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Originally Posted by jrainlay
Yikes! Just returned from the shop where I took my car to have them diagnose the source of a bumping noise I've been hearing from the left front suspension area. Much to my dismay, they determined that BOTH front H&R coilover struts are blown out and leaking oil. I have called Vivid Racing in Gilbert AZ, the local H&R distributor that installed the H&R coilovers back in January, and am waiting to hear back from them regarding next steps to get the front coilovers repaired or replaced.
Supposedly, H&R has a life-time warranty on their product, so in theory this shouldn't be a problem... except for the hassle of having to take my car to the shop again.
Has anyone else had experience with H&R warranty claims???
'll keep you all posted...
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OK... So here's an update on my situation. I contacted Vivid Racing, the shop that sold and installed the H&R coil overs on my Z4MC. They ordered a new set of front struts from H&R and installed them on the car... No change whatsoever in the noise coming from somewhere in the left front end. They also put a wrench on every nut and bolt just to make sure nothing was loose. Still no improvement. The only other thing they could come up with was to replace the left front strut bearing which upon inspection seemed to be making a clicking noise. Still have the noise and the shop is pretty much out of ideas. So, before I do anything else, I thought I would update the group and see if anyone has any other ideas. Again, the sound I'm hearing is a light, intermittent knocking/creaking sound (it's hard to describe), like something is loose, most noticeable when rolling over even small bumps at slow speed when there's little engine noise to mask it. The sound is definitely coming from left front and seems more suspension than steering related. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.