Need new suspension bushes

[mardon]

Well it never rains but it pours!!

Noticed the car not handling as well of late but have been too busy to check it out. Had a look over the tires tonight and all seemed fine on first inspection. After looking a little harder at the front right tire I noticed the inside of the tire was completely bald! I took it down to a tire place for a quote and he said that would be my front bushes. (Had the tracking done about a month ago and has been spot on).

So I need New cupra front bushes. How much do you think this will cost for them fitted. Is it big job?

I also need new tires. Was going to go from some T1-R's for £78.32 fitted. Is there anywhere cheaper or any better options for the price. I'm really skint at the moment and could do without this.

 

[RossIBIZATDI]

To get your cupra bushes fitted about £200! I did mine myself, not a nice job.

 

[PLuKE]

The front bushes would cost £180 around my area. Me and my mate did them there not mega hard once you know what your doing and have the tool made up.

Try http://www.blackcircles.com/ for tyres i got my T1R's from there and i found them the cheapest getting the tyres and fitting from there, Compared to buying them online and getting a tyre place to fit them.

Also try http://www.camskill.co.uk

Luke

 

[mardon]

Ok well ordered the tires. It may not be the bushes will have to get it looked at.

 

[beezanick]

The compressor is £700 and fitting by seat is £250 then the regass is £50 (from seat). so £1000 if done by seat.

Unfortunatley I know the costs as my compressor has gone. It should have been covererd by the aftermarket warrenty - but guess what?

Im going to see how much my independant garage can do it for - it is about 3hrs labour + regass.

I have found this site for a compressor though, which has them for about £300, which is better.

http://www.autoairconparts.co.uk/Co...Automatic-Feb-02-to-Part-14-9718-p-36980.html

Im trying to workout whether aircon is worth the money?

Hope this helps.

 

[adam kelly]

my compressor wasnt workin when i got my car when it was just over 3 years old had 60k on it when it died.Think its a common problem lucky it was covered.

 

[beezanick]

Mines only coverd if its a sudden mechanical stoppage, not wear and tear. To ascertain this they want me to have the compressor removed and sent to an 'independernt' specialist for analysis. I have to pay for the labour if its not covered by the warrenty, so im trying to workout if its worth the gamble?

 

[mardon]

1k for air con! Sack that i'll open the windows. The only way i'm fixing this is to go down the £300 compressor route. Even that is expensive. Its annoying because I could be putting that money towards something much better... like coilovers

 

[L14M_T]

a lad in work with me removed his aircon off his ignis sport and had a 11% power gain just from removing it!! then fitted a supercharger and only got a little more power again! gotta see it go!!

 

[beezanick]

1k for air con! Sack that i'll open the windows.

Thats what im thinking of doing. Its just a little anoying on the moterway with the windows down. Im still going to have a look around for cheap compressors, and if I can find on I think I can afford, ill get my local garage to take the old compressor off so the warrenty company can diagnose it. that way I might get a free compressor, and if not I havent wasted the dismanteling costs.