Questions for people with Vogtlands

[spazzz]

I just ordered them.
heres a 5% discount...79DC6213D70EA2
I pmed rodguezsciii to see if he ever installed them.

 

[wa04compg]

Yeah would be interesting to see if some people actually got the fe3 struts...unless a design has changed I have never had a new strut have less resistance then the old one

 

[spazzz]

I'll keep ya posted when I get them if you haven't ordered them by then.

Give ya a PM with the #numbers, push test ..etc.

 

[wa04compg]

Sounds good thanx spazz

 

[BillBoost37]

FWIW I've been on GR2 KYB's for 90K with Vogts and still love the feeling.

 

[wa04compg]

I already have new fe3 in the front so running gr2 in the rear would prob feel the same as the fe2 or whatever they sent me

 

[industrialfish]

I installed my closeout ones in July, with DNA springs, and have about 2k miles on them. Just ran out and checked the sticker, 10386996 on the strut. I still have the boxes, says ACDELCO 10386996 506623. Worth noting that it isn't an ACDELCO security sticker like the boxes for my fronts came it, just has a generic printed black and white label. 10386996 is NOT the GM number for the rears. As you've noticed the only place that number exists is GPF and that one post from 2008 on that other forum.

The rears feel stiffer than the FE2s I had... but I'm going to believe that is all from the DNA springs...

 

[BillBoost37]

I didn't say do it.. I said.. I went simple, easy, cheap and it's working very well. Sorry to hear you got FE0's lol

 

[spazzz]

The real deals(??!!) shipped.
Should be here friday. I'll post pics of the closeouts and AcDelcos.
At this stage I am hoping there is a noticeable difference from the push/pull test and the FE3s haven't been compromised

 

[wa04compg]

Yeah I have named them fefails lol...my fronts also came nicely packaged from gm...rears came from somewhere else...if spazz gets legit fe3 then I'll prob contact them and work something out

 

[spazzz]

http://parts.nalleygmc.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_product=3087966&ukey_assembly=402147

I think they sent us the second #9....it's listed as FE3 & FE1 if I see it right.

So anyway I got them today and they are definitely different struts.....the closeouts are like a toy compared to the real deal.

Check this out............http://www.rmsautoparts.com/proddetail.php?prod=506-282&cat=5
Amazing they labeled a 60 dollar strut as a FE3. A 506-282 is not a 506-623...themB1tches

 

[wa04compg]

I'll prob order the correct ones when I get my bonus

 

[theaceofspades]

I'll prob order the correct ones when I get my bonus

And return the ****ed ones for refund

 

[industrialfish]

So anyway I got them today and they are definitely different struts.....the closeouts are like a toy compared to the real deal.

Is the 8 digit GM part number correct on your new struts?

 

[spazzz]

Yep 8895-5413

 

[industrialfish]

BTW, I got my Vogtlands from the same guy wa04comp did. Only took 4 days to get here though.

Got my REAL FE3s today too. The one HUGE difference is the real ones extend fully and stay extended. The fake ones try to stay in the middle. You can extend them all the way by hand and the shaft slowly goes back to the middle, same with pushing them all the way down. Definitely not as claimed.

Also, **** fedex.