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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: bullzeye on 18 March 2013, 16:12

Title: Spec me some parts please!
Post by: bullzeye on 18 March 2013, 16:12
Hi all

After changing , Wishbones, ball joints ,front brakes,wheel bearings last year with cheap nasty parts , all are in urgent need of being changed again

This time i want to do it properly.
Can you please link me to decent parts for my needs, all the above came from euro car parts and wasent the cheapest but the recomended but there awfull and need replacing allready
Thanks.

Title: Re: Spec me some parts please!
Post by: GTi_James on 18 March 2013, 16:20
take it to a VAG specialist, they'll give a list of options for parts or order the parts through them, alternatively go to VW or audi and give them the list and fit the items yourself
Title: Re: Spec me some parts please!
Post by: dom on 18 March 2013, 16:20
- Wishbone bushes? If so get OEM Audi TT ones or polybush them
- Ball joints, wheel bearings - go to the Stealers
- Brakes, unless you're running massive power just get some vented discs and road use pads - I replaced mine with APEC last time I did them and can't complain.
Title: Re: Spec me some parts please!
Post by: bullzeye on 18 March 2013, 16:48
Just rang my local lookers WV

Do these prices seem ok i expected them to be abit dearer to be honest. im going for wishbones with standard bushes allready in
reason being the cheap wishbones thats on mine now, if i get polybushes fitted to them it might not solve my problem
 here are the prices i need 2 of each of these parts.

wishbones with bushes   £68.17 +vat each
ball joints                     £27.35 + vat each
bearngs                      £47.6+vat 

Fitting these my self aint really an option, last year i fiitted the brake discs, and had a sqeek ever since and a huge ridge in the discs , so something went wrong lol.
ill find a VAG garage and get them fitted at same time
thanks for help
Title: Re: Spec me some parts please!
Post by: SI74 on 18 March 2013, 18:49
Get the 18inch Anni bearing if you can. It'll last longer that the standard one as its designed for the bigger wheels. Would you not be better off with the TT wishbone bush at £27 for the 2 and get them pressed into your old wishbones? £68.17 for a wishbone is a bit OTT in my view. Also have you seen the kits that PSI do?
Title: Re: Spec me some parts please!
Post by: Chris. on 18 March 2013, 21:50
Where you located?  might be a member local by willing to help?
Title: Re: Spec me some parts please!
Post by: bullzeye on 19 March 2013, 01:04
The wishbones that are currently on the car are crap. well im presuming they are,. they was cheap ones
 so not going to take any chances and just change the lot

im from preston lancashire, if there are any Good mechanics close by let me know.
Title: Re: Spec me some parts please!
Post by: SI74 on 19 March 2013, 06:29
wheres the ones you had on before as in when you bought the car?

Its more than likely that the bushes in them are the problem. You could still pick up a set of genuine one from eBay and fire in the TT bush for less than the price of the ones above.