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I have a reply from Vauxhall Motors! They were very quick in doing so after I contacted their top managers directly. My direct question was "Were my original springs constant wire diameter or tapered wire diameter?" The response was "the rear coil springs on MK3 cavaliers were termed ...

Well this one is getting very interesting. Getting in touch with a technical department at Vauxhall is almost impossible. Tried their customer assistance department and eventually received a reply that they are 'not technically trained' and all enquiry's must go through the local dealer. Did that. E...

Hi, Thanks for that. Makes a lot of sense. I'd forgotten about Opel and indeed now you've said it, have some vague memory about seeing a Cavalier in France badged up as a Vectra many years ago! In the last few weeks I've had to become quite an unwilling expert on Kilen. Just so you know, they have m...

Hi, Yes I did! And they are fitted and my car looks normal again! Here are the intriguing details. Kilen 71013 are specified for the Vaxhall cavalier 89-95. They have a constant wire diameter. My car is a Feb 94 1.8i Cat 90 hp and it is bog standard. The old springs removed had tapered wire where th...

Hi Everybody, My car is a 1994 MK3 1.8i cat. A rear spring broke. Everyone quotes Kilen 71013 as a replacement. New pair fitted. Car looked stupid being 2 inches too high at the rear. Lot of research (because of little help from Kilen or the dealers). My car has tapered wire rear springs. Kilen 7101...