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Air ride on an Escort. I've been quoted 2 grand... can i do it che


Lawrence Selly

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well pretty much as the title says ^^

I've been quoted £2000 by two companies in Birmingham to do a complete air ride system on my Orion.

4 bags, compressor, controller, and pump, loom and pipes. 

another £1500 to have it fitted but I'm sure I can do that myself. 

But the car is barely worth £1000! 

Is there any way I could do it cheaper? 

like buying this terrible contraption and harvesting it for parts? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-escort-van-air-ride-/171451034433

or building it myself? or retro-fitting some secondhand VW air ride parts (that are cheap all over eBay)

do anyone have any experience?

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thats what I just linked in the ebay page ^^ he wants £700 for the air ride system and seriously its just terrible

Sorry, never saw that lol. 

Wouldnt buy based on the advert! lol

 

ford escort van 55d it has air ride suspension it has a re-spay 4 mouth ago but there r runs on it and could do with a mop 1800 diesel engine and box r OK tax run out on the 31st 1 2015 it has DEADENING MAT all round alloys r wolf race 15 " with 2 new tyre which have dun about 200 Miles Tyre on the back r good fall body kit it has a side exit exhaust which the side skit need cutting for the exhaust it u go through the pic u can see the body work what need doing it dues need work but it will be a nice show van it need welding on one of the back bumper mounts it needs a engine mount it needs the back bumper to be finished i have the original back bumper it needs the solenoid for the doors but there cheap on eBay as far as i know it should go through mot it just need litter bit doing on it it has over spay in side of the van u see buy the pic sound system does not come with it .u can buy at a extra cost

 

Highlights.

* Respay 4 mouth ago

* DEADENING MAT all around alloys

* fall body kit

* Side exit exhaust..........but needs the side exit cut out the skirt  :nutter:

* over spay on side of van

 

It would be a cracking buy  :kill: however is 'deus' need work :nutter:  :nutter:

 

 

 

Oh and that's one flippin' long sentence!

Edited by lee grout
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Fcuking pissing myself laughing, what the hell. This guy must have seriously got an F for spelling in school.

Sorry, never saw that lol. 


Wouldnt buy based on the advert! lol

 

ford escort van 55d it has air ride suspension it has a re-spay 4 mouth ago but there r runs on it and could do with a mop 1800 diesel engine and box r OK tax run out on the 31st 1 2015 it has DEADENING MAT all round alloys r wolf race 15 " with 2 new tyre which have dun about 200 Miles Tyre on the back r good fall body kit it has a side exit exhaust which the side skit need cutting for the exhaust it u go through the pic u can see the body work what need doing it dues need work but it will be a nice show van it need welding on one of the back bumper mounts it needs a engine mount it needs the back bumper to be finished i have the original back bumper it needs the solenoid for the doors but there cheap on eBay as far as i know it should go through mot it just need litter bit doing on it it has over spay in side of the van u see buy the pic sound system does not come with it .u can buy at a extra cost

 

Highlights.

* Respay 4 mouth ago

* DEADENING MAT all around alloys

* fall body kit

* Side exit exhaust..........but needs the side exit cut out the skirt  :nutter:

* over spay on side of van

 

It would be a cracking buy  :kill: however is 'deus' need work :nutter:  :nutter:

 

 

 

Oh and that's one flippin' long sentence!

 


I can't see the reason why you would want to spend that kind of money for air suspension. Unless you want your car in some music video or its a business promo vehicle.

Standard shocks do the job ok, unless you want it for the up and down selectable movement feature.

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