1980 B1 Passat Project

[Nick_80]

Peter, Looks great i haven't contributed much but i have enjoyed reading your thread, could you provide a bit more details on those Koni Shocks. Model Numbers? even a link to where you purchased them?

[Peter Jones]

Peter, Looks great i haven't contributed much but i have enjoyed reading your thread, could you provide a bit more details on those Koni Shocks. Model Numbers? even a link to where you purchased them?

No problems I'll grab the part numbers when I get home tonight.

We got the shocks from Top Performance in Nunawading. Welcome to Toperformance Products

They keep the fronts in stock as they suit the B2 Audis and they also use them in modified Commodore struts. We took a spare strut housing in to double check the application.

I've got part numbers for rear too, they're still availble I think, but they might have to be ordered in.

[Nick_80]

so did they change the strut set up from 78-79 with the Facelift? i thought the main modification from an Early B1 '76-78' to the '79-81+' was the facelift?

[Nick_80]

if you are able to accurately (within half a mm) measure the bore, and length of the shock housing of the strut, we could confirm the same shocks would fit the earlier B1 Passat/Audi

[Peter Jones]

No change from early B1 to facelift suspension wise, same shocks etc.

Koni Fronts 8610-1262 for the yellow Sports,

Koni Rears 80-2475. yellow sports.

Bilstein fronts - 34-030059

[Peter Jones]

Because Autumn.

[Myuzername]

Hard to tell what you're better at - restoring Vw's or photography. Very nice shots!

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[Jarred]

Nice, looks immaculate as always

[Peter Jones]

Jodie's team photographer and location scout.

I was back at home tinkering on the race car when these were taken.

[gldgti]

VW themseves would have paid huge amounts to have these as marketing shots back in the 80's I reckon.

[Marcelgti]

Hello, I wonder if the references you put more back on Koni, are you would need for my passat b1, I want to mount some more sport shocks and cut springs oem, or send to make a sale, but would need to make sure if references you indicate further back are correct for our cars

[Peter Jones]

All the B1 shocks are the same.

[Marcelgti]

ok, I understand then that the references to the Koni yellows, write in previous post, is that I have to search for the B1, no? thanks

[Marcelgti]

Thanks, I found Koni yellow rear, front are out of print, I seemed to read that are the same as those of the B2?

[Peter Jones]

Yes that's right. B1 and B2 front struts are the same.