So I need my offside rear coil spring replacing, and my nearside front. but ill be changing all 4 of them.

 

So I phoned my local days who quoted me £310 for the labour, as I source the parts myself, got a bargain on euro car parts. all 4 springs for £159.

 

So just wondering if anyone has had them changed at an independent garage and what sort of money they paid. 

 

I am considering doing the front 2 myself, but not the rears, as the old Haynes manual seems to be describing it in a way that the rear of the car needs to be well clear of the floor to change them with any kind of ease.

I'd say roughly £100 for a front one including the spring at an independent would be about right.

ill post up a guide over the weekend when I get a chance of how to do the rear springs, but it does involve a special tool - which can be had for as little as £50

Bit of an update, the tool i thought i had to do these - well it doesn't fit  So i had to resort back to what I know best, hydraulic power. Still not an entirely straight forward job but it does fit, JUST!