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OEM or reputable brand for top mounts and spring seats?Views : 480 Replies : 8Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Aug 19th, 2021, 16:16 | #1 |
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OEM or reputable brand for top mounts and spring seats?
I'm replacing the top mounts, spring seats and springs on the front of my 2006 V70R.
I'm decided on getting the springs from Volvo, but has anyone got experience of Bilstein for the seats and top mounts? Volvo is £350, Bilstein is £246 (via AutoDoc). I don't want to compromise on quality, but surely Bilstein would be as good, if not better quality that the (Sachs/Monroe?) OEM parts? |
Aug 19th, 2021, 19:36 | #2 | |
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Aug 19th, 2021, 19:53 | #3 |
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Thought Febi Bilstein was the cheap version of Bilstein. Apparently not related.
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Don’t forget Corteco… also a very good brand.
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Sep 30th, 2022, 13:54 | #5 |
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Bit of an update on this if anyone finds it looking for advice. The Bilstein (Not Febo-Bilstein) top mounts looks identical to the OEM Volvo. Right down to the part numbers on the bearing.
However my near-side one lasted for less than 4k miles, so it's been swapped out for OEM. Looks like Volvo is the only long-term option for top mounts, and not somewhere I'm going to compromise again. |
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Sep 30th, 2022, 19:07 | #6 | |
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Sep 30th, 2022, 19:18 | #7 |
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Not something I haven’t thought about. The front end suspension has been pretty much rebuilt and is now properly hunter aligned. I hope if there was an underlying issue I might have resolved it now. I’ll know in about 3500 miles.
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Sep 30th, 2022, 19:19 | #8 |
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It's all you can do tbh, does she pull at all, any vibrations through the body,pedals or steering?
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Sep 30th, 2022, 19:39 | #9 |
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Plenty when I bought it, but it’s had top mounts, helper springs, springs, shocks, ball joints, tie rods, control arms and poly control arm bushes, and drop links.
Handles as well as a V70 can I think. No vibrations or clunks, runs perfectly straight. I’ll keep my fingers crossed. |
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