V40: - Suspension query - Page 2

happy diver · Apr 24th, 2014, 22:31

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Originally Posted by 2000V40

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I've been hearing noises similar to springs in an old mattress lately, both when driving and if pushing down on the left-hand side of the boot, coupled with what sounds like a short, sharp knock at the end of travel.

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2000V40 · Apr 30th, 2014, 16:21

Has anyone ever shipped a pair of legs/springs with a courier before? I am trying to get a quote from a breaker for the whole lot (legs/springs/linkages etc), but I've been quoted £25 a side for legs/springs and trying to work out how much shipping costs would be. Cheers!

v40alex · Apr 30th, 2014, 19:09

You can get a quarter pallet (normal pallet stacked 60cm high) moved for around £50, so it's not going to be any more than that. There's a company (Paisley Couriers) that does a set of tyres for £30, would think that's probably the level you'd be looking at.

2000V40 · Apr 30th, 2014, 21:05

cool, that's not too bad then! Do you know of any decent breakers around the middlesex/surrey borders btw?

v40alex · Apr 30th, 2014, 21:31

Gatos is pretty decent

. I've not been to a proper breakers yard in years, I tend to use eBay and the forum. Would be interested if anyone else knows of one, I don't think there are many that allow you to clamber over the cars any more.

2000V40 · Apr 30th, 2014, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by v40alex

Gatos is pretty decent

. I've not been to a proper breakers yard in years, I tend to use eBay and the forum. Would be interested if anyone else knows of one, I don't think there are many that allow you to clamber over the cars any more.

haha, i get the impression Gatos owns at least two or three examples of everything ever produced for a Volvo!

Ebay etc is good for the little bits i know fit and where they fit/how to fit them, but as i am utterly useless when it comes to anything mechanical/electrical i'm never confident that what i am looking at is actually what i need... or how i would go about sorting it once received! Hence my many questions in here and tendency to want to use a garage rather than doing it myself!

Apr 30th, 2014, 19:09	#13
v40alex I do like a V40 Last Online: Dec 1st, 2018 19:03 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: North Surrey	You can get a quarter pallet (normal pallet stacked 60cm high) moved for around £50, so it's not going to be any more than that. There's a company (Paisley Couriers) that does a set of tyres for £30, would think that's probably the level you'd be looking at. __________________ Current: '02 V40 1.9TD, '02 V40 T4 Previous: '00 V40 1.9TD, '99 V40 1.9TD, '97 V40 2.0CDi, '87 240DL

Apr 30th, 2014, 21:31	#15
v40alex I do like a V40 Last Online: Dec 1st, 2018 19:03 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: North Surrey	Gatos is pretty decent . I've not been to a proper breakers yard in years, I tend to use eBay and the forum. Would be interested if anyone else knows of one, I don't think there are many that allow you to clamber over the cars any more. __________________ Current: '02 V40 1.9TD, '02 V40 T4 Previous: '00 V40 1.9TD, '99 V40 1.9TD, '97 V40 2.0CDi, '87 240DL

Apr 30th, 2014, 16:21	#12
2000V40 Member Last Online: Jan 22nd, 2017 16:21 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ashford (Middx)	Has anyone ever shipped a pair of legs/springs with a courier before? I am trying to get a quote from a breaker for the whole lot (legs/springs/linkages etc), but I've been quoted £25 a side for legs/springs and trying to work out how much shipping costs would be. Cheers!

Apr 30th, 2014, 21:05	#14
2000V40 Member Last Online: Jan 22nd, 2017 16:21 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ashford (Middx)	cool, that's not too bad then! Do you know of any decent breakers around the middlesex/surrey borders btw?

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