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Offline nezquick

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spring fitting
« on: May 07, 2012, 10:44:21 am »
How much would i be looking at to have springs fitted? and just springs from a v.food reputable garage
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2012, 11:21:51 am »
i was quoted £150 when i got mine but i did it myself in the end. its not very hard and there are a load of how too's floating around  :smiley:
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2012, 11:42:03 am »
did you not get tracking ect done afterwards?
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2012, 11:48:14 am »
yeh i also changed my steering wheel and put on some new 19" wheels at the same time to make sure everything was straight and true :D
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2012, 11:48:15 am »
How long did it.take you? I looked at on thread and have all the tools but no one to help/experienced in doing it ill have a good long think and haggle with the mechanic
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2012, 11:50:29 am »
Matt, just PM'd u  :happy2:
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2012, 12:03:04 pm »
 :smiley:

cheers bud
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2012, 01:09:14 pm »
Quote from: nezquick on May 07, 2012, 11:48:15 am
How long did it.take you? I looked at on thread and have all the tools but no one to help/experienced in doing it ill have a good long think and haggle with the mechanic

um a few hours and some elbow grease haha had dad helping he's got experience in vehicles which helped
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2012, 01:50:48 pm »
Is it a good idea to have the springs fitted then wheel alignment done straight after, or should you wait for a couple of weeks or so for the springs to settle in and then have the alignment done?
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2012, 02:38:33 pm »
Quote from: Mandy on May 09, 2012, 01:50:48 pm
Is it a good idea to have the springs fitted then wheel alignment done straight after, or should you wait for a couple of weeks or so for the springs to settle in and then have the alignment done?

i was told to take the car for a drive for roughly half an hour to let them settle after that it should be fine and they've been fine since, no tracking issues  :smiley:
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2012, 09:59:22 pm »
As a guide we will be charging around £80 to fit springs when our unit opens in October with a further £40ish if you want the tracking doing at the same time.
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2012, 10:01:05 pm »
Quote from: GNJ_Motorsport on May 09, 2012, 09:59:22 pm
As a guide we will be charging around £80 to fit springs when our unit opens in October with a further £40ish if you want the tracking doing at the same time.

Thats a good price!
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2012, 10:31:35 pm »
Quote from: gtlee on May 09, 2012, 10:01:05 pm
Quote from: GNJ_Motorsport on May 09, 2012, 09:59:22 pm
As a guide we will be charging around £80 to fit springs when our unit opens in October with a further £40ish if you want the tracking doing at the same time.

Thats a good price!

too right i got quoted 150 by my nearest spring place haha gracefully declined... :signLOL:
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2012, 10:38:11 pm »
I paid a fellow forum member and will be doing a write up for him tomurro but thanks everone who chipped in  :drinking:
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Re: spring fitting
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2012, 08:14:36 am »
Quote from: nezquick on May 09, 2012, 10:38:11 pm
I paid a fellow forum member and will be doing a write up for him tomurro but thanks everone who chipped in  :drinking:

Hope you took before and afters....
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