Chopper:
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The cost of the OEM KYB's is more than a 'bit high' - $300-500 per unit based on the estimates I have been provided with. Multiply by four - and that is a significant amount.
And especially given the suspect reliability of this shock absorber. Many - seems a majority of 99 VX owners - have experienced no issues with the OEM KYB's. However, a significant number of 00 and 01 VX owners - myself included - have been forced to replace the OEM KYB's at a relatively 'early' interval.
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I would like to have a set of (good) OEM KYB's on my VX - but I could not justify spending an extra $1400 bucks to make it happen.
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