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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 12:24 AM
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I was wondering what other shocks are out there you guys are using other then the Bilstein shocks... i mean i wouldnt mind buying a set but they are yellow and blue and i have a torch red vette...

the price is great about 350 for a set of 4 for the vette... any other shocks for around that price or should i just buy the Bilstein and paint them lol....
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Consider the '04 Z06 shocks - you can get them for about the same price, maybe a little less.
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Koni's are red
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Originally Posted by Iron Chef
Koni's are red
same price is the Bilstein
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I wouldn't buy shocks based on their paint color.
But...
I had Edelbrock's on my Torch Red, and while the red isn't a good match, they didn't look bad. (they looked a bunch better than they worked....)

Hmmmmm...my KONI's are yellow......

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Originally Posted by rocco16
I wouldn't buy shocks based on their paint color.
But...
I had Edelbrock's on my Torch Red, and while the red isn't a good match, they didn't look bad. (they looked a bunch better than they worked....)

Hmmmmm...my KONI's are yellow......

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normally i wouldnt care about color and matching stuff seems kinda childish but with these HRE wheels it would just look odd to have yellow/blue shocks... besides i bougth this car for looks not performance.. thats what the bikes are for
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