BC Racing coilover snow/salt friendly?

Prissy · 08-03-2013, 10:41 PM

Does one know if the BC Racing coilover are okay against snow and salt? Will they rust? Thanks.

330xtrai · 08-04-2013, 01:05 AM

According to their website " Corrosion protection:
The damper units are black chromed steel to give superb durability even through the darkest of European winters. The aluminium components (top mounts, locking collars etc) are anodised and the steel lower mounts go through an electrophoretic disposition process followed by powder coating. A random selection of steel components (brackets, dampers, screws etc) are put through a salt spray test once a month to check the quality of the protective processes and that anti corrosive properties are kept at the highest possible standard."
So they say they basically are due to powder coating make sure they aren't scratched or any paint is off also you can email or call them. See what they recommend for anti rust spray that should help too.

Prissy · 08-04-2013, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 330xtrai

According to their website " Corrosion protection:
The damper units are black chromed steel to give superb durability even through the darkest of European winters. The aluminium components (top mounts, locking collars etc) are anodised and the steel lower mounts go through an electrophoretic disposition process followed by powder coating. A random selection of steel components (brackets, dampers, screws etc) are put through a salt spray test once a month to check the quality of the protective processes and that anti corrosive properties are kept at the highest possible standard."
So they say they basically are due to powder coating make sure they aren't scratched or any paint is off also you can email or call them. See what they recommend for anti rust spray that should help too.

Ya I went to their site and read about it too... But wasn't sure if it's the same as the KW V1. I wonder which coilover's quality is better.

330xtrai · 08-04-2013, 08:56 AM

I'm guessing kw v1 has better product due to lifetime warranty and then actually using stainless steel that isn't able to rusty. So you might be safe with kw v1 that's what I have and they're great only had them for a month though but a lot of people say they're great too so I'm not alone

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