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dealers or aftermarket?
« on: 07 August 2011, 12:40:02 »
As the title says is it advisable to get dealer only when purchacing a steering idler or are they all the same? what are we looking at cost wise also peeps?
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Re: dealers or aftermarket?
« Reply #1 on: 07 August 2011, 12:45:24 »
I personally would buy Vauxhall.
Pretty sure last time I bought one from VX £45 ish :y
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Re: dealers or aftermarket?
« Reply #2 on: 07 August 2011, 12:48:21 »
Is this part covered in the Bahnstormers club card Daz?
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Re: dealers or aftermarket?
« Reply #3 on: 07 August 2011, 12:50:25 »
Not sure to be fair Keith :-?

Better quality than the cheaper ones anyway. But when I was phoning around for one VX weren't much dearer :y
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Re: dealers or aftermarket?
« Reply #4 on: 07 August 2011, 13:27:40 »
Well im not sure if ive done the right thing here but ive just ordered one from LMF VAUXHALL ? £34 delivered..
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Re: dealers or aftermarket?
« Reply #5 on: 07 August 2011, 15:18:23 »
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Is this part covered in the Bahnstormers club card Daz?

Nope - frayed knot. 

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Re: dealers or aftermarket?
« Reply #6 on: 07 August 2011, 15:51:46 »
Aftermarket will get you through the test (sometimes) but generally fail rapidly then you have the cost all over again, and again, and again etc., Best to bite the bullet and use a trade card (or have someone with one go with you) and get the GM one.
That advice is from experience too.
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Re: dealers or aftermarket?
« Reply #7 on: 07 August 2011, 15:55:31 »
Well as it happens ive just realised  something... I looked on LMF VAUXHALL but got it off ebay instead.. said it is a genuine GM part..... feel a bit of a lemon now as i should have realised before i posted my thread....
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Re: dealers or aftermarket?
« Reply #8 on: 08 August 2011, 01:37:28 »
Either way, still a result!!
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Re: dealers or aftermarket?
« Reply #9 on: 08 August 2011, 09:48:02 »
keep lookin on ebay. i got genuine one for £13 delivered and genuine wishbones for £50 delivered. right time right place i guess..
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