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Offline Scottymon

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eBay Pattern Wishbones, any good?
« on: May 29, 2014, 04:43:30 pm »
As title, are these going to be terrible as an OEM replacement?: Link

Looking to sell the car in the Summer, so don't want to spend mega.

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Re: eBay Pattern Wishbones, any good?
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2014, 08:31:25 pm »
As with most pattern bushes they won't last long. In my experience they feel great for a week then rapidly wear to the point where they're much worse that the original bushes were.

Some of the rubber compounds used in these are dangerous, I've even seen the rubber split under heavy braking causing metal on metal contact.

If the reviews are decent, and it's only for a short time then give it a go. Possibly false economy.


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