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Tom Lanyon
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Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 11:09 pm, by:  Tom Lanyon (Toml) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi all,

Just replaced the front struts in my Celsior with brand new Toyota OEM units. They're the same part number and seem to fit fine, but the air line that runs in to the strut from the engine bay seems to protrude further than the old unit making it impossible to re-fit the rubber grommet into the hole.

Has anyone else seen this before?

It seems to be a manufacturing difference in the newer part.

Thanks,
Tom
Aaron Mead
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Friday, January 08, 2010 - 10:00 am, by:  Aaron Mead (Aaron) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thats interesting. Im wondering if its to do with the new part number being the same as UCF21?
Tom Lanyon
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Friday, January 08, 2010 - 10:28 am, by:  Tom Lanyon (Toml) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Not sure - the part numbers are the same (ie. the part I have fitted is definitely the same UCF11 part).

What's different with the UCF21 strut, does the grommet not fit with those? What have people done in this situation?

The only workaround I can think of is to try and find an alternative grommet - not sure where to start looking for one of them!
Andrew Ferres
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Friday, January 08, 2010 - 03:34 pm, by:  Andrew Ferres (Peewee) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

May I ask how much the struts were? As I really want to buy new ones for mine, just can't justify the price.
Tom Lanyon
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Friday, January 08, 2010 - 11:00 pm, by:  Tom Lanyon (Toml) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I shopped around. Most expensive was CMI Toyota in Adelaide (my local dealer) at roughly $1900 PER STRUT.

Some other Toyota dealers in Australia dropped a few hundred off of that.

I found someone that could purchase direct from Toyota Japan, which brought the price closer to $950 per strut.

Someone suggested I try RB Toyota in New Zealand... ~ $450 per strut!

The differences in price across different countries' Toyota dealerships is certainly beyond my levels of belief.

In any case, I can recommend RB Toyota in NZ for Celsior parts. I ended up purchasing pretty much every piece front and rear (struts, all bushes, lower ball joints, tie rod ends, rack ends, etc) for about $3300 AUD.

If you're after quotes, send an email to bits [at] rb.toyota.co.nz.
Tom Lanyon
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Friday, January 08, 2010 - 11:06 pm, by:  Tom Lanyon (Toml) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Also, I finally got the struts in and I couldn't get them to pump up!

After messing around with it for a while, I was able to get them inflated by disconnecting the battery for a few hours and resetting the air system. When I reconnected the battery and started the car, still nothing happened and the height light showed neither "NORMAL" nor "HIGH" on the dash. I tried turning OFF and ON the air system in the boot, but nothing changed. However once I'd done this I turned the car off and started the engine again, the "NORMAL" height indicator came on the dash and the pump started inflating the bags.

Very happy with how they feel so far!
Andrew Ferres
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Friday, January 08, 2010 - 11:29 pm, by:  Andrew Ferres (Peewee) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Question is, was it worth the $3300 ?
Tom Lanyon
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Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 06:22 pm, by:  Tom Lanyon (Toml) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I will let you know once I've installed all $3300 worth of parts. :-)
Joshua Baldwin
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Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 10:23 am, by:  Joshua Baldwin (Celsior101) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

how much was it all to get posted from new Zealand or was 3300 the total including shipping/postage?
Tom Lanyon
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Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 02:03 pm, by:  Tom Lanyon (Toml) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

~ $3300 total for all parts + shipping.
Bob O'Brien
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Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 06:19 pm, by:  Bob O'Brien (Barcode) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tom
Can you give us a list of all the parts you got, their part numbers and if possible individual prices. Prices are not that important if it's too much of a hassle seeing as how you have given us the all up price.
Bob

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