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Omega General Help / Re: front suspension

« on: 25 July 2008, 14:11:02 »

God help the omega owner who doesnt know about this site! I have found some paten wishbones and drop links for just £75.00 on ebay and a local garage that will charge me £80 to fit them next week.

I guess I owe all of you have helped a large drink! Lets all drink to Vauxhalls county motor works in Chelmsford not getting their £800 of of me to do the work! I am off of the main dealer route for ever after this.

Thanks guys.

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Omega General Help / Re: front suspension

« on: 25 July 2008, 07:58:42 »

Hi.

Thanks for all your help guys. I took the elite to a main Vauxhall dealer (county motor works in chelmsford, possibly the worst garage on the planet) who reported that the noise is being caused by the fact that both front wishbone bushes are split.
They quoted me £800 for them to be replaced !( apparantly they have to send the wishbones away to have the old bush taken off and new ones squeezed on) this seems to be a lot of money for a couple of bits of rubber, am I being had here? Any ideas what a normal general garage would charge to do the job?

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Omega General Help / Re: front suspension

« on: 24 July 2008, 06:50:57 »

Hi.
Thanks for that suggestion and apologies for my ignorance but what exactly do the drop links do? are they responsible for smoothing out the impact on the front wheels when they go over a bump? Rob

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Omega General Help / Re: front suspension

« on: 23 July 2008, 21:19:40 »

hi Jimbob.
I found a thread from a chap who had the same problems, he changed the wishbone bushes and droplinks and it solved his problems.
With your comments thats got to be it. Thanks very much

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Omega General Help / front suspension

« on: 23 July 2008, 20:38:21 »

I have a 1995 3.0l elite saloon. When I drive over a bump in the road such as a sleeping policman I get a real klonk from under the front of the car. The automatic gear stick also wobbles when this happens.
On the straight the car drives and steers very well, its just when i go over a small bump that this very prominant klong happens
any ideas !? rob

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General Discussion Area / Re: vx main dealer quote

« on: 26 July 2008, 22:22:37 »

Wishbones and droplinks changed for just £80.00 by Mr Clutch in Chelmsford. Looked at the old bushes on the wishbones, they had completely broken apart, no wonder there was a clonk every time the car went over a bump! it was metal against metal.
So if this is what happens when your omega goes over a bump, change the wishbones and the droplinks, car now drives silently over bumps.
Thanks again for all you people on the site, much appreciated.

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General Discussion Area / vx main dealer quote

« on: 25 July 2008, 12:50:46 »

Qoted £800 by VX main dealer to change 2 x wishbones and drop ends, anyone know how much this should cost at a normal garage?