petdocmb

Hi everyone,

One of my rear shock absorbers on my 08 TLS ended up going bad, so I decided to replace both rears and make a brief, but complete, DIY video on YouTube for others to follow. I like to keep my car with all OEM parts, so I saved a ton of money doing it on my own rather than letting the dealer do the work. I got the complete rear shock absorber assembly from OEMAcuraparts.com for about $170 for each side. Part number is 52610-SEP-A19.

TheSauceBoss

Awesome vid, thanks for that.

90foxnotch

Great Video Thank you, Ill be replacing mine with Konis soon so this helps.

guitarplayer16

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Thanks for sharing!

I can't get over how clean and how little rust you have!

petdocmb

You're welcome. It has never seen inclement weather and only has 42k miles on it, hence the condition.

truonghthe

you still have both TL? lol

petdocmb

Yup. The red one wasn't there for the video though.

truonghthe

let me know when you ready to part away from the KBP one

raidertrh

Thank you for the well done video for the rear shocks. You have made it obvious how to save a bunch of money with a minimal of hassle.

srg818

Another 'Cuser on AZ! I've seen my twin(NBP TLS) in Liverpool, didn't know there was more of us Great job on the video.

hl94

One of my rear shocks is bad as well so I will be attempting this soon. Thank you for sharing!

fishinmagician

What's crazy is the type s assembly is $170 but the base model assembly is $338

redbeard1

FYI, I was told in another post that base 04-06 can take base 07-08 assemblies. The base model rear assembly for my 2005 was 340 for each. The 2007 base assembly is 172 for each. The 07-08 base supposedly have the "softest ride".

fishinmagician

I've heard that also. Guess I will find out . Ginna wait until fall to do this though, it's way too hot out now.

redbeard1

Yeah, it's also in the 90s here. No working on car.

If and when you do this swap, please report back with driving/installation impressions, if you can. I recently swapped my OEM dampers (which were bad) for Konis. The ride is much better, but still a little harsh. I may swap assemblies in the near future and would like to hear from anyone who tried the 07-08 base assemblies in a 04-06 base.

fishinmagician

Will do. I was on the fence about Konis, but I will go with OEM for ease of installation and a smoother ride.