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Wishbones?

  • 29-01-2009 8:46pm
    #1
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,753 ✭✭✭


    I have just been quoted €500 replace the wishbones on my 147 - does that sound reasonable?


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  • #2
    Tea drinker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Tea drinker


    Not really if it's just the wishbones, but I don't know how much parts are, also a wheel alignment could set you back around 200.


  • #3
    alias no.9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,352 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    Top wishbones or bottom? Both sides?


  • #4
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 41,224 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Tea drinker wrote: »
    ...also a wheel alignment could set you back around 200.
    €200? Are you for real?


  • #5
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,753 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    So, general consensus is I'm being overcharged?


  • #6
    alias no.9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,352 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    So, general consensus is I'm being overcharged?

    The general consensus is that you need to provide more information, what is being replaced? Is it the top or bottom wishbones or even both? Is it both sides?


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  • #7
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,753 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    alias no.9 wrote: »
    The general consensus is that you need to provide more information, what is being replaced? Is it the top or bottom wishbones or even both? Is it both sides?

    Both sides, bottom


  • #8
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    get on to ebay and buy the parts yourself.


  • #9
    voxpop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭voxpop


    got a quote from a vw dealer of 144 ex VAT for a wishbone (just the part). At those prices, your quote is about right. On the other hand the motor factors have wishbones for 33 ex VAT. So it all depends.


  • #10
    Lenny
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,389 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lenny


    Well the bottom wishbones are 170.0+VAT EACH
    thats 340, so if you say 1 hours labour(85)
    all plas the vat at 13.5% comes to 491...
    so its the parts that are jacking the price up..

    re. voxpot. you can never compare two different car manufactors prices, they all have different price structues
    also.. had someone in here yestreday who bought wishbones for a zafira in a factors... the genuine ones worked out cheaper..


  • #11
    voxpop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭voxpop


    Lenny wrote: »
    re. voxpot. you can never compare two different car manufactors prices, they all have different price structues


    My point was that it depends on where he is getting the work done.


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