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Well it had to happen one day, yep it failed,
I have to admit I have let her down, fitted sub standard parts, when a deal seems too good to be true, well it was,
She passed last year after breaching the 150k mark, but had a couple of advisories, which for a 15 year old car you would expect,
Rear ARB bushes and front lower arm rear bushes, not that bad really,
So I was going to polly the arm but spotted a "Great Deal" on a famous auction site, I wish I hadn't spotted said deal now,
They offered shiny new arms, basically all four lower from arms for under £100, that has to be a lot less hassle, hmm,
Yep come this year Brand new arm ( 3500 miles and 11 months later) bushes fail, I know the MOT man and he shows the movement in the N/S and its like jelly is in the bush, not rubber, O/S isnt as bad so is advisory, but N/S is just floating around on his test machine,
So dont buy cheap rubber from that auction site, long term it just isnt worth it,
I just feel guilty for fitting such poor quality parts to her.
Bob Aged 44 and still learning . . .
I have to admit I have let her down, fitted sub standard parts, when a deal seems too good to be true, well it was,
She passed last year after breaching the 150k mark, but had a couple of advisories, which for a 15 year old car you would expect,
Rear ARB bushes and front lower arm rear bushes, not that bad really,
So I was going to polly the arm but spotted a "Great Deal" on a famous auction site, I wish I hadn't spotted said deal now,
They offered shiny new arms, basically all four lower from arms for under £100, that has to be a lot less hassle, hmm,
Yep come this year Brand new arm ( 3500 miles and 11 months later) bushes fail, I know the MOT man and he shows the movement in the N/S and its like jelly is in the bush, not rubber, O/S isnt as bad so is advisory, but N/S is just floating around on his test machine,
So dont buy cheap rubber from that auction site, long term it just isnt worth it,
I just feel guilty for fitting such poor quality parts to her.
Bob Aged 44 and still learning . . .