danny_t Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 heyim thinking about getting air rides and i was just wondering how much people have payed?has anyone got pics of there installs?cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Ill bet it runs well into the 2k mark for a decent set up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris c Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 bags are for shopping what you want is a decent set of coilovers but yeah it would be well into the 2k mark id speak to rayvern hydraulics or bagyard and there was a red arosa for sale on piston heads with ai ride maybe try asking him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_t Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 the only reason i want air is because im round where i live is pot hole central and i scrape getting on my drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I'd love air if i had the cash.You could install it yourself if you have a bit of mechanical knowledge/common sense im sure. I was speaking to a lad the other day who fitted it to his bora.I think ed38 will have a few threads about air and readers rides if you wanted to do a bit of general research on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayr Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Air lift with digital management comes in at around 4k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 4k!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! thats nearly the cost of a averagely decent standard gti! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Having owned an air-ride mk1 I have to say it was okay handled fine etc etc.But I found that being able to raise the car up and down 100mmwas pretty pointless... pretty much used to drive it dropped between 80-100mm always.So the lift imo was pretty pointless.I'd say these air-ride cup top mount things that KW are offering are the way forwardfor smaller hatches because it really isn't that hard to drive a dropped lupo over anything because the over hangs are tinyy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6yna Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 ive done 4 air ride systems with TUK Customs, and nowhere near 4k mate so dunno where you got that from! its roughly around 1500 to 2500 depending on what you want to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Did you do digital management? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6yna Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 yes on 2 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 air is for air cooled or big slab cars.................................or gays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) Would love Air Ride, maybe if I still have my car when I have a big time job I will invest. For the Lulz*edit: Since when did the website autocorrect my spelling errors? I wrote "t e h lulz" and it changed it Edited July 14, 2010 by DarkStryder360 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippa Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 i have air on mine now easy to install rayvern do a plug and play kit for lupos £1400 thats just front and rear up + down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 get some photos up chippa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomStevo Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 i have air on mine now easy to install rayvern do a plug and play kit for lupos £1400 thats just front and rear up + downknown fact, rayvern should stick to hydraulics, I haven't spoke to one person who has said anything good about the rayvern kits, poor handling, shot ride quality etc,and airlift and easy street is no were near 4k, I priced up through luke Massey that it would be around £2700 for airlift struts, bags and easy street management.If you want a car on air to still handle well go for fbss, if you want it to handle like a sack of spuds go for a front back kit.At end of the day you pay for what ya get!! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomStevo Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 bags are for shopping what you want is a decent set of coilovers but yeah it would be well into the 2k mark id speak to rayvern hydraulics or bagyard and there was a red arosa for sale on piston heads with ai ride maybe try asking himalso luke Massey informed me that he had a guy having coils taken off and airlift struts and easy street management fitted due to the fact that he drove a car on that setup and said it handled better than his car does on h&r coilies or summat, so it's better ride quality, handles better, has the ability to be adjusted quickly and effortlessley, only downside isnthe god damn price! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpolo Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 i have very bad road humps and my drive is very steep i still use it even when my car was stupidly low man up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamD Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I'm waiting for the eBay spesh air ride kits for like £200. It will happen... One day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 How many points is this air stuff worth?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnsley-Arosa Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 How many points is this air stuff worth??Dependant on quality anywhere between 1 and 5 bags are for slags stick to hard slam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 air is for air cooled or big slab cars.................................or gays.Mostly just gays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamD Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I don't get the hatred of air ride. I think it's fantastic and looks mint on big VW's, Audis, and stuff like that.When it becomes more common and drops the price a little, which will inevitably will happen, I think we'll see a lot lot more dubs running it.Personally I wouldn't run it on my VR because I can think of better ways to spend upwards of 2k but if I had a mk5 or a passat or something, then yeah, one of the first mods!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomStevo Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 IMO if air cost the same as coilies everyone would choose air over coilies but some people just won't spend £2k upwards on the stuff and have better things to spend that amount of money on lol Personally if I had the money plush would be sending me airlift struts, bags and easy street as we speak, but I don't have the money... Yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayr Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 known fact, rayvern should stick to hydraulics, I haven't spoke to one person who has said anything good about the rayvern kits, poor handling, shot ride quality etc,and airlift and easy street is no were near 4k, I priced up through luke Massey that it would be around £2700 for airlift struts, bags and easy street management.If you want a car on air to still handle well go for fbss, if you want it to handle like a sack of spuds go for a front back kit.At end of the day you pay for what ya get!! LolHave you got the proof of that quote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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