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Title: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: albitz on 11 June 2012, 12:06:50

A pair of new Unipart wishbones which according to the seller were bought from Vauxhall dealership who told him they are the same as genuine,just different packaging. Sounds like a load of old tosh to me,but he is a 5 minute drive away,so if they are decent quality I might have them.

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: feeutfo on 11 June 2012, 12:11:19

If they are uni part, Walk run away. Shocking, from what I have seen and removed.

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: TheBoy on 11 June 2012, 12:43:07

I didn't think Unipart where a GM supplier.  They do make pattern wishbones, but I have little experience of them.

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: andyc on 11 June 2012, 12:47:03

Yep he is talking .......... Unipart never supplied GM any parts what so ever

Andy

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: albitz on 11 June 2012, 14:02:58

Best to give them a miss then by the sound of it. ::)

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: Shackeng on 11 June 2012, 15:18:54

Quote from: andyc on 11 June 2012, 12:47:03

Yep he is talking .......... Unipart never supplied GM any parts what so ever

Andy

Good on you Andy, very useful to have the Oracle confirm this. :y

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: albitz on 11 June 2012, 16:07:04

Yep. :y

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 11 June 2012, 17:29:23

Albs if you phone Cavectra they do wishbones think they are Febi Bilstein for about £40 each

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: albitz on 11 June 2012, 17:33:45

Dont actually need them at the moment (I only change them if they fail the MOT  ;D) but these were five minutes away and £30 the pair,so if they were good quality I would have had them as spares. ;)

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: Omegatoy on 11 June 2012, 21:22:37

had unipart wishbones on the silver td estate, lasted 5 years!!!
thought they were damned good!!

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: Manual Elite V6 on 12 June 2012, 18:06:15

I have Unipart wishbones fitted to mine, got them at £27 each through work, the rear bush seems to be of a much better design to me and seems less likely to fail, was cheaper than the previous pattern part I fitted which last 5 days before the rear bush failed, no complaints with the Unipart ones so far.

Title: Re: Unipart wishbones - oe ?
Post by: henryd on 12 June 2012, 20:18:11

I've used Unipart wishbones on many cars (although not an Omega :-\) and have found them to be of good quality :y