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      01-28-2008, 06:49 PM   #1
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kw v1-v3 inquiry

hey guys,

i submitted the following question via kw's website. here is the series of quick e-mail responses:

do you guys have an eta for kw v1-v3 products being released for the u.s. bmw 135?

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The KW coilovers for the E87 are currently available for order. Although they are not yet stocked in the US, they can be ordered and brought in on a short timeline. V1, V2, and V3 are all being produced.

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hey tom,
thanks for the reply. it's my understanding that the us 1er will be an e82, not e87. do you know if there will be any substantive differences between the two as far as your products are concerned?
thanks.

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I believe you are correct, however according to my team in Germany, this is the same suspension.

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      01-28-2008, 07:06 PM   #2
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Confusion, thanks for posting your findings. Always nice to know mods are in the pipeline!
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I just installed KW2's on my other car, had them on the previous car too. They are top notch stuff!
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      02-08-2008, 11:36 PM   #4
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      02-20-2008, 12:05 PM   #5
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I have KW V3s on my current car and the ride quality improved noticably (with KW factory dampening settings) over OEM and the cornering improved exponetially (understatement). I swear by these shocks. I only lowered 25mm (could lower that much more), but was enough to positively change CG and still give proper ground clearance while improving the asthetics as well.
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Were the KW V3s on the Audi, Balls?
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      02-20-2008, 12:25 PM   #7
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Were the KW V3s on the Audi, Balls?
yes. That and the "DEFCON" steering mod make the car corner amazingly and steer super fast (must mod for first gen TTs).
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