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Author Topic: Has Koni Arisen Like the Phoenix?  (Read 1055 times)

Altritter

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Has Koni Arisen Like the Phoenix?
« on: June 16, 2009, 04:24:12 PM »
 :-? :-?  A catalog arrived in today's post from a tire/custom wheel/suspension-farkle automobile parts house. Glancing through it, I noticed an advertisement for Koni shocks. Has some other business acquired the rights to the Koni name, or has the company itself somehow reorganized and re-emerged? (If so, what about the Aussie company that bought Koni's cycle shock designs and sells the same designs under the "Ikon" name?)

Very curious!
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Offline Bob_Roller

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Re: Has Koni Arisen Like the Phoenix?
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2009, 07:48:50 PM »
To the best of my knowledge, KONI automotive never went away, they just sold off the motorcycle side of the business a few years ago .
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Re: Has Koni Arisen Like the Phoenix?
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2009, 09:55:04 PM »
Yes KONI has stayed in the automotive business and I plan to put a set on my Abarth Fiat 500 as soon as my Chrysler dealer gets them in.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0807_fiat_500_abarth_first_drive/index.html
« Last Edit: June 16, 2009, 09:55:36 PM by MrRiden »
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Re: Has Koni Arisen Like the Phoenix?
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2009, 11:06:43 PM »
Thanks for the update. I haven't had a car worth installing Konis since my BMW 2002tii in 1973. I'd have put them on my '66 Bug, but Bilstein gas-filled were easier to find, so I went that direction.
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Offline Rob Valdez 79 R65

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Re: Has Koni Arisen Like the Phoenix?
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2009, 04:51:47 PM »
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Yes KONI has stayed in the automotive business and I plan to put a set on my Abarth Fiat 500 as soon as my Chrysler dealer gets them in.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0807_fiat_500_abarth_first_drive/index.html

Where do you buy Fiats in the U.S.?   :-X
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