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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #15 on: 14 February 2007, 11:27:46 »
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Aha... I was sure that I remember someone's replacement wishbones failing after only 8,000 miles...  I don't fancy changing wishbones every other oil change  :-/

Anyone else got a rough mileage for their replacement wishbones?
I changed mine at 104k, now on 139k, M_DTM reckons they still OK.  Mind you, they were genuines, when genuines were £72 retail.....

Mine want changing @ 41K :(

How much are genuines now? (TC price).
£170ish each, not TC item any more...
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #16 on: 14 February 2007, 12:35:33 »
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Aha... I was sure that I remember someone's replacement wishbones failing after only 8,000 miles...  I don't fancy changing wishbones every other oil change  :-/

Anyone else got a rough mileage for their replacement wishbones?
I changed mine at 104k, now on 139k, M_DTM reckons they still OK.  Mind you, they were genuines, when genuines were £72 retail.....

Mine want changing @ 41K :(

How much are genuines now? (TC price).
£170ish each, not TC item any more...

Going for a lie down in a dark room :(
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #17 on: 14 February 2007, 12:46:16 »
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Aha... I was sure that I remember someone's replacement wishbones failing after only 8,000 miles...  I don't fancy changing wishbones every other oil change  :-/

Anyone else got a rough mileage for their replacement wishbones?
I changed mine at 104k, now on 139k, M_DTM reckons they still OK.  Mind you, they were genuines, when genuines were £72 retail.....

Mine want changing @ 41K :(

How much are genuines now? (TC price).
£170ish each, not TC item any more...
If pattern parts last 40K how long would those have to last to be worthwhile?  :o

Rhetorical question, I can do math ::)
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #18 on: 14 February 2007, 12:51:37 »
Isn't it cheaper to change the bushes?

There's only one bush gone on mine.
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #19 on: 14 February 2007, 13:39:20 »
I've just spoken to Autovaux for a price of the wishbones, and they want £45 each. They're not GM but they are made by the same manufacturer.
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #20 on: 14 February 2007, 13:54:39 »
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They're not GM but they are made by the same manufacturer.
HP beans are made by HJ Heinz, but they're different!!  ::)
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #21 on: 14 February 2007, 16:18:56 »
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They're not GM but they are made by the same manufacturer.
HP beans are made by HJ Heinz, but they're different!!  ::)
yep, kinda like Bosal make OEM exhausts and aftermarket replacements - only the OEM ones tend to be double-skinned, replacements only single skinned ... having said that though, I did replace the track rods on my old miggy with parts from Autovaux and it has to be said that the replacement parts looked identical to the originals (mind you though they themselves could have been replacements I guess !!!)
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #22 on: 14 February 2007, 16:36:23 »
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They're not GM but they are made by the same manufacturer.
HP beans are made by HJ Heinz, but they're different!!  ::)
yep, kinda like Bosal make OEM exhausts and aftermarket replacements - only the OEM ones tend to be double-skinned, replacements only single skinned ... having said that though, I did replace the track rods on my old miggy with parts from Autovaux and it has to be said that the replacement parts looked identical to the originals (mind you though they themselves could have been replacements I guess !!!)

The trackrod ends from Autovaux are genuine-GM, as I asked when I was enquiring about prices before.
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #23 on: 14 February 2007, 22:15:09 »
Trust me. I have used these exact same wishbones and they are fine.
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #24 on: 14 February 2007, 22:19:32 »
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Trust me. I have used these exact same wishbones and they are fine.
Have you owned one of your 25,000 Omegas long enough to know how they last  :P
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #25 on: 15 February 2007, 10:05:31 »
Wishbones are covered under his no quibble 12min/12 miles warranty that goes with each car.

Never had a return yet! ;)
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #26 on: 15 February 2007, 14:56:59 »
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As above really.

Are they any good, they're quite cheap aren't they?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-Wishbones-x-2-NEW-PART_W0QQitemZ330086536124QQihZ014QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Just out of interest would you use new bolts each time you do a Wishbone change as mine will need doing soon, and I guess the alignment would need doing afterwards not just tracking.

Can anyone confirm/answer my original question as I am tempted to get the garage to do mine again, instead of doing the job myself.

Cheers in advance :y
« Last Edit: 15 February 2007, 14:57:37 by nixoro »
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #27 on: 15 February 2007, 15:08:41 »
New bolts are NOT required.....
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #28 on: 15 February 2007, 15:10:29 »
Had the first Omega for about 8 months. Latest one for nearly a year. Both had wishbones immedaietly and both were fine.

Don't need new bolts.

Tracking will need checking.
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Re: Are these wishbones any good?
« Reply #29 on: 15 February 2007, 15:27:20 »
Cheers for the response back guys :y still  :-/
« Last Edit: 15 February 2007, 15:27:55 by nixoro »
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