Megan Racing vs Apexi N1 coilovers THE TRUTH NOW
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People pay attention: Apex-i and Megan coilovers are NOT the same. Please see the last post in this thread. BELOW IS THE ORIGINAL POST IN IT'S ENTIRETY (minus the photos): PROVEN FALSE: ================================================== === It's time to let the cat out of the bag... I have said the MR coilovers are resold by several brands, and rebadged by many of the JDM brands... I'll let you guys put 2 and 2 together... Apexi N1 coilovers: $1300 MR's: $900 Saving $400 on the same coilover: Priceless..... |
Hahaha priceless HAHAH!!!
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Nice "made in Taiwan"... Woot Woot...:D
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Trust me 80% of the Japanese parts are made in China/Taiwan/S.Korea... I can assure you...
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^ I thought every on knew that.
The parts are sourced from china,taiwan,korea assembled in japan. Except the shock part that is usually made in japan for different companies. |
nice to see someone backing up what i said..
sticky for sure best value in suspention right now |
Catharsis, i thought the KTS were the best value in suspension right now?? no:dunno:
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Originally posted by underground Trust me 80% of the Japanese parts are made in China/Taiwan/S.Korea... I can assure you... |
they were...
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Originally posted by JDMxDrift So all the little pieces are manufactured by 6 yr. old kids in china then shipped to Japan for assembly, then shipped to america for a 1000% mark up?:eek: |
Re: Megan Racing vs Apexi N1 coilovers
Originally posted by underground [B]It's time to let the cat out of the bag... I have said the MR coilovers are resold by several brands, and rebadged by many of the JDM brands... I'll let you guys put 2 and 2 together... Apexi N1 coilovers: $2500 MR's: $900 Saving $1600 on the same coilover: Priceless..... |
uhh he megan racing coilovers say apexi n1 all over them
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Originally posted by Catharsis uhh he megan racing coilovers say apexi n1 all over them In response to what I think you're asking, Megan denies the rumor which claims a connection between the Apexi ExV and the Megan Coilovers. |
where?
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They do look alike but where you get the $2500 price I don't know. I found them for $1189. Here is a compersion of the specs
- Full Coil Over Threaded Base - Monotube Shock Absorber utilizing a 44mm diameter piston - 32 level damping adjustment - 62 mm direct wound spring - Piston diameter is 44mm - Front springs rate is 8k and rear springs rate is 6k - 22mm Strut type rod (All others use a 12.5 mm rod) - Quick Adjuster, Coil Over Adjustment Wrench included - Exclusive Upper Mounts - Aluminum Brackets (Strut utilizes steel brackets) - One Year Warranty for (Oil, Gas) Megan Racing - Spring Rates: 8kg Front and 6kg Rear - Pillow Ball Upper Mounts. - Rubber Dust Covers. - Adjustable Ride Height - Aggressive Spring Rates - Single-Cyliner Design - Aluminum Brackets 32 Levels of Adjustment: 1-8: Suggested for track use. 9-16: Suggested for mountain/aggressive use. 17-32: Suggested for common street use. - All coilover damper kits come with 1 year manufacture-defect warranty. Not bad for an entry level coil-over but at a $200 I might go withthe Apexis just becuase they are a trusted brand. heres a pic ofthe megans to compare http://www.streetrays.com/catalog/im...an_dampers.jpg |
Originally posted by phreze [B]They do look alike but where you get the $2500 price I don't know. I found them for $1189. Here is a compersion of the specs - Full Coil Over Threaded Base - Monotube Shock Absorber utilizing a 44mm diameter piston - 32 level damping adjustment - 62 mm direct wound spring - Piston diameter is 44mm - Front springs rate is 8k and rear springs rate is 6k - 22mm Strut type rod (All others use a 12.5 mm rod) - Quick Adjuster, Coil Over Adjustment Wrench included - Exclusive Upper Mounts - Aluminum Brackets (Strut utilizes steel brackets) - One Year Warranty for (Oil, Gas) Megan Racing - Spring Rates: 8kg Front and 6kg Rear - Pillow Ball Upper Mounts. - Rubber Dust Covers. - Adjustable Ride Height - Aggressive Spring Rates - Single-Cyliner Design - Aluminum Brackets 32 Levels of Adjustment: 1-8: Suggested for track use. 9-16: Suggested for mountain/aggressive use. 17-32: Suggested for common street use. - All coilover damper kits come with 1 year manufacture-defect warranty. Not bad for an entry level coil-over but at a $200 I might go withthe Apexis just becuase they are a trusted brand. |
Wow, teh Megans are ExV's! The ExV's are Megans?
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hey who has megan coilovers here... how are they!?!?!
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Originally posted by JVD Wow, teh Megans are ExV's! The ExV's are Megans? |
I have a set coming in the next container. And YES they are the same. Do your research and you will find it.
Megan http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...07_40_full.jpg Apex'i http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...07_41_full.jpg Megan http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...07_42_full.jpg Apex'i http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...07_43_full.jpg What else do you need, Specs? I can get those too. regardless to say, specs are exactly same. piston size, spring rates, alum brackets...etc.. |
I'm gettin 1000 from tax refund and was thinking of either the megans (is it pronounced megan like a girls name?) or save up a few more bills and get flex's. Who knows, I might end up going the spring/shock setup instead for beginners and then upgrade later on.
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my opinion would be might as well do it right the first time
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yeah get coils its not worth it to upgrade later
so what your saying is the N1's are the mr's??? |
Originally posted by sr20det power my opinion would be might as well do it right the first time |
Ok one last time, N1's are the same as MR coilovers? if so we are gonna save sum $$$ :bigok:
juss to make sure, show us the specs Sizzzoooo :thumb: |
I'm not going to say this again. They are NOT the same. Go call MR and Apex. They will tell you the same. That Sizzooo guy is making assumptions. They may have the same specs, the fact of the matter is that they are NOT the same damn thing! That whole MR selling to Apex for resale is a rumor. I have a friend who works for Megan and guess what, it's a rumor. So do YOUR research. Specs/color are not evidence enough to prove your claims.
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andy, is that you?
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Originally posted by LandHo_S13 andy, is that you? |
So whats the verdict? I dont care if they are the same or not. ARE THEY WORTH THE MONEY. I dont want to spent money on megans only to replace them later.
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Originally posted by Fast1One So whats the verdict? I dont care if they are the same or not. ARE THEY WORTH THE MONEY. I dont want to spent money on megans only to replace them later. However, being this is a 240 site, it's a tough choice. The Apex ExV's are cheap as it is. Apex has a new line coming out that are replacing the N1's, they are called the Evolution. There will be street, drift, and competition track sets. These will reaplce and become the flagship coilovers for Apex. The ExV's are comparable to World Sport in a sense. The ExV's however, are no pushover as were the World Sports. Pick the coilover in your price range which offers the best specs of your liking. Do some research on suspension handling for rwd cars then make your choice. Me personally, I would buy the ExV's over the Megan plainly due to the fact that they are similar in price and well... Apex is a brand I'm more comfortable with. If you want really good coilovers, and willing to spend 2-3 G's, buy Ohlins. Forget the main name brands like Apex, HKS, JIC, etc. Ohlins are definetely the serious tuner's choice :thumb: |
Megan does not resell to Apexi, they both simply buy from the same manufacturing center...
And who is your buddy over at Megan? I am great friends with the owner, so I'm curious to hear your connection over there with the inside info.... |
from what i know both the apexi and the meagan coil are made by http://www.bcec.com.tw/function/function_06.html
so basically this company makes em and sells em to apexi and megan and meagan choices to sell for less.. if im wrong ohwell so be it i dont care... |
You are correct....
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might look into getting a set soon...
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Information is a terrible thing to waste isnt it? And to those noobs who always think they are right and argue left and right, shut up. really. If i argue and find out im wrong, i dont insist im right like you guys do. Its annoying.
Sorry for the excessive flaming, i needed that outa my system |
If they buy from the same manufacturer, then technically they are the same.. unless MR or Apexi does some modification to theirs. Interesting topic indeed. I wish i had this thread before i bought some 1300 flex's. hmm.. maybe not d=D
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I'm actually might change my mind on the flex. I'm considering buying a set of MR coilovers because it seems to be the best bang for the buck
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money talks, dude.
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Originally posted by LA_phantom_240 money talks, dude. |
to bad you don't have pics of the megans with that. as for me i have seen the megans myself and they look the same exactly the same. i just hope they are not lookalikes but perform the same as well.
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