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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #10 on: 25 March 2011, 09:31 »
fook taking it to a dealer for something like that.

Offline robz

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #11 on: 25 March 2011, 19:29 »
Dealer quoted 350 for mine lol


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Offline dino_golfgti

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #12 on: 25 March 2011, 20:06 »
i would get ur bearings off ebay...looking around 5-10 quid a side

and most local mechanics will charge u about 30-40 quid a side to fit em

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #13 on: 25 March 2011, 23:27 »
note this isnt actually dub realated :embarassed:

they need doing on my corsa vxr

Offline Wayne

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #14 on: 25 March 2011, 23:37 »
note this isnt actually dub realated :embarassed:

they need doing on my corsa vxr

Have you not got a good local garage you can trust.

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #15 on: 25 March 2011, 23:45 »
note this isnt actually dub realated :embarassed:

they need doing on my corsa vxr

Have you not got a good local garage you can trust.

yea there is one i can use but im getting it serviced at the dealers i bought it from cheap ecause i have a voucher thing so thought about getting the to sort the bearing amongst other things but i guess i'll get a garage to do it

Offline Wayne

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #16 on: 25 March 2011, 23:49 »
Might be worth getting a price from both, I have sometimes in the past found the main dealer to be cheaper than a local garage.

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #17 on: 25 March 2011, 23:53 »
well i'll get a quote but wont hold my breath, the mot in jan at the dealers cost me 57 quid for 2 front wioers :sad:

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #18 on: 25 March 2011, 23:54 »
well i'll get a quote but wont hold my breath, the mot in jan at the dealers cost me 57 quid for 2 front wioers :sad:

Did that include the cost of the mot. :shocked:

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Re: Wheel bearings
« Reply #19 on: 26 March 2011, 00:22 »
^^^ fook me you'd hope so!