Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by dan00001 » Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:23 pm

Or there's this on eBay for £26.99 free postage.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-Samura ... SwuYVWoOPJ

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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by SherwoodNash » Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:49 pm

I believe they're all one and the same Monroe that I have?

I'd go for the eBay Suzuparts one and upgrade the postage to Express for the extra £4.00.

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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by dan00001 » Thu Aug 18, 2016 1:10 pm

You lot will be pleased to know that I have a standard steering damper on its way :cowboy::

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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by ScottieJ » Thu Aug 18, 2016 1:11 pm

should have gone aftermarket
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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by zook123 » Thu Aug 18, 2016 1:18 pm

ScottieJ wrote:should have gone aftermarket

:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:
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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by ROBBIE » Thu Aug 18, 2016 1:46 pm

ScottieJ wrote:should have gone aftermarket
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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by dan00001 » Thu Aug 18, 2016 2:20 pm

ScottieJ wrote:should have gone aftermarket
:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:


At least now none of you can say 'I told you so' for breaking a steering damper..

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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by twiss » Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:34 pm

I had a broken/decorative steering damper on for ages ;)
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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by dan00001 » Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:30 pm

I actually have no steering damper on right now and it feels better than when I had the non working damper on.

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Re: Aftermarket Steering Damper worth it?

Post by zook123 » Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:47 am

I need a steering damper, never came on the Jimny's!
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