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What do you think I should do....guy selling used Konis on the For Sale thread for cheap. Said he used them for Spring and Summer only and they are fine. I'm tempted cuz' he's selling them already modified to the strut housing and I can save my stock struts for later use or whatever, if I ever want to sell the car. BUT I'm worried about them blowing and not getting the lifetime warranty. He says he lost the original receipt but can get a new receipt from a shop which Koni requires to stay true to the warranty. I don't want to get screwed, but I also can't afford to buy new. Do you think his Konis are still ok? (Koni claims they'll last the life of a car) AND....if he got a receipt would Koni still honor it? Opinions please!

 
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I am sure they ok, but you may or may not get the warrenty without the receipt. also, some konis have problem with the perch breaking unless it is welded on. I personally would be wary of them, but that is me. I wouldn't buy konis to begin with..

 
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Yeah, but I was dumb and went with springs instead of coilovers, so Konis are my only option right now. Any other thoughts from anyone....

 
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I always thought that springs gave a better ride then coil-overs.. but maybe that depends on which brands are being compared.

I dont know if the Koni Yellows are considered their street version(I assume they are), but according to www.koni-na.com the warranty is for the orginal purchaser. If the reciept says it was paid by cash and has no name tied to it, then you probably could get away with transferring the warranty to yourself.

This would probably be the only way I would consider buying used Koni's... FWIW

 
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^^^ my thoughts exactly... i was so close to buying used koni's but i checked out their website and dicovered that... ended up getting them from tornactive w/ 7gen5off... came out to around $560? i dunno i forgot... i'm partially sponsored by mom... =X

 
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CivicHX01, you and your kind are my greatest envy. I wish mom could help me out with school tuition....let alone my car.....

 
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yea i am a lucky only child... i love my parents tho, when i graduate college in 3 years (computer engineering major) and get a good job, imma buy my parents a big house...

anywayz... back on topic...

 
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Yeah, that's why I told the guy that I would only buy them if he had a copy of the receipt. He said he can get a receipt from a shop, but I still don't know if he paid cash or credit. Koni said they need a faxed copy of the car's registration, the reciept, and a credit card #. Maybe I should just bite the bullet and buy them new, but it'd be SO NICE to save my stocks and just use his to bolt on. Any other opinions? lease:

 
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some people with full coilover setups sell their stock shocks.. so you can buy a set of stock front shocks, install the koni's on those and have no downtime on your ride... and you get to keep your own stock shocks