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Old Aug 20, 2018, 04:21 AM
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Bilstein B6 availablity
I'm looking to buy a set of b6 front struts for my IX, it seems everyone has been on backorder for over 6 months...

Has Bilstein stopped making these?
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 06:07 AM
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They should be back in stock soon. Most places i saw said August for re-stock.
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Old Aug 20, 2018, 07:28 AM
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You could go the bilstein b8 route if you have any springs that lower the car a little bit over oem.
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B8's would be good to go with if you plan to go lower anyway, as CaptainSquirts mentioned above.
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I prefer to stay on stock springs for now..

I contacted Bilstein, latest availability estimate is Oct 2018
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Yea, Summit is showing 9/4. Maybe they got pushed back again.
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All Bilstein struts are on backorder and have been for ages. Something about moving and retooling the factory.
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Appears to be a new set available on ebay.
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Originally Posted by GaBe511
Appears to be a new set available on ebay.
Most of the time new car parts like that on eBay are drop-shipped. I would recommend confirming they have them to ship immediately, if you decide to go that route.
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Reviving this thread. Anyone know of any vendor that has bilstein b6 or b8 in stock?
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35-118435 - front
24-118446 - rear
search the part numbers and call them up.

MAP has them in stock but I would contact them to verify. Looks like they will price match.
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Originally Posted by deylag
35-118435 - front
24-118446 - rear
search the part numbers and call them up.

MAP has them in stock but I would contact them to verify. Looks like they will price match.
Just emailed them, we'll see. I've checked a few other vendors and none have them in stock, nor do they have a solid ETA.
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If you don't have any luck with MAP:

Summit has the B6 rear shocks in stock - Link
Ross Sport in the UK has the B6 front struts in stock - Link

I had the front struts on order through summit for the last seven months. Then, tsitalon1 found that Ross Sport had them in stock. I cancelled my order with Summit, ordered through Ross Sport, and they arrived at my door in two days.
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This is great info MasterNater, well done.
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For what it's worth, I was told by Bilstein that US distributors should have B6 stock by June / July 2019.
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