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Title: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: Olympia5776 on 17 March 2010, 18:53:02

My apologies in covering old ground again but I did a search but couldn't find the thread I was looking for.
I want to replace the steering idler and am looking for suggestions as to the best all round supplier , MD if has to be.
Cheers

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: TheBoy on 17 March 2010, 19:05:28

Due to the shite nature of many pattern ones, I'd stick to genuine.  I believe MDTM has a good ebay supplier though

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: Jimbob on 17 March 2010, 19:07:44

Yup

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Steering-Idler-Arm-110mm-9195731-Omega-Carlton_W0QQitemZ190379515812QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2c5380dfa4

Got one last week..

Quality looking lemforder oe boxed  :y

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: MickAP on 17 March 2010, 19:20:26

Quote

Yup

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Steering-Idler-Arm-110mm-9195731-Omega-Carlton_W0QQitemZ190379515812QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2c5380dfa4

Got one last week..

Quality looking lemforder oe boxed  :y

That's the one I got.
Don't buy the cheaper one from there though. Apparently it's a  crap pattern part :o

Mick :y

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 17 March 2010, 19:23:15

Thats the one.....exactly the same as you get from vx...

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: Olympia5776 on 17 March 2010, 22:09:28

Cheers lads , just waiting on P&P charges now.
Should have them for next week along with new Doughnut bushes and new Monroe rear shox to replace the year old shite from E bay that are banging like Charlie Watts . ;D

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: 2woody on 18 March 2010, 11:46:07

just make sure that it's the same langth as the one that comes off the car.

having different lengths on each side of the car has yet to be proved to improve the handling in any way.

there are three lengths by the way

Title: Re: Steering Idler supplier
Post by: Olympia5776 on 18 March 2010, 18:17:13

Now that's an interesting fact there 2Woody ,never read that anywhere .
I'll measure up prior to ordering.
As a matter of interest would you know what the difference is between the shortest and longest and in your experience do suppliers keep a stock or do you get what they have ?
I'd have thought that any variation from the original would throw the tracking out.
Cheers