biff55 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Had the car ( mk2.5 1.6 petrol estate ) serviced at the local ford stealership this week , and came with it was the "free" vehical health condition report which contained the following defect note ; nearside rear trailing arm bush deteriorated - £315 repair estimate a quick scout around on fleabay shows the parts kits are only 30-45 quid so am i being spanked on the labour charges ? will an independant be significantly cheaper ? im surprised the the bushes need replacing at all on a 6 year old / low milage wagon... bummer well at least mot time isnt for another 6 months lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Fraud stealers are not affectionately known as stealers without good reason - YES you are being right royally rogered :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 A good Indie should be significantly less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 If the bolts on the suspension arms are seized then there could be quite a lot of work but even so my local Ford dealer quoted me £240 plus tax for the trailing arm.I did it myself and upgraded to poly bushes and the job was still cheaper. Sent from my iPad using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 yeah i had a qoute for the exhaust as a hanger had broke £370 from ford bought a ten quid clamp and fixed it myself they qouted £240 for the rear bearing an indy using a genuine ford bearing did it all in for £146 and they qouted £600 for two driveshafts to fix a noise turned out it was what i thought it was the strut mount and bearing where worn £70 for the mount bearing and a new drop link mate did the work for £20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 go to a indy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff55 Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 thanks for the replies men. well at least d.i.c.k. turpin had the courtesy to wear a mask when he mugged you...........:-D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dax3557 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I fitted poly bushes to mine for £40 and I managed to fit them in situ without disturbing anything else. It took me 3 hours and it was a bit of a struggle but I've heard some nightmare stories on other forums regarding removing the hole subframe etc 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 do you have a link to were you got them please :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dax3557 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/6308 I used these bushes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dax3557 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 They are from the USA and only took 3 days for delivery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 right thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 They are from the USA and only took 3 days for delivery that's good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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