I was due to collect my car from SWR this weekend off the back of getting its timing belt and front suspension refresh done but unfortunately they've said all the fasteners for holding the subframe in place (need to drop it for some of the bushes) are seized solid and will need cut off. 😭...
I bought this late last year, I notice it's a chunk cheaper at the minute than when I bought it. New Valeo, not remanufactured-
https://www.autodoc.co.uk/valeo/1081040?tduid=d83bdce103bbaf542a7078d47515c3ae
They're handy as you don't have to send them a set first and they give you plenty of time to post your old ones back to them as an exchange after you fit the ones they supply.
That’s fair enough but your tyre decisions would suggest unrivalled OCD coupled with a very healthy bank balance! 😉
I’d read the ‘prudent’ arguments years ago but I just don’t buy it if the car is looked after, got to draw a line somewhere. Maybe if you were talking about a 30 quid part it’d be...
For keeping the car off the road for months.
I.e. disconnect battery, CTEK charger, full tank of fuel, fresh oil…
What’s worthwhile and where do you draw the line.
Jesus Christ.
I’m assuming that’s the dephaser and water pump in all these costs? My dephaser has managed 9 years no problem and the first one managed 10 years no problem (AFAIK) so you can save on that at least in my experience.
Can those of you who have their cars garaged all winter share the prep you do please?
All going to plan with selling our house I’ll have a detached double garage at our new place which would finally give the option to do this.
I’m currently waiting on a breakdown truck (I’m at home thankfully) with a suspected dodgy alternator.
What’s the current consensus on replacement? The Renault part is out of stock with RPD but googling has led me to believe VALEO 439302 is the only one I’d want to go for which autodoc have-...
I think we're all aware these are now very rare- has anybody tried aftermarket options with any success?
Autodoc list a few options-
https://www.autodoc.co.uk/spares-search?keyword=Arch%20liner
I use 182 cup dampers.
Rik Perry mentioned on here a few years ago now that when he compared the cup and trophy rear dampers the difference was negligible.
Regarding lack of use, how's this affecting any thoughts on removing the sachs for winter?
I'd planned to do that as while I limit my use in winter, salty roads are ultimately unavoidable up here sooner or later.
That being said, the implication here is that if you were to store the car off...
No need to get passive aggressive when wires are evidently getting crossed- how is the bearing on the wrong side of the rubber cushion in the photos I posted? The bearing is fitted in the recess in both photos, the only thing different is the orientation of the bearing...
Not sure where the confusion is coming from here- either we must be talking about different things or all the exploded diagrams, every photo I've ever seen of a strut assembly in 10 years of ownership and that tutorial video hoolio has just posted are wrong...which seems unlikely.
Regardless of...
Thanks, if anyone wants to back that up please go ahead.
For what it's worth the bearings definitely want to fit nicely in that way, they're on the tight side the other way.