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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: amba on 04 August 2015, 14:23:31

Title: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: amba on 04 August 2015, 14:23:31
Found annoying rattle is a busted rear spring.

Europarts stock Sachs at £35 each or Boge at £43.(but on back order).

Worth waiting for the Boge or is Sachs a good reco :y
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: zirk on 04 August 2015, 14:27:57
Found annoying rattle is a busted rear spring.

Europarts stock Sachs at £35 each or Boge at £43.(but on back order).

Worth waiting for the Boge or is Sachs a good reco :y
Assuming its not Plod type, best replaced in pairs, have a chat with Steve at Heathrow, see if he's got some for your model from a scraper.

Last pair I had off him where good and cost around £35 for the pair from memory, mention OOF for discount or free postage Andrew.  ;)
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: amba on 04 August 2015, 14:34:14
Thanks for "heads-up" Chris but with my mileage and need for a single fix would prefer buying new just to be sure .Also need them prompto so dont really want to be waiting for postage etc

Just checked and local Europarts have a pair of Sachs instock so just wanted some feed back on the better quality to opt for  :y
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: zirk on 04 August 2015, 14:36:47
Thanks for "heads-up" Chris but with my mileage and need for a single fix would prefer buying new just to be sure .Also need them prompto so dont really want to be waiting for postage etc

Just checked and local Europarts have a pair of Sachs instock so just wanted some feed back on the better quality to opt for  :y
Ok mate, I have no experience with Sachs so can't comment, just make sure there the ones for you model, ie, saloon and or self levelling or not.
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: TheBoy on 04 August 2015, 14:38:34
Sachs are fine. Remember to do both sides.
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: amba on 04 August 2015, 14:45:52
Thanks.

OE Self levelling was removed by previous owner when it looks like both shocks and springs were last replaced, probably due to costs.

 I will therfore opt for std springs again even though I do have a pair of decent SL shocks in dry storage as I understand STD springs will also work fine with SL shocks when the need arises to replace the shocks.

Thanks ..off to Europarts now with card in hand :(
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: zirk on 04 August 2015, 14:50:56
Thanks.

OE Self levelling was removed by previous owner when it looks like both shocks and springs were last replaced, probably due to costs.

 I will therfore opt for std springs again even though I do have a pair of decent SL shocks in dry storage as I understand STD springs will also work fine with SL shocks when the need arises to replace the shocks.

Thanks ..off to Europarts now with card in hand :(
Check the price online first Andrew, sometimes a lot cheaper to book it than turn up and buy it  :y
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: amba on 04 August 2015, 14:52:39
Just booked it online as closest store out of stock but other 6 miles away has stock.Online price is £72=00 the pair which seems reasonable to me  :-\
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: zirk on 04 August 2015, 15:02:44
Just booked it online as closest store out of stock but other 6 miles away has stock.Online price is £72=00 the pair which seems reasonable to me  :-\
look on carparts4less (same people) check out with discount code cp5less (-5 percent) works out around £63 a pair. :y, then go and collect from ECP.  :y

Or bump you order to 75.00, with some other bits you may need and use CP10LESS for 10 percent off.  ;)
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 04 August 2015, 15:26:48
Sachs and Boge are the same company (ZF).....
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: tunnie on 04 August 2015, 23:45:54
Sachs/Boge on both 2.2 and 3.2, lasting well  :y
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: Steve B on 05 August 2015, 00:23:30
Not gonna fit a MV6 are they  :-\
Title: Re: Busted Rear Spring
Post by: tunnie on 05 August 2015, 00:41:35
Not gonna fit a MV6 are they  :-\

Depends if you keep MV6 shocks? Could just to norm all around?

B4 or maybe B6 shocks, with normal springs?