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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 02:12 AM
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So i purchase some lightly used Bilstein Shocks for my trans am.

I noticed that one of the blue "bags" over the shock is punchured and has a small hole in it.

is this bad? or what? this is the best pic i have. its the far left shock. you can somewhat see the indention

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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 02:21 AM
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Hard to tell from the picture, but all the blue sleeve is for is to keep dust/dirt out of the piston. if its just a hole, it wont have any effect on shock performance, as long as the valving inside the shocks are still good.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 02:37 AM
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would some quality tape work? lmao

i dont have any better pics. im away at college and this is a pic my dad sent me telling me he wants his garage back...

but those are rears correct?
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yea those are the rears
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I don't think it'll hurt it, like said above its just dust covers. But "Hey if you can't duck it, then **** it!" grab some tape she'll be fine
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alright. thats what i figured. i may check in with bilstein to see how much one may be. if its cheap enough i might pivk one up.

but i plan on upgrading to konis one day.
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