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Offline mac456

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rear bushes
« on: 28 November 2010, 21:12 »
Hi guys,

Im Just looking for some info on the rear bushes.

Does £149 sound right to get the standards ones changed?

How much should I be looking at for upgraded ones?

Also, can they cause damage to other components if they have needed to be changed for a while? like the shocks?

Thanks

Mac

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Offline cullygti

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Re: rear bushes
« Reply #1 on: 28 November 2010, 21:39 »
thats wat i payed on friday for mine £250 for new front arms and all the rear bushes so all are nice and new but i was quoted £150 just to do the rears so must be bout ryt
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Re: rear bushes
« Reply #2 on: 28 November 2010, 21:39 »
my upgraded powerflex ones cost just over £40 for the part. There is no point in not getting them because they are actually easier to fit than putting standard ones back in.

The old ones are a proper pain to get out. We were absoloutely belting the crap out of the drivers side with a hammer and chisel.

We tried air sawing into it and it still wouldnt budge.

In the end we had to warm it up slightly to get the thing out.

Some places wont even change them for you because they know how much of a pain they are.

If the guy would supply and fit powerflex ones for £150, its prob not too much of a bad shout,

see if anyone else on here can referr you to someone cheaper
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Offline richw911

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Re: rear bushes
« Reply #3 on: 28 November 2010, 21:42 »
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Offline asif

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Re: rear bushes
« Reply #4 on: 28 November 2010, 22:07 »
I had VRS one's popped in for £80 all in, well i'm sure that was all in or was that just the labour? I can't remember now.
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Re: rear bushes
« Reply #5 on: 28 November 2010, 22:23 »
Quote from: asif on 28 November 2010, 22:07
I had VRS one's popped in for £80 all in, well i'm sure that was all in or was that just the labour? I can't remember now.

Sounds about right to me  :wink:

I paid two hrs labour - £70 and the price of the bushes  :smiley:
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Offline simon20vt

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Re: rear bushes
« Reply #6 on: 29 November 2010, 00:13 »
bought powerflex rear beam bushes for mine for £45/£50 and got them fitted along with 2 new rear pads and discs for £100 by my local mechanic - reckon you could get them fitted for about £70/£80 mate
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Offline mac456

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Re: rear bushes
« Reply #7 on: 29 November 2010, 08:08 »
cheers guys,

good job i checked here first! :) nearly paid that as well!
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Offline asif

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Re: rear bushes
« Reply #8 on: 30 November 2010, 23:59 »
Where in the country are you?
Someone may be able to reccomend a decent place to you.
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Offline andc1

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Re: rear bushes
« Reply #9 on: 01 December 2010, 10:11 »
depends how easy they come out, 9 out of 10 times they dont want to come out hence the price's, if your local garage has a good press cant see any reason no more than 150
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