hi,
in general these days ..I think Meyle as a brand is kinda junk.
I am telling my suppliers now ........no meyle parts and no parts from 'that
country.'

I like the HD Bilsteins myself..
though I'll say ..they seem more 'all right/decent' on a vanagon than they
do 'magic.'
(but see below )
On a couple other cars of mine .
a Benz and a turbo volvo sedan ..HD Bilsteins did seem magic...esecially on
the Benz..

and I'll have to say ..on my first vanagon, I put HD Bilsteins all around on
it when I got it .
and they were pretty magic ..
nice sublte ride, eats up bumps nicely , etc.

I would go for either the HD Bilsteins..
or the Premium Boge's ..and i'd like to try some Koni's one of these days.

on my 85 adventuewagon ..
when I went from 14 inch wheels to 15 inch steel wheels with micheline
agillies 205/65 R15C tires..
then I though the HD Bilsteins started acting more like 'pretty stellar
shocks.'

scott
turbovans

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Vickery" <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 4:29 PM
Subject: Shock Advice Sought

> My rear shocks are leaking (oil residue all around the shock tube) so I am
> assuming it is time to replace them.
>
> What are people recommending?  I am more interested in quality over cheap
> but a good deal is nice to find.  And for what it's worth I put a set of
> Bilstein's on a previous van and I didn't think there was much difference
> from the stock Boge.  I wouldn't rule out getting them again, but what do
> you recommend. I drive highway and dirt roads in a 2wd Westy.
>
> BusDepot sell a "Premium Boge" $90 (European sourced) Anyone tried these,
> are they worth the money?  They cost about the same as Bilsteins.   Other
> suggestions?
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251513031FHD
>
> Here are some that GoWesty sells.  I thought Meyle was a good brand and
> these are pretty cheap if they are as good as the OEMs.  They are only $29
> http://www.gowestyautoparts.com/1987,VOLKSWAGEN,VANAGON-CAMPMOBILE,1286524/Rear-Shock-Absorber/Meyle-Rear-Shock-Absorber,VWW023385/
>
> Boge made in Mexido $50
> http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3296&category_id=&category_parent_id=
>
> Exact, original specifications. [Made in Brazil] $30
> http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=2383&category_id=&category_parent_id=
>
> Thanks