KW Variant 3

littledragon99 · 03-21-2012, 12:12 PM

I am looking into buying the KW V3 coilovers for my E90 335xi. How long does it take to install these and how hard is it to adjust the height afterwards? Where I live there is snow 6 months out of the year, so in the summer I want to lower the car and in the winter I want to raise it up. Any advice would help

Eugeinus · 03-21-2012, 12:43 PM

Installation depends on who's doing it - a competent shop should be able to do it in about 2-3 hours. I had mine done by one guy in a little over 3 hours. He knew exactly what he was doing though. Height adjustment is easy. Just take off your wheels and there's a tool that KW includes that allows you to adjust.

ECSTuning · 03-21-2012, 01:40 PM

I play the low in the summer and "high" in the winter game with my DD. Adjusting the height takes me about 10 minutes a side now that I have a little practice. Install time on the other hand took us about a full day, but we had several brakes for "beverages", food, general shenanigans.

HP Autosport · 03-22-2012, 12:50 AM

Even with rebound adjustments only the Koni xi coilovers will have better performance through the use of higher quality true coilover springs, thrust sheets and careful selection of spring rates to suit individual needs. Not to mention better damping from Koni struts and shocks.

ModBargains.com · 03-22-2012, 01:46 PM

Any coilover system should take no longer than 2 1/2 to 3 hours to install on the car. You can check out the Installation instructions for the KW V3 XI which will answer all your install questions!

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littledragon99 Enlisted Member 5 Rep 31 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 335i xDrive Sedan Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Edmonton iTrader: (0)	KW Variant 3 I am looking into buying the KW V3 coilovers for my E90 335xi. How long does it take to install these and how hard is it to adjust the height afterwards? Where I live there is snow 6 months out of the year, so in the summer I want to lower the car and in the winter I want to raise it up. Any advice would help
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Eugeinus Major 43 Rep 1,158 Posts Drives: 13' Audi A6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: DC/NOVA iTrader: (9)	Installation depends on who's doing it - a competent shop should be able to do it in about 2-3 hours. I had mine done by one guy in a little over 3 hours. He knew exactly what he was doing though. Height adjustment is easy. Just take off your wheels and there's a tool that KW includes that allows you to adjust.
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ECSTuning New Lifetime Replacement Policy 819 Rep 11,738 Posts Drives: Independent Tuning Specialists Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio iTrader: (18)	I play the low in the summer and "high" in the winter game with my DD. Adjusting the height takes me about 10 minutes a side now that I have a little practice. Install time on the other hand took us about a full day, but we had several brakes for "beverages", food, general shenanigans.
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ModBargains.com Banned 475 Rep 13,583 Posts Drives: JB E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 1721 E. Lambert Rd #C, La Habra, CA 90631 iTrader: (51)	Any coilover system should take no longer than 2 1/2 to 3 hours to install on the car. You can check out the Installation instructions for the KW V3 XI which will answer all your install questions!
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