Ive had the same problems with these damn idlers, Ive fitted 4 in the 6 years ive had the car, the latest one I fitted 4 days ago just before my MOT yesterday & still managed to get an advisory on it, VX quoted £88 just for the pin
so i gave that a miss, Had to go to a scrap yard today to get a quarterlight window for a neighbours car & by sheer luck stumbled over a 2.2DTI F/L saloon (very tidy all round) & just happened to have a rather new pin & idler fitted, So after a struggle getting them off discovered they were genuine VX
, The best £15 ive spent considering to buy the two from VX would have been close on £200
, If anyone wants to know where this car is as it has good door cards,climate panel in fact good everything then give me a shout & i'll give you the info where to find it, oh & its silver if that helps.