SOLO WERKS S1 Coilovers for CC's In stock and Shipping | $499* | at AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

I saw a set of these a few days ago and I'm very impressed with the quality. Solowerks gets a in my book.

On behalf of Solo Werks and their dealer network - we thank you!

Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

Technical Difficulties - Please Stand By!!!

We have been having some issues with our internet connection which is affecting our emails/forum posting/PM responses - but we should be back up and running within the next few hours.

Not to worry though, all your orders are being processed and shipped on time - but there may be a small delay in sending out your tracking info.

Thanks again for the great response on the Solo Werks Coilover kits!

Glen @ AMI

[nolan386]

ANYONE HAVE PICS OF THESE OUT THERE ON THEIR CC's!?? REVIEWS? IM TEMPTED But not wanting to pull the trigger yet...You guys do any sponsorship discounts, because my CC is gonna be going hard!!!!

[InvertedB]

ANYONE HAVE PICS OF THESE OUT THERE ON THEIR CC's!?? REVIEWS? IM TEMPTED But not wanting to pull the trigger yet...You guys do any sponsorship discounts, because my CC is gonna be going hard!!!!

Right on the front page: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ead-for-CC-DIY

[sohardtopickname]

Very curious as to the lifespan of these coilovers given the price tag. Looks good though

[nolan386]

ummm the dude had to cut his own rubber pieces are new ones not included?

[MrRline]

ummm the dude had to cut his own rubber pieces are new ones not included?

Are you referring to bump stops? I've never seen a set included on any aftermarket suspension?

[njm23]

ummm the dude had to cut his own rubber pieces are new ones not included?

Normally that is not done and you don't even include those with the new suspension, however I had a clunk when not doing that, and that solved the issue. Maybe my car is an exception, i dont know. I do know that AMI said they were going to talk to solo-werks to get them to include a rubber insert for there.

[Sales @ AMI]

Hello Everyone,

nolan386:

This step that was taken to put the rubber component between the perch and the body was to facilitate putting the perch on the top of the spring, instead of on the bottom which I had recommended to njm23 to do for ease of install.

We had done this ourselves on a few MK5's, but it appears that the upper spring locator on the body of the MK6's is a few MM taller which creates the issue that njm23 had encountered - and brilliantly solved on the fly!

We verified this on another vehicle (MK6 GTI) and we are having a small rubber or delron gasket made to test out on our end and then recommend to Solo Werks to include in the kit.

We did not have the rubber part made in time for the MK6 install, but instead installed the perch on the bottom in the control arm as intended and it works as it should (no rattles etc.. its just a pain to adjust if you need to after the fact as it is in the pocket!)

sohardtopickname:

Solo Werks has a 3 year warranty against manufactures defects so you are covered for that long - which incidentally is now 2 years longer than FK's streetlines as they have moved to a 1 year warranty now

Thanks!
Glen @ AMI

[nolan386]

ill take a set when you guys include the rubber piece with the kit... Please let me know.

[lance0206]

ill take a set when you guys include the rubber piece with the kit... Please let me know.

A $3 rubber piece

[nolan386]

well sorry that I dont know where to get one that would work with the coils, and I am not going to cut down the stock one...so go troll someone else bro. It could have been a $100 piece or a .50 cent piece its the points behind it that I would want something that was engineered to work with the coils.
Thnx for your 2 cents tho tool.

[Sales @ AMI]

Hello Everyone,

We should have these pieces worked up in the next week, we have a local supplier of rubber & poly making up some samples as we speak for us!

I will post once we have them in our hands

Thanks again to everyone who has been calling, emailing and PM'ing into us!

All questions have been responded to, and all shipments are on their way Watch your inbox for tracking info!

Let us know if you have any additional questions

Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

Another Day another batch of Solo Werks questions answered and orders shipped!

Thanks again everyone for your great support of a new brand on the market

Let us know if you have any questions!

Glen @ AMI

[nolan386]

do you have the rubber pieces in for installation on CC yet? Paypal is hot and ready when that is done.

[RedATPGti]

I recently installed these on my 2012 cc and I have some odd noise coming from the front at low speeds when going over steep bumps (speed bumps, etc.). I have taken the fronts out and verified that everything is tight and secured. It's not a clunking noise but it sounds like metal rubbing against metal.

Question for those that have this setup... These do not come with bump stops or dust covers, I did not use the factory ones because I did not see the need for it. Did you reuse the factory front bump stops? I don't think the factory dust covers fit. The only other thing I can think of is the shorter sway bar end links hitting or rubbing against something.

Any suggestions will be highly appreciated... Are there any other DIY's for exactly this setup?

[Sales @ AMI]

We are currently working on this squeak with Solo Werks. We currently have 5 customers that have reported this to us and are awaiting answers.

Unfortunately this is not the only coilover brand that is having this issue on the MK5 / MK6 platform - but it is the only one we know of that is actually testing the squeak on vehicles - not just throwing new struts at the problem hoping the next set will fix the issue.

We have personally had a set from a customer brought back to our shop and installed on a fully stock new local test vehicle and we were able to recreate the noise with this kit.

Solo Werks has taken this test vehicle and is in process of constructing new components to systematically eliminate each connected component so that we can inform the community on the actual cause of this noise.

We hope to have it all said and done this week, but it is all dependent on the new components
being ready.

As for the bump stops and dust boots, the factory bump stops can be reused, but the dust boots cannot.

There is currently no DYI's that we know of for this particular kit, but when the components come in from Solo for the noise, we will be posting a full install for those of you DYI guys & gals.

Thanks!
Glen @ AMI

[njm23]

What is this noise you are talking about?

[RedATPGti]

We are currently working on this squeak with Solo Werks. We currently have 5 customers that have reported this to us and are awaiting answers.

Unfortunately this is not the only coilover brand that is having this issue on the MK5 / MK6 platform - but it is the only one we know of that is actually testing the squeak on vehicles - not just throwing new struts at the problem hoping the next set will fix the issue.

We have personally had a set from a customer brought back to our shop and installed on a fully stock new local test vehicle and we were able to recreate the noise with this kit.

Solo Werks has taken this test vehicle and is in process of constructing new components to systematically eliminate each connected component so that we can inform the community on the actual cause of this noise.

We hope to have it all said and done this week, but it is all dependent on the new components
being ready.

As for the bump stops and dust boots, the factory bump stops can be reused, but the dust boots cannot.

There is currently no DYI's that we know of for this particular kit, but when the components come in from Solo for the noise, we will be posting a full install for those of you DYI guys & gals.

Thanks!
Glen @ AMI

The 'squeak' appears to be coming from the front strut tower and it has gotten progressively worse after it rains (humidity). After careful inspection I am starting to think that the upper aluminum spring cap that comes with the coils is rubbing against the oem strut bearing/mount when moving up or down. And most of the noise is coming from the front passenger side.
Does this sound like the problem the other customers are having?

[Sales @ AMI]

The 'squeak' appears to be coming from the front strut tower and it has gotten progressively worse after it rains (humidity). After careful inspection I am starting to think that the upper aluminum spring cap that comes with the coils is rubbing against the oem strut bearing/mount when moving up or down. And most of the noise is coming from the front passenger side.
Does this sound like the problem the other customers are having?

Yes that describes the sound that the others are getting.

We have not been able to 100% isolate it, but we believe that it may be in the upper mount. We are awaiting components to arrive to eliminate the mount as the issue, as well as the upper spring perch.

Interestingly enough, as we said before we have had the same issue with other brands - with the difference being that these other kits have a different design. They utilize is a single piece spring that mounts to the upper mount just like the OEM does.

We have had the test suspension on and off the vehicle multiple times so far and the upper aluminum component is a very tight fit on the factory bearing, you have to pry the aluminum component off with a pry bar or flat screwdriver. There is also no metal shavings or signs of friction that would pinpoint the problem anywhere in the area of the suspension or on any of the components involved.

What we do know is that there are no issues with performance, only the noise.

Stay tuned for more information as we get it.

Thanks,
Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

Solo Werks has just contacted us to let us know that our requests have been answered....

Which request you ask? Well many of you have been asking if it was possible to get Solo Werks coilovers in Red - And Solo Werks has delivered with a special run of S1's in Red!!!!



So are you Light side or Dark side (lol)?


There are only 15 kits available to all Solo dealers so let us know if you want Red or Blue in your order!

As always, all PM's and Emails orders have been answered / processed with tracking on the way!

Let us know if you have any questions!

Glen @ AMI

[nolan386]

so wait theyre still willing to sell these out still without the rubber pieces and with people complaining about creeks and squeeks? sounds like they should fix those issues first before we throw our hard earned money out there on these.

Just a customer perspective.

[Sales @ AMI]

so wait theyre still willing to sell these out still without the rubber pieces and with people complaining about creeks and squeeks? sounds like they should fix those issues first before we throw our hard earned money out there on these.

Just a customer perspective.

Hello nolan386, I appreciate your perspective 100%.

First you need to know that the installation of the rear perch on the top of the spring is NOT the way that the kit was designed - it is designed to be bolted into the rear lower control arm. When installed this way there are no issues at all.

This suggestion to install the perch on the top was one that I personally recommended to the customer based on my experience installing on the MK5 platform vehicles to make it easier to adjust the height.

Unfortunately VW has made a change between the MK5 & MK6 vehicles and increased the size of the "bump" that the perch goes over and this no longer works as a viable option without additional work or components.

We have recommended to Solo Werks that they revise their kit with either the addition of the rubber/composite spacer or in the long term enlarge the i/d of the underside of the perch.

As for the front squeak, I have to be very clear about this.

This is a problem faced by all suspensions that lower the MK5 or MK6 platform cars. We have had this issue reported to us by owners of the following coilover kits:

FK
H&R
Koni
KW
Raceland
ST -
Solo Werks

Here are a couple of threads that I have been involved with some of the customers on the ST noise:
Vortex Jetta TDI : Click Here

Golf MK6 forum: Click Here

We have not had any concrete answers from any of the manufacturers on what the problem is and as far as we know Solo Werks is the only one who is actually doing anything more than sending out replacement units in hopes that it will fix the problem.


NOTE: We have a prototype solution from Solo on a local customers car right now. After 2 weeks the noise is still gone. More info when it becomes available.

Thanks,
Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

Thursday Bump!!! Thanks again for all your support.

All PM's, emails and orders are processed - tracking numbers on the way

Let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks!
Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

Another Busy Week! - TGIF

Thanks again to everyone that has called, emailed, PM'd and of course ordered.

Our shipping department is complete for the day and all orders have been shipped - check your email for tracking numbers.

We will be out of the office this weekend, but will be checking Vortex periodically to answer any questions or posts that come up.

Happy Victoria Day 2012 - May Long Weekend to all our Canadian Customers, Friends and Family!!!!!

Thanks,
Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

Happy Monday!

For everyone that had placed their order over the weekend check your inbox's and voicemails - If you did not leave your preference for Blue or Red, we are awaiting your reply

Those who have confirmed, UPS has picked up for the day and all kits have shipped. Tracking numbers will be following shortly.

We are currently out of the Blue's until Thursday/Friday, but we have Red's in stock and shipping.

Let us know if you have any questions!

Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

UPDATE!!!

Many of you were asking how to select either the Red or the Blue Solo Werks Coilover kits.

Our webmaster has just added the drop down to select Blue or Red on the product page to make it easier to purchase the Red or the Blue version of the Solo Werks kit!

Let us know if you have any questions

Thanks,
Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

It seems that the Red Spring's have struck a nerve!

Quite a few Red kits were ordered overnight, all are currently on the dock ready to be picked up by UPS/FedEx!

All PM's and emails have been responded to, and orders processed!

Let us know if you have any questions, we are more than happy to answer them

Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

Thanks again to everyone who has ordered!

All orders, PM's, and emails have been processed and are on their way to you!

Just as an update, as of tomorrow afternoon (Friday May 25th) we will have:

MK5/6 Blue and Red kits

MK4 2wd Blue Kits

In stock and shipping for $499 (Continental USA)

Let us know if you have any questions!

Thanks
Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

TGIF everyone! Welcome to the Weekend

We have received our stock order of the MK4 kits and have already shipped out all back orders!

All PM's and emails are also taken care of, check your inbox for responses and tracking numbers

For all of our USA customers, have a great Memorial Day weekend! Stay safe and always make the right choice!

Thanks,
Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

We hope everyone is having a great weekend so far!

I just jumped on to clear up the mass of PM's that came in overnight - check your inbox for your responses

Let us know if you have any questions, we are checking in periodically over this long weekend.

Thanks!
Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

We hope everyone is having a great & relaxing Memorial Day Weekend in the USA!


We just caught up with the last 24 hours of PM's and emails.

Thanks again for the great response!

Glen @ AMI

[Sales @ AMI]

We hope that everyone had a relaxing and safe long weekend in the USA!

Just a quick update today, all orders from the weekend have been shipped out and are on their way to their new owners - tracking numbers will be in your inbox's shortly.

Let us know if you have any questions

Thanks!
Glen @ AMI

[wavestowing]

just placed my order, within mintues i had a tracking number. hopeful they get here soon want to lower my cc bad

[Sales @ AMI]

just placed my order, within mintues i had a tracking number. hopeful they get here soon want to lower my cc bad

We aim to please!!!

Don't forget to post pics up when you are done - always great to see another vehicle riding on Solo's

For everyone else, all orders placed in the last 24 hours are already on their way to you. We are having some internet issues at the warehouse, so tracking numbers will be a bit delayed today, but not to worry they will be in your hands shortly.

All Questions via PM and Email have been answered, let us know if there is anything else we can do for you!

Thanks again,

Glen @ AMI