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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #15 on: 25 March 2008, 19:23:24 »
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Genuine wishbones used to be around £75 each retail, but went skyhigh overnight.

Probably because they are detering folks from buying them and doing the job theirselves.  They probably sell the bushes alone for £90 and charge £150 + labour to fit them...  that way the dealer gets the labour costs rather that VX getting the profit for a full wishbone and the dealer geting very little mark up!

Just a thought... ba5tards :o
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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #16 on: 25 March 2008, 20:26:32 »
holy sh!t
I bought my wishbones from ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-WISHBONE-SUSPENSION-ARMS-X-2-NEW_W0QQitemZ230234369513QQihZ013QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The powder coating probably ain't VX spec, but i'll worry about that later. Paid my local garage £150 to fit them & my droplinks AND my rear springs
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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #17 on: 25 March 2008, 20:38:38 »
Well just organising my trade club card and membership to the Autobahnstormers website.

Interestingly the membership secretary lives just down the road from me  :) so email exchange and hopefully picking said card up Friday if he is in!

I will let you know if it is any cheaper with discount!
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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #18 on: 25 March 2008, 20:41:12 »
Don't think wishbones are on Trade Club  :'(
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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #19 on: 25 March 2008, 20:49:54 »
Grrr would be just my luck!

Call to Green's (Local VX Dealer) tomorrow to find out!

Did feel for the parts guy when I rattled of my 15 Line list of parts!  ;)
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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #20 on: 25 March 2008, 20:54:55 »
Are Greens ok with trade club cards then?
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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #21 on: 25 March 2008, 21:07:06 »
Yep apparently so! I asked that specific question to the hon membership secretary!
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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #22 on: 25 March 2008, 21:54:41 »
Fitted new wishbones April 07, £55 per pair delivered from "Vauxhall Spares Centre" Essex, looked good, fitted without a problem. That was at 116K, just about to go for new M.O.T. (next 2 weeks) with 141k on the clock, 25k of motoring, will the wishbones pass again ?.  :-/ :-/
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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #23 on: 25 March 2008, 21:58:24 »
Wishbones are not TC, so best you can hope is Trade.  Still too expensive, plenty of cheaper alternatives...
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Re: Front Wishbone Price from VX!
« Reply #24 on: 25 March 2008, 23:24:04 »
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Maybe includes the bolts but I doubt it.

BTW I take it you have seen this guide?

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152986949

Good write up but remember all bolts must be finally torqed up with the car off axle stands/jacks & sitting on all 4 wheels.  Failure to do this will reult in early failure of bushes.


WARNING this is not possible on your drive like i tried - you may be able to torque the rear bolt (vertical) but there is not enough room to swing a wrench on the fronts (horizontal) - taking mine to local garage to do on their 4 post lift tomorrow ;)
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