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[Rob Hart]

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?

[serek]

pls update your profil and mey I can help  if you somewere in cambridgeshire

[Darth Loo-knee]

You could do this job with the help of the forum mate, wishbones off Fleabay around £50, droplinks around £15

[albitz]

christ on a bike! how many hours labour are they quoting to do the job ?

[andyiow]

christ on a bike! how many hours labour are they quoting to do the job ?

Propably about 5 hrs at £100/hr plus parts.
Had a droplink done at home in less than 20minutes (neighbour ex-mechanic which is handy) so I would say an hour for the pair and considering the whishbones will be off as well I would have said no more than 4-5 hrs tops as its is just a case of removing old and fitting new.

[Rob Hart]

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.

[Lazydocker]

Come along to the East Anglia meet next weekend with the parts and we'll do it there! Did my wishbones in under 3 hours!

[edit]posting on a mobile is so slow!

Come along anyway and meet some of us!![/edit]

[Darth Loo-knee]

When my wishbones needed changing driving was rather frightening fighting with the car going one way then the other :-?
The droplinks cause the clunking over bumps