Bilstein B12 and Eibach Pro Street kit for the Mk5

[SteveyD]

I remember popping into the Bilstein office at the ring with Beddie and a few others, inside was the craziest guy I have ever met.  He knew numbers, dates, ratios, concepts and development stories to boggle anyone. 

After quite a lot of engineering banter I left feeling happy that if I were to run coilovers i'd shy away from KW and opt for Bilsteins.

[berg]

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Dave - any news on this coming off the ED30? Ta

[Bernhard30]

Sounds like interest levels in the B12 Bilstein Kit are slowly growing.

I fear it's gonna get expensive for me (again)..if we end up (potentially) doing a Group Buy.

[cata_adc]

if we can do a group buy it will be perfect.  
good review 

[the bruce]

Great suspension.
If I would buy a non-coilover-suspension I'd surely go for the B12.

 

[h4rdy]

Dave, the original springs were blue but were they Eibach repainted?

On the Bilstein website they are now red Eibach springs.

Can the damper be bought seperately and is it a B12 damper or a B6 B8 etc?

[the bruce]

B12 dampers = B8 dampers

[Janner_Sy]

B12 dampers = B8 dampers

So if you were to buy a set of bilstein springs, then later upgrade and add the B8 dampers you essentially have the B12 kit?

[h4rdy]

On the bilstein website the springs are now eibach.

Were they eibach before just repainted?

That's what I actually heard before but wondered if Dave could confirm.

[berg]

On the bilstein website the springs are now eibach.

Were they eibach before just repainted?

That's what I actually heard before but wondered if Dave could confirm.

they did two options - you could have eibach or H & R. I heard they stopped supplying the kits with H & R springs and the kits were discontinued out of the factory. They may have started doing them again purely with Eibach.

[PDT]

B12 were a b8 damper that was valved differently to match the spring rate. The springs were H&R (blue) but all B12 kits are discontinued as they are switching to Eibach springs (red)

 

[h4rdy]

Its still listed Dave, as a B12.

Is it as good as before?

If not would you still rate the B8 dampers?

[PDT]

All B12 are still listed, but not available through the UK supplier, nhave tried to order/enquire about B12 for 3 cars today and have been told to buy B8 and seperate springs as no stock of the new B12 exists. I have not tried one of the new kits but the old B12 used Eibach before switching to H&R a few years back, I  doubt they would suddenly drop their build quality and reputation due to a change in spring supplier.

I do a lot of B8 upgrades (just shocks) on BMW's and the difference they make is outstanding even with stock springs.

[h4rdy]

Thanks Dave its appreciated.

[berg]

finally got this fitted and is an awesome bit of kit, handling is miles better over stock and the stance is perfect.