Front wheel bearings.

[tomp]

I think its quite expensive too.

Febi wheel bearing kit here for £17.95 each

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FRONT-WHEEL-BEARING-KIT-VW-GOLF-MK2-VW-CORRADO-O-E-FEBI-/250912966268?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a6b94067c

[X4MGS]

You can buy an engine for that money!! Or a complete car! Do it yourself man! Even if you have to take a whole day off work to do it! Get 2 bearings for 60 quid (perfectly good), and take the hub to a garage to press them out and put new ones in, for a 10er. Unless you take home 160 odd quid a day its a cheaper option and you'll have learnt something. Even if you had no tools and had to go buy a 100quid socket set you'd still have change from your 250, and a decent set to maintain the mk2 with in the future!

And if you F**K it up kill yourself, your family and some other poor bystander....

You are assuming that everyone is competent to handle such a job...

[mk2bal]

Its un doing bolts, and then re-tightening them. Even if you factor a haynes manual into the price its still worth it.. I know its not a 'beginners' job, but its not like you'd leave things loose, upside down, wheel inside out, bolts missing then go and thrash it.. If you've done it or seen it done, its not hard, just a bit laborious taking it all apart. I wouldn't advise a child to attempt it, but an adult who's maybe tinkered before, give it a go, be methodical, check everything twice, even 3 times over, from when you slide the jack under right until you lower it back down and re tighten wheel bolts. Or get a much better quote then save yourself the aggro if you're really not up for it?

[X4MGS]

Its un doing bolts, and then re-tightening them. Even if you factor a haynes manual into the price its still worth it.. I know its not a 'beginners' job, but its not like you'd leave things loose, upside down, wheel inside out, bolts missing then go and thrash it.. If you've done it or seen it done, its not hard, just a bit laborious taking it all apart. I wouldn't advise a child to attempt it, but an adult who's maybe tinkered before, give it a go, be methodical, check everything twice, even 3 times over, from when you slide the jack under right until you lower it back down and re tighten wheel bolts. Or get a much better quote then save yourself the aggro if you're really not up for it?

I know what your saying & it's still not a job I would do and I have stripped a number of cars and swapped suspension from one to another etc etc... Plus you need a 2nd car to go and find someone who is willing to put the bearings in for you... Might sound easy - But it's not..

Try getting a cheap tyre that you have bought off ebay fitted!! Nightmare - My son has a BBS RM that needs a new valve fitting and he has tried every tyre fitter in Lincoln and no one will touch it, he has to wait until he's back in Sheffield and take it back to the guys who supplied the tyre...

I'm sorry but IMO £230.00 for the job done - with genuine parts & by a guy who knows these cars inside out & give's a cast iron guarantee - is money well spent IMO

[AudiA8Quattro]

Usual internet prices..
In surrey i reckon it would cost more like 200 quid to fit ONE bearing 
Its a fair amount of work involved, i wouldn't buy off ebay, i would pay for OE ones, GSF or dealer.
Yes, it can be done cheap if you do it yourself, BUT not everyone has the skills or wants to..

[Neo Badness]

Yes, it can be done cheap if you do it yourself, BUT not everyone has the skills or wants to..

I think you've hit the proverbial nail on the head there. I love the thought of getting it done by someone else but I don't have the readies to do so. Thus I've ended up becoming a bit of a dab hand in the garage and finding discounts.

[tomp]

I don't see the problem with buying something off ebay or online, aren't Febi OE quality?

I have trade accounts in all the local motor factors because I have a fleet of business vehicles on the road, alot of internet prices are not far off trade anyway. I remember showing a garage I use for my commercial vehicles a website selling tyres, and he reckoned they were cheaper than what he was paying trade, in fact I ordered tyres for one of my cars online and he fitted them free as he couldn't come close on price for the same tyres.

[herr schimdt]

ive been doing my own cars for about 25 years self taught quite good now  . started on escort mk1/2s which did about 70mph if iwas lucky wasnt that good used to have a bag of spare bolts left after every job  our cars are now mutch faster more cars on the road more technical if i was to start now it would be a bit daunting   as when i was 18 i didnt think about safty just getting the car fixed and very unsafe so if your not sure of your computance get someone who knows how to fix it i may be the car coming towards you when your wheel falls off

[Cory]

im pretty sure i got 2 bilsteen bearings for £30 from one of the websites already posted, and £10 each side to fit if you take the hub into the garage with the old bearing already out. just use an old socket rouphly the same size and gently knock it out 

[AudiA8Quattro]

im pretty sure i got 2 bilsteen bearings for £30 from one of the websites already posted, and £10 each side to fit if you take the hub into the garage with the old bearing already out. just use an old socket rouphly the same size and gently knock it out 

Use an old socket to gently knock out the old bearing?
Rears, yes. Fronts, no.