the reason, especially in GTC there were guys with racing experience in England-Germany-USA, guys with tons of practical experience, professionals (tyres, suspensions etc) that they could ''crush'' you in a second. No huge bold letters, no HAHAHAHA, no copy-paste from your school books. I would love to see you saying all these for Koni rebuild, you wouldn't last even a week.

In case of a big problem the help from a Pro is needed. ''when the going gets tough, the Tough get going".

You may have vision issues, that's why you are writing with big bold red letters. Don't worry, the other topic was deleted or will compleately modified, since we ''solve things" in another 2 topic you can write anything you want because i will not see it. I wonder why i haven't see you in the other 2 Skoda forums in GR, now i know the reason, you couldn't stay there more than a week. Keep your pordoyaba, we here buy Koni for 2 reasons, they are good quality and have A' class repair service, drivers with tons of practical experience and pros recommend them.

Read again, i said ''archive'' which means Old. IF you have paid attention you would notice the Yellow ring, was for a test period only since i use Blue, the thermostat housing has been replaced.

I have found in my photos archive another unpleasant ''Engine bay'' surprise. Sloppy work from a mechanic in thermostat, the screws and the use of gasket glue, after some years i noticed the Coolant level went 2cm down and in purpose i asked for a ''pressing test'' and the new mechanic found a small leak. Was from below, not obvious at first glance or as you look at it from above.

These are for the books of your school. You have not working experience and you can't confront Koni which makes friction type shock absorbers since 1932. You have installed a Paparoyaba suspension (i don't remember the brand correctly) and with your ''balloon'' 75 tyre height you think you have achieve something great. No matter if you agree or not Koni offers A' class suspension service for their products and many drivers around the World are happy with them and enjoy Sport style driving. Although was well known between mechanics before this year, since 2005 where the Auto-forum began in Greece many drivers discuss in public about Rebuild work and how successful can be done in their Official Center with original Koni parts. Never regret that i installed Koni shock absorbers and 30mm lowering springs. 🏁

How many years of work experience you have in a Suspension make company or relative subject as Suspension service repair shop?

I wasn't referring to an Engineer. Koni entered Rally in 1955 and in Formula 1 in 1956, so all these decades the head of the workforce what are? Street sweepers, house painters, farmers, banana transporters?

STR.T Kit The result of a technological partnership The STR.T Kit from KONI comprises KONI STR.T. shock absorbers and custom-made lowering springs from the company H&R. Both companies can look back on many years of experience in motor racing, such as in Formula 1 or the DTM. The advantages for the customer are obvious. The experience gained along with the technological developments flow directly into the companies' product development. KONI's STR.T. shock absorbers stand for perfect road holding, optimum handling and breathtaking centrifugal force. Thanks to the extremely high reaction speeds of the shock absorbers drivers can totally rely on their equipment even in precarious or demanding situations. As a result of the symbiosis between H&R's lowering springs and KONI's STR.T shocks into the STR.T Kit tuners receive a suspension kit from the factory perfectly balanced to suit their vehicle. Unpleasant pitch and rolling movements are thus reduced to a minimum. Depending on vehicle make a lowering up to 40 mm is offered. This means that nothing now stands in the way of high speed drives on curving roads and the ultimate driving pleasure. FEATURES Perfectly tuned chassis / 100% performance Excellent handling Lowering up to 40 mm with H&R springs Perfect match 100% streetlegal https://www.amortiseronline.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Koni-strt-amortiser-set-3.jpg Koni Street with Lowering spings, exactly what i have and for the task that i want. So who you are going to trust? Koni or an maladaptive?

Nodody (2 independent mechanics, the Koni official service with 30+ years of experience in suspensions, ALL the MOT inspection officials) have found nothing, only ONE found and from a distance via divination abilities. Paradoxically the same who claimed that my car has lost power and torque too due to upgrades, but it turned out that not only did not (has both better than his) plus has lower consumption. At 0:46 says "Perfect OE replacement for spirited driving" https://www.koni.com/en-US/Cars/Products/Sport-Tuning/STR-T-Kit/ Koni gives it with lowering springs (as i have).

That suspension was on the Skoda catalogue, you could order them in local Skoda dealer here in Greece but: Who's going to repair that suspension after some years? From where he would buy spare parts? Even their site does not working https://www.hpsporting.cz/tlumice_sporting.php https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/611515604493904/?rid=3599056943683049&ad_id&rt=1&refID=0&refType=0&referral_code=commerce_attachment 1278 euro (Used) https://www.skodateam.cz/Bazar?row=B9M#_007~~1~i=404&page_007=654&limit_007=0&or_007=D.NGHop.a9nN&id_007=2016-03-12 07:42:33 364 euro (Rebulid) https://aukro.cz/hp-sporting-skoda-felicia-favorit-nova-sada-7045328861 770 euro (New)

Open a new one.

This topic is about Koni rebuild and not about the "fantastic performance" of Stock yours, if you don't like Koni and 30mm lowering springs don't install them, who cares anyway?

Take your car with 20W-50 ''old tractor sound" oil then, attached a accessoire like this https://agraria.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Φρέζα-–-Καλλιεργητής.jpg or this https://cdn7.regie-agricole.com/l86112968-1/zagroda-wiesenegge-8m.jpg and make it more useful, that's it's meant to be used by you.

No need to write with big bold letters or greater size to attract attention. Read AGAIN my previous post, the MOT test was with Koni suspension 21 years old (i write it again 21) and not 8 as yours. Your suspension is for driving style from town to town n country in highway like my father which is 87 years old.

If you have in your gas tank good gasoline but only few litres only and someone drops many litres gadoline with water when you start the car "instantly" the engine will start "cough"? No, it will burn first the good gasoline in the lines and then the problems will start. I have posted the MOT results for brakes-suspension and your "sticky" show up immediately (collusion). Since you used twice the word "dare" ,tomorrow morning you will see my fuel consumption numbers and later at night the emission ones, would these enough for you?

Me too in this.