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Macv
07-31-2006, 10:34 PM
So while I was in the process of putting on new wheels to see which i liked, when I noticed my rear struts are a bright blue (behind the dirt). I did a search and came up empty handed....

Are these blue struts OEM or aftermarket? I believe the front two are black OEM, so I didn't think it made since to have two aftermarket rears. Here's a pic...

http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/96/bluestrutzn1.jpg

Is it OEM?

neil_004
07-31-2006, 10:38 PM
My rears were blue too. I think they were the original ones. Unless they were replaced at 30k miles or so.

Macv
07-31-2006, 10:40 PM
Alright, thats good to know. I never met the previous owner so you never know what they could have done ;)

Michael999
07-31-2006, 11:22 PM
I like those wheels pictured :)

genphreak
08-01-2006, 09:26 AM
Alright, thats good to know. I never met the previous owner so you never know what they could have done ;)Stock are often blue. Mine were pink, but I suspect they have done 150,000-230,000 km, :D

Red I suspect means Sashs Turbo (sport setting). Pink means that maybe they were once red... hahaha... who knows!

wingman
08-01-2006, 02:21 PM
Have a look for the brand name on the shocks. My original ones are an orange colour and clearly have 'Boge' on them and just above the Boge is the BMW roundell.

genphreak
08-02-2006, 10:06 AM
Have a look for the brand name on the shocks. My original ones are an orange colour and clearly have 'Boge' on them and just above the Boge is the BMW roundell.Thanks Tony, actually now I come to think of it I think they did say Boge with a roundell.

I'll go dig the part number out and look them up, then we'll know. For all I know they could ever have been changed, or changed for the wrong ones...