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Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« on: 03 September 2010, 19:43:06 »

So I have a broken rear spring - VX are £110 each, any suggestions for quality aftermarket ones?

Euro Car Parts start at £27ish - worth bothering with?

Normally I wouldn't be SO bothered but I have an MOT, Service and Cambelt to pay and the combined cost is nearly a grand with the springs and a shot rear semi trailing arm bush to replace  >:(
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« Reply #1 on: 03 September 2010, 19:58:33 »

110 per spring has to be retail, thimk a lot on here use kyb or blisten, must be cheaper on trade card, surely someone along soon with 'proper' prices :y
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« Reply #2 on: 03 September 2010, 20:38:07 »

that is what indep. is charging me.

Euro CP only have kyb for estate.

I have gone round the idea of doing bilstein / eibach but then I have the cost of getting the fronts fitted and really to make the most it needs new shox as mine have 82k on them. Can't jusify the £600+ at the mo.
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« Reply #4 on: 03 September 2010, 20:47:28 »

i use euro very often and find there the best place to go for aftermarket parts
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« Reply #5 on: 04 September 2010, 14:23:58 »

got mine from GT and they were only around the £30 mark, easy to fit and worked well esp with towing!!
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« Reply #6 on: 04 September 2010, 16:52:39 »

KYB from buyPartsby. Excellent prices.

KYB catalogue here http://www.kyb-europe.com/catalogue.asp

A lot of the items you mention can be done quite easily yourself for a fraction of garage prices.
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« Reply #7 on: 04 September 2010, 20:08:25 »

Beware if you have self levelling suspension they have different springs to normal suspension.
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« Reply #8 on: 05 September 2010, 00:55:18 »

I went for my indep.'s recommended pattern part (non height adj.) as he could get them immediately and I need the car back on the road asap.
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« Reply #9 on: 09 September 2010, 18:39:34 »

All sorted and indep used KYB at about £35+vat each.

Feels good now with new rear bushes.

Only issue now is that shox are soft and will soon need doing so considering Billie B4's and do the front the same as well.
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Re: Replacement rear springs - suggestions please
« Reply #10 on: 09 September 2010, 19:26:08 »

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So I have a broken rear spring - VX are £110 each, any suggestions for quality aftermarket ones?

Euro Car Parts start at £27ish - worth bothering with?

Normally I wouldn't be SO bothered but I have an MOT, Service and Cambelt to pay and the combined cost is nearly a grand with the springs and a shot rear semi trailing arm bush to replace  >:(
Give Daz a shout IMO.

Kyb for yours, stock springs still a bit steep on tc. Would not go cheeper than kzb personally.

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Omega      Part Number      Retail Price      Normal Trade      Trade Club
Road springs, rear (set)
2.0 8/16v saloon, with auto self leveling, to '97      90271117      £288.00      £244.80      £174.25
 
Saloon with auto self leveling, from W1081185      90295666      £299.00      £254.57      £181.49
 
2.5 V6 Saloon, with auto self leveling, to '97, ident. LC      90295669      £388.00      £332.13      £256.08
 
2.5TD Saloon, with auto self leveling, to '97, ident. LC      90295669      £388.00      £332.13      £256.08
 
3.0 V6 Saloon, with auto self leveling, to '97, ident. LC      90295669      £388.00      £332.13      £256.08
 
2.0 8/16v Saloon, exc. auto self leveling, to '97, ident. LG      90487519      £306.00      £260.99      £185.64
 
2.5 V6 Saloon, exc. auto self leveling, to '97, ident. LH      90487520      £329.00      £280.60      £199.59
 
3.0 V6 Saloon, exc. auto self leveling, to '97, ident. LH      90487520      £329.00      £280.60      £199.59
 
Saloon with auto self leveling, from '98 to W1081184, ident. LH      90487520      £329.00      £280.60      £199.59
 
2.5TD Saloon exc. auto self leveling, to '97, ident. LH      90487520      £329.00      £280.60      £199.59
 
Estate exc. auto self leveling, to '97, ident. LJ      90487521      £275.00      £233.75      £166.38
 
Saloon exc. Sport, exc, auto self leveling, from '98, ident. LP      90542359      £307.00      £261.44      £185.53
 
Estate exc. Sport, exc. auto self leveling, from '98, ident. LQ      90542360      £280.00      £238.00      £169.41
 
Estate with lowered sports chassis, with removable towing attachment, from '00, ident. LR      90542361      £280.00      £238.00      £169.41
 
Estate with auto self leveling, from '98, ident. LR      90542361      £280.00      £238.00      £169.41
 
Saloon, Sport exc. Removable towing attachment, from '00, ident. LU      9193196      £235.00      £200.43      £142.56
 
Saloon, Sport with removable towing attachment, from '00, ident. LW      9193197      £236.00      £200.60      £142.79
 
Estate with lowered sports chassis, exc. removable towing attachment, from '00, ident. LX
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