Help needed (Front lower arms)
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Originally Posted by Aimson,Jan 12 2011, 07:27 AM
They have quoted £633.94 all in for genuine honda parts and fitting i suppose that is ok then
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I believe the arms, even without bushes have a value if they are intact - for this very reason.
They may need to be cut off though.
A fixed price fitting is a good thing for this job. I had a fixed price when mine got done at 6 hours labour. The actual labour was more like 20 hours
They may need to be cut off though.
A fixed price fitting is a good thing for this job. I had a fixed price when mine got done at 6 hours labour. The actual labour was more like 20 hours
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Originally Posted by Bassoctopus,Jan 12 2011, 11:54 PM
I believe the arms, even without bushes have a value if they are intact - for this very reason.
They may need to be cut off though.
A fixed price fitting is a good thing for this job. I had a fixed price when mine got done at 6 hours labour. The actual labour was more like 20 hours
They may need to be cut off though.
A fixed price fitting is a good thing for this job. I had a fixed price when mine got done at 6 hours labour. The actual labour was more like 20 hours
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Originally Posted by mr-pitts,Jan 12 2011, 11:30 PM
Hi, If they are going to replace both lower arms would you mind if I had the old arms?The reason being,I am thinking of offering re-bushed(polybush) arms on an exchange basis,for just such occasions as this.They will be a lot cheaper than the OEM Honda ones.
If you do want them can I ask that you pick them up sooner rather than later as I have nowhere to store them in my flat
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Guys another quick question, mechanic just called and said the driver side has seized and mentioned if he need to cut off he will need to buy another part some rubber tube or something is that the case ? Or is there a workaround ?
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Originally Posted by Bassoctopus,Jan 14 2011, 02:50 AM
If it's a compliance bush you'll need a new bolt and sleeve - £60+ from Honda, no way round it unfortunately
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Originally Posted by Aimson,Jan 14 2011, 10:44 AM
mechanic just called and said the driver side has seized and mentioned if he need to cut off he will need to buy another part some rubber tube or something is that the case ?
If he has to cut the bolt, chances are that he won't be able to remove the bolt from the bush ...... which will mean a new bush or arm.
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Originally Posted by eSeM,Jan 14 2011, 03:47 AM
Sounds like he is planning a bodge job
If he has to cut the bolt, chances are that he won't be able to remove the bolt from the bush ...... which will mean a new bush or arm.
If he has to cut the bolt, chances are that he won't be able to remove the bolt from the bush ...... which will mean a new bush or arm.
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I sometimes get confused with these type of threads, but why exactly are you changing the front lower arms?
Did you pop over to your mechanic to have the alignment done and was then advised that one or more of the bolts was damaged?
Did you have an off?
When one of my compliance bolts was seized I swapped a Mugen one in there for about £50
£633 seems a lot of expense to replace a seized bolt. You'll also have to get the car aligned after - another £100 or so.
Hope it all works out
Did you pop over to your mechanic to have the alignment done and was then advised that one or more of the bolts was damaged?
Did you have an off?
When one of my compliance bolts was seized I swapped a Mugen one in there for about £50
£633 seems a lot of expense to replace a seized bolt. You'll also have to get the car aligned after - another £100 or so.
Hope it all works out