ST X coilovers MK7.5 GTI (reviews please)

[nicholam77]

They will corrode pretty quickly after seeing winter (with salt).
I wouldn't recommend them if seeing winter duty (if you want them to look nice still).....take them off for winter, IMO (that's what I did).

After a few winters the springs will start to rust (along with the strut/shock bodies) and what not too.....cosmetic issues.

Thanks for the input. I don't want to be doing a suspension job twice a year for sure (taking them off). If the rust is more cosmetic that doesn't bother me as much, I'm more concerned about overall failure.

Got two winters on mine and no issues. Shockbody doesn't look shiny and new anymore but it's not rusty or heavily corroded or anything either. I just make sure I wash everything thoroughly when the weather warms up. So far so good.

Thanks, good to know. I've seen a few people now say they've made it at least two winters or more in pretty good shape. I swap to winter wheels, so everything gets pressure washed before and after winter.