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Old Mar 5th, 2019, 09:28   #1
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Aims:

Fix the car.

Fix it good, fix it without breaking home budget..

Requirements

Both front suspension arms
Both ball joints
Both front brake discs
Front set of brake pads
Front shocks
Spring seats
Drop links
Tank filling tube (cracked, I'm loosing some petrol when filling up)

Catalytic converter rattles. At least check availability and prices.

Order:

Budgeting.
Parts list
Price up the parts keeping balance quality/price. OEMs when affordable.
Tool check (got most by now, check what else may be needed)
Prepare local independent for traction adjustment job.

Buy.

Get. It. Done.

Estimated completion: within 2 months. Other, more pressing, matters getting in the way.

Part 1:
Budget

Selling stuff on eBay.
Currently active:
set of bowers Wilkins speakers
A single PMC speaker

In a queue:
2 PMC bookshelf speakers
Some small electronics and other stuff that I just want to get rid of.

If I'm lucky, it will be enough to cover the job..
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Old Mar 5th, 2019, 09:36   #2
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Oh, yes..

And find some space to do it..

Roadside if I will have to (soon I will have no front drive for such jobs)..
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Old Mar 5th, 2019, 11:41   #3
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Both front brake discs
Front set of brake pads


Front shocks
Spring seats
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Old Mar 5th, 2019, 12:31   #4
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Whoa!!!

I had no idea its that expensive in the US..

As for now I've found a pair of sahs OEMs for roughly £150.
True, they come "naked", so I'd still have to buy the spring seats and whatnot..
Edit here:

Actually, roughly £180 for that set from your link isn't bad.. Isn't bad at all...
I wonder how's shipping to UK..

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But..

These links tell me that there are full kits available, so I don't have to buy each bit separately..

And there's kit numbers at least for struts..

Thank you!

PS: what I'll do, I think, is that in few days I will compile a list of parts and the best deals I can find.
Then post them here, maybe someone will know better ones
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Old Mar 5th, 2019, 13:00   #5
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Might be better off buying separately (so you can return them) as the spring seats of my '02 were completely brand new looking at 162K.
Also, the Sachs SuperTourings I bought were quite blah feeling.
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its not just the shipping from the usa but the customs duty, and post handily fee, not worth doing for normal car parts you can get from anywhere in the uk,
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