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€450 for shock absorbers - a rip off or good price?!

  • 09-08-2009 2:43pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 31


    The garage guys told me the shocks on my Nissan Micra 99 need to be replaced.

    Fair enough - I saw the problem myself.

    They quoted 450 euro for replacing the front and rear shock absorbers (plus tracking).

    Even though I understand little in cars, the price seems to be "slightly" inflated? Or is it fine (including labour)?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Volvoboy


    cendant wrote: »
    The garage guys told me the shocks on my Nissan Micra 99 need to be replaced.

    Fair enough - I saw the problem myself.

    They quoted 450 euro for replacing the front and rear shock absorbers (plus tracking).

    Even though I understand little in cars, the price seems to be "slightly" inflated? Or is it fine (including labour)?

    All four corners for €450? Seems about a hair bit too much, but not by alot.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    All that for that money including labour, sounds about average. You could possibly get cheaper if you ring around other indi garages. Ask him to knock off €50 and see what he says. ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 31 cendant


    I'll try to knock off €30 and see what he says 8-)


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,407 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Firstly, why do you need to replace all four shocks?
    Secondly, is the €450 quote from a main dealer or from a back street garage?
    Lastly, what type of shocks are they going to use (genuine Nissan or spurious)? (if the answer to #2 is a Nissan dealer then they will use genuine parts)


  • Registered Users Posts: 31 cendant


    well, the car was lifted and all four of them seem to leak. The rear ones are in a very poor state.

    this quote was from a garage, not a dealer

    I have no idea which shocks they are going to use, but I know they are going to order them so they must be new.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 31 cendant


    thank you for helping me


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Stevie Dakota


    All four leaking, on a 99? Not wishing to doubt your garage but it is very easy to make it look like shocks are leaking. I would seek a second opinion. A simple push down at each corner will reveal if they are dodgy, is the car very bouncy when pushed or not?


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    Leaking or not, the shocks are 10 years old & probably past their best.

    As others have said it really depends on OEM v spurious as to whether it's good value or not.


  • Registered Users Posts: 31 cendant


    oh yes, the car is very bouncy when I push the car at every corner


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭snowman707


    don't know if they are available for a micra, but Monroe Gas Shocks are hard to beat


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    We''ve a 99 Micra and the shocks are also gone. Local garage guesstimate was €400. But they had to confirm the price of the shocks. Needed doing for ages tbh. Handling is very poor now. I'd like to get something like the original shocks back on it. Not too soft and not too hard. Dunno if they were gas or oil, anyone know?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭Ferris


    Try this link, should be able to buy the lot for 200euro.

    http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/kyb-shock-absorbers-final.php?year=1999&Submit=Next&make=Nissan&model=Micra&sub=&eng=1.0000

    Fitting should take an hour, maybe 90 mins. Nissan shocks are known to fail reasonably early.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,564 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Ferris wrote: »
    Try this link, should be able to buy the lot for 200euro.

    Fitting should take an hour, maybe 90 mins. Nissan shocks are known to fail reasonably early.


    4 spurious shocks for a Micra would only cost about 50 a piece from and decent factors.

    As for fitting---Id say closer to 2-2.5 hours.Cant see any mechanic getting 4 shocks done in an hour.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭Ferris


    Hellrazer wrote: »
    4 spurious shocks for a Micra would only cost about 50 a piece from and decent factors.

    As for fitting---Id say closer to 2-2.5 hours.Cant see any mechanic getting 4 shocks done in an hour.

    The shocks I listed are kyb shocks which are in fact OEM, just without the Nissan sticker. But I take your point.

    I did my rear shocks in 45mins on my Nissan :D I wouldn't say you even need to compress the springs on the rear of a micra.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2 Irish Diamond


    Has any1 tried kyb shocks on a bmw 4 series e90?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,371 ✭✭✭Westernyelp


    Has any1 tried kyb shocks on a bmw 4 series e90?


    This is a nine year old thread about a nissan!


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Has any1 tried kyb shocks on a bmw 4 series e90?

    Please start a new thread and tell us your issue.


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