Bilstein Number

[lotushiast]

Hello Experts,

can someone of You provide me the Bilstein Damper Number thats can bee seen on the decal of the damper:

The Number begins with: F4 - BE5-C...

Please front and rear!

Cheers Harald.

[andydclements]

Do you mean as in the Bilstein and Eibach arrangement Lotus sell for most models now?

If so, they have not yet (unless I've missed it) launched ones for the '83 Esprit, it uses different dampers to the 1985 MY onwards ones.

[Gary7m]

If you are referring to any OEM Bilstein part number, it is most likely that Bilstein will not have access to the origins of that part. Many contacts with Bilstein about replacing the Bilsteins on my Mazda Miata (Eunos) were met with utter silence at the other end of the connection. They can only refer you to the original manufacturer as the part numbers in use for OEM dampers do not correspond (AFAIK) with any Bilstein 'in-house' dampers. Bilstein design their own dampers for aftermarket appliciations and do not supply OEM applications.