Something is still wrong.The rear settings do not respond accordingly.I realized that the back is softer than the front at all times.Even with setting 5f and 5r, the rear bounces when backing into driveway and on highway the car is somewhat hard to control after going through cracks and dents in the road. So far everything looks good,but not working as how it should. The front is perfect!!...Chime in people.....really need the help now.!!

 

Thats weird, Ive only heard of them failing one other time, and it was on the front of a 5th gen.

 

I have mine set to 1/1 and I haven't had any issues.

 

we're now leaning towards getting them already blown somehow.I took them off the car and was able to put my body weight on them and test them....even at 5 and it was still taking my body weight like nothing.Im in for some trouble now calling up these big companies aint i? Let me hear your ideas guys.

 

exact case im having.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-YDjHEUxtQ

 

Not cool

 

All you have to do is adjust the damper from 1 to 5 really fast back and forward and it will act like a reset button. See if that works.

 

LOL, text taken from a reponse on that Youtube link the OP provided.

 

lmfao that doesn't sound right. Adjust it really fast??? First time i heard that

 

make a vid if that is possible???

dont they come with a guarantee?

 

Your damn right. It might work you never know. It's worth a try. Oh and I'll be sending payment for my paint soon just to LYK.

 

^^There is no way that fck wud work!!

 

that is messed up man.

 

i agree..^^....This is a months old shock. I somehow think i got it like like that, and because i needed an alignment and wheel balancing, with all that happening, i couldnt tell the blown shock.

 

errr when you pushed it down did it come back up ???

 

Haha what's the harm in trying?

 

thats crazy bro

 

i know man^^^....im so pissed bro.im gonna call JDMwerks today and hear what they say.Im hoping they dont try and screw me over. Not even a month good.

 

Yeah... when body weight used to push down it comes back up. but its just too easy to push down....even on 5, its the same for every setting.No leaks though.

 

will do....^^

 

Called JDMWerks13 today and the phone call was quite short. they said to send them in and they will have someone inspect for damage.....i think they gonna try and pull some BS.

 

Sounds like it cause there is NO damage.

 

Its just one month exactly.....i dont see what they cud possibly blame me for at this point, but hey....lets see.

 

/Subscribed to see what happens. I wish you luck.

 

yeah..luck and an entire church congregation to pray.

 

My prayers shall be with you, but you try this?

 

We checked everything before making that call to JDMwerks. All is in place bro.....we sat there in the sun clueless staring at the setup.

 

Damn. Don't know what to tell you. Hopefully they aren't trying to you.

 

i hate company's that do that.. good luck brotha hopefully they will get you another set.

 

Thats all i want right now.^^

 

Sorry 2 hear that man Im waiting to see how it goes for you because I have Jdmwerks on my watch list on ebay if they screw you they'll def will lose a couple potential customers

 

I wouldn't buy **** from them either if they deal with me incorrectly. Cause, i am sure they came like this.I will update you all.

 

IMHO, i think tokicos are overrated, no better than the advance auto parts brand. i had them with a mild drop 1.5 front/1.3 rear, and within a 2 months they were blown. only difference was the front of my car was bouncing. Now i have some KYB temporarily on the front, and that temporary has been longer than expected due to funds, and they still good, no bouncing, but now my strut mounts are messed up so coilovers coiming. i would say stay away from tokico

 

^^ I have heard nothing but good about the illuminas, and nothing but good about the seller(ebay feedback). But.....it seems like i am the only one this has ever happened to...keep in mind, it is exactly a month since they were installed and BOTH rear shock have been playing the ***.

 

well maybe its just bad luck, but when it comes to spending $500-600 on struts alone, they better work right the first time, especially in these times. again, IMO, i would do coilovers, but you may try them again and get better results hopefully

 

So...still havent sent them back to JDMwerks guys.....but hopefully sometime soon. Things havent been going all that well on my side. Will def update you guys though.!!

 

Just so you know..

Just because you can compress it with your own body weight doesnt neccesarily mean they are blown. A visible leak is the most obvious, but aslong as the rebound isnt incredibly slow they are most likely okay. If you press them down and they take forever to come back up then they are most likely blown, if they come back up pretty fast then they are okay.

Your problem definately sounds like blown rear struts though. Very bouncy ride, uncontrollable at highway speeds while cornering.

What springs are you on? If your on S-techs, thats really not helping your problem.

 

"blown" might not be the right word to use. But.....plz bleev me....something def isnt right with these shocks bro.Right now..its basically springs only and you can actually feel and tell.The back is just like a whip right now.you go through bumps or cracks and you can almost feel the back jumping and slightly saddling left to right.Its very uncomfertable and it just pisses me off thinking about it.

 

Definately sounds like a problem then. Its most likely that they are "blown" Leaking and blown is two different things, a blown strut has almost no rebound, while a leaking strut, still has some rebound, but will eventually fail. Usually a leaky strut leads to a blown strut, but you can have one without the other.

Blown illuminas are not common, but it doesnt mean it cant happen, from the description, it sounds like one or both are. Good thing the rears are pretty cheap!

 

What springs are you on?