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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: chris 03 on 16 February 2009, 14:23:48
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Bushes (both front and back) need replacing plus wear in the ball joints so Vauxhall dealer is saying both arms need replacing - over £550 to do. Savoy Tyres is quoting £200 the lot. Any advice ??
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I know which I'd choose!
The clue is in the price.
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I'd do it myself for half that price again ::) :y :y :y
Where are you based as someone local may be able to help :y :y :y
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Hi there. Based in Hitcham (not far from Hadleigh) Suffolk - not far away !!
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Hi there. Based in Hitcham (not far from Hadleigh) Suffolk - not far away !!
Bugger.... Looks like I'm closest then ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'm more than willing to lend a hand if you're not confident to do it yourself or just want someone with a bit of experience to look over your shoulder :y :y :y
Have you seen the thread about the East Anglia meet in July?
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That is a very kind offer. Will see how it drives this week as I have a long troip planned and may well take you up on it. Cheers
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That is a very kind offer. Will see how it drives this week as I have a long troip planned and may well take you up on it. Cheers
No problems... Just let me know :y :y :y
Only takes a couple of hours with a spare pair of hands :y :y :y
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vauxcentre do wishbones for 50 a pair or autovaux for lemforder items, same make as gm fit just without the gm sticker for 120 delivered. Diy mate, save yourself some cash. :-)
Just remember to torque the bolts correctly with the car on the ground/suspension loaded.
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Do it yourself (with help from members here) - it will be a better job than dealers/garages, cheaper, and you'll have the confidence for other jobs :y
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got mine from Fleabay. Just under £40 delivered. :)
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Ruud,
As a matter of interest why did you change/how did you know that your wishbones needed replacing ??
Is it noticeably different now to drive ??
Cheers - Chris
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Dont worry , it won't suddenly fall apart, but you may find strange noises/steering behaviour and over time your tyres will wear unevenly.
and it will be an MOT failure if its bad.
After you change them you will need a full geometry setup ( not tracking..)
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Bushes (both front and back) need replacing plus wear in the ball joints so Vauxhall dealer is saying both arms need replacing - over £550 to do. Savoy Tyres is quoting £200 the lot. Any advice ??
Typical of the 'stealers' this.
I recently sourced aftermarket wishbones for under £30 per side!
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That is a very kind offer. Will see how it drives this week as I have a long troip planned and may well take you up on it. Cheers
As LD says, if it can wait till our meet in anglia 4th/5th july, then come up for the weekend. no doubt other jobs will be being done over the weekend. ::)
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I recently sourced aftermarket wishbones for under £30 per side!
But how good are they? :-/ ( really don't know ... honest) in the past I've discovered that A is often cheaper B because it's not as good ....... :-/ ;)
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That is a very kind offer. Will see how it drives this week as I have a long troip planned and may well take you up on it. Cheers
As LD says, if it can wait till our meet in anglia 4th/5th july, then come up for the weekend. no doubt other jobs will be being done over the weekend. ::)
Wasn't actually what I meant... He's only about 30 miles from me so could pop over and do it for him if needs be :y :y :y
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Ah sorry, just trying to drum up some interest paul. :y
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Ah sorry, just trying to drum up some interest paul. :y
Think I'm looking at lolhare's LPG on Saturday so I'll point him in the right direction and if Chris wants me to help with his wishbones I'll raise the meet with him too :y :y :y :y
It's still early days for the meet and I'm hoping to get more interest in the coming months. We've got the 4 of us confirmed as camping, which is te same as last year, with another 4 or 5 coming for the day on Saturday so it's looking quite good. Be great if we can get another few "happy campers" to really fill the area :y :y :y
I feel the beer will flow well again ::) ::) ::)
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Bushes (both front and back) need replacing plus wear in the ball joints so Vauxhall dealer is saying both arms need replacing - over £550 to do. Savoy Tyres is quoting £200 the lot. Any advice ??
:o :o :o Didn't know they made them gold plated and does that include a meal for 2 at the Savoy while you wait :D.
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Bushes (both front and back) need replacing plus wear in the ball joints so Vauxhall dealer is saying both arms need replacing - over £550 to do. Savoy Tyres is quoting £200 the lot. Any advice ??
:o :o :o Didn't know they made them gold plated and does that include a meal for 2 at the Savoy while you wait :D.
no but you can have a cup of tea while you wait....
...50p from the machine ;)