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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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does anyone know or dealt with anyone in the UK for a full poly bush kit for a ap1?

need a few rear's so thought might aswell just get the full kit.
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 02:03 PM
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See the traders section i'm sure theres a group buy or something in there.
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by RedUn,Jul 16 2009, 02:03 PM
See the traders section i'm sure theres a group buy or something in there.
cheers i'll have a look
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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I just bought a set.

All my Geo bolts were seized in the bushes. I get the impression that is the norm for the older cars. The rear droplinks are very difficult to remove with out melting the little bushes so consider replacing them as well.

So order new bolts from honda at the same time!

If your doing this job yourself good luck sawing thru those geo bolts.....i have stalled on doing this!
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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I bought a full set, except for the compliance bushes, from ebay.

You will need either Spoon or Mugen compliance bushes as Powerflex do not make these.

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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by eSeM,Jul 17 2009, 02:18 AM
You will need either Spoon or Mugen compliance bushes
I got my Mugen compliance bushes on Wednesday from TDI, having ordered them 5-6 weeks ago, so get them ordered soon if you don't want to wait too long.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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My work- Euro car parts -does the powerflex bushes in two sets front and rear, try your local branch.?
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by razzele,Jul 16 2009, 10:23 PM
All my Geo bolts were seized in the bushes.
All of them? Jesus...you're going to have a job on your hands!

Apparently mine were all seized though...according to Protyre. When I took the S to my friendly local garage, we shifted most of them...perhaps yours will be the same.

I wrote a pretty comprehensive guide on how to tackle polybushing, which should provide some advice. There's a good amount of info at the bottom of the FAQ too.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...&#entry16209797
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 05:11 AM
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Get the lot If possible, its a proper PITA job to install them but well worth it. Contact Rob at Garage R he did all mine, and will do it all for a set price.

razzele how you getting on with it?
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 08:03 AM
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Before I took my car for geo at C of G I thought it best to remove and grease all my suspension bolts. So as to save there being any problems on the day
Two of my rear suspension bolts were seized ,both on the off side !
So i thought I would try removing them with a brass drift and hammer,before attacking the bolts with cutting equipment. After a few deft blows there was movement, within 10 minutes both bolts were out.
That saved an awful lot of time and effort folks.I inspected the bushes and ended up replacing the control arm {
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