Koni shocks installed(very long,all the pics)

[Artur Costa]

This is probably OT but as Im an E34 M5 owner too I think I should post this with the comunity as this is the first forum I entered and the comunity I most love
I already posted on other forums but could not skip you guys...

Well I daily drive a Audi A4 Avant 1.9TDi and this car was one of the best buys my dad ever did...he did nearly 200.000kms on the car and gave it to me!
The engine never had any problems and the car runs strong and no smoke(diesel).
It has now 238.000kms and its in my hands and the shocks were stock so the car was getting a bit dangerous

Now back to the topic..
I decided to go for the Koni shocks as all the other were nearly the same price and not that well quoted. Actually Audi asker 630€ to install the same ones that came with the car...
So for 515€ I could have all 4 Koni Special(red) shocks in my car but not assembled by Audi offcourse.

As I decided to install all 4 shocks they had to complitly deassemble my trunck wich was not good to look at:
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/rear2.jpg

I was thinking that they were braking my car
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/rear1.jpg

But I had to get over it.
Here are fotos of the old shocks:
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/Rearold.jpg
Rear ones..
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/oldunder.jpg

Front...
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/oldFD.jpg
Disk and shock already beeing deassembled...
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/FrontDisk.jpg

The front and rear right shocks
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/OldShocks.jpg

So I decided to see the new shocks...
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/KoniINBOX.jpg
...and they look great!

After that as the car was there up on the elevator I was looking at everything under the car and saw that one of the airintakes was broken...not a problem but it simple was nothing left of hem
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/airintake.jpg
Thats the problem of having a car 6cm of the ground
(Note:the 6cm is stock in all 96 A4s with sport pack)

So they started at 10h working in the car and now was time for lunch so I had to leave the car there
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/eleva.jpg
It was very difficult to leave "her" like that...(I said her cus Estate in portuguese is "carrinha" and its female)


After a difficult lunch I was back and the trunk was now looking great really looking as new!
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/Malaweb.jpg

The rear shocks were on its place now and they really look sweat
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/KoniLRweb.jpg
Fronts were been assembled.
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/KoniFRbefore.jpg
Rear one looks great!
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/KoniLRweb.jpg

It took them more less 15mins to assemble all 4shocks and put the wheels back....
The shocks look really nice!

http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/KoniFRweb.jpg

http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/KoniRLweb.jpg

So to end up the day with a "new" car I cleaned the inside...
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/Backweb.jpg
And my "cockpit"
http://arturcosta.com.sapo.pt/InsideDez.jpg


Sorry for the long write up but this is the complete story not just a part like I posted on other boards!



P.S. sorry about the typos...