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Here's a DIY guide on replacing the Fabia front wishbone bushes with Seat Cupra and Powerflex alternatives. This is a fairly involved process and should only be attempted if you are a fairly experienced DIY bodger like myself . Please read and understand the guide before commencing as the hardest part of the process is the reassembly and at this point the car will be impossible to move if you can't finish the job. Parts required: 1 Set Powerflex bushes - Part No PFF85-601 2No Seat Cupra Console bushes - Part No 6LL407183 1 Tube VW Special lube for fitting Console bush - Part No G 294 421 A1 6No Bolts for Balljoints - Part No N10127707 (VW Part No) 2No Bolts for Front Wishbone Bush - Part No N10141801 (VW Part No) Note:- The bolts were purchased from a local VW dealership as none were in stock at any local Skoda dealers. Tools required: Tool to fit Cupra bushes into Consoles (See below for Details) Jack and Axle stands A strong socket set A senior hacksaw Mallet Large screwdiver Torque Wrench Ratchet strap Making your Bush fitting tool: This consists of an M12 x 150 long high tensile set screw, 2No M12 washers and 2No M12 nuts. These are readily available from your local hardware shop or Fixings supplier. You will also need to get a friendly local engineering shop to make the large spacers for you. I managed to get all 4 spacers made in return for a 20 bottle crate of Stella. The spacers are 8mm thick with a 12.5mm dia hole in the centre. You will need 2No @ 61mm dia and 2No @ 71mm dia. Procedure: Jack up the car and support it on the sill jacking points with axle stands. Remove wheels and engine splash guard. Remove the 13mm nuts on the lower ball joint. Pull the hub outwards and slide the lower balljoint out of the wishbone. Remove the 18mm bolt from the front of the wishbone Slide the wishbone out of its front mounting. Remove the wishbone from the rear console bush. This is best done by rotating the wishbone to the 6 o'clock position a few times while maintaining forward pressure. A view of the old console bush. To remove the old console bush I found it quickest to cut partially through the outer nylon casing with a hacksaw blade threaded through a void in the bush. When the casing is partially cut you can tap a blunt screwdriver between it and the console and the nylon will split. Tap the bush out from the rear. Clean the inside of the console with WD40 and a Scotchbrite pad. To Remove the front wishbone bush from the wishbone you will first need to cut off the rubber flange from the rear side of the bush with either a hacksaw or knife. Fit a large socket over the remaining flange and a smaller socket on the cut side of the bush and using your M12 set screw, pull the bush out of the wishbone and into the socket. Bush removed. Fit the Powerflex bushes into the wishbone as described in their instructions. Fitting the Cupra bush into the Console. The bush should be fitted with the flush side towards the back of the car and with the hexagon hole flat at the top and bottom. (See the fitted pic) Lubricate the console and the bush with the special lube, place correctly aligned, into the console and tap it gently with a mallet to start the fitting. Put a large spacer at the rear of the console and a small spacer at the front of the bush. Thread the M12 Set screw through the spacer, bush, console and spacer and fit the M12 nut at the rear. Make sure there is plenty of oil on the thread. Start to tighten the nut and check the bush is still aligned with the console. Carefully tighten the nut and bolt until the bush is pulled through the console and is flush at the rear. New Cupra bush fitted. Refitting the Wishbone: Lubricate the hole in the Console bush and the hexagonal spigot on the wisbone with copious amounts of the special lube. Place the wishbone into the bush and start the fitting with a few taps of the mallet. Place the ratchet strap around the rear of the console housing and round the Powerflex bush at the front of the wishbone. Ratchet the strap to pull the wishbone into the console bush. It will be difficult and a few more taps with the mallet may help the process. The wishbone is correctly fitted when 3-4mm of the spigot protrudes at the rear of the console bush. Hinge the front bush into its correct position, as shown in the pic above, and fit a new 18mm bolt. Torque to 70Nm and tighten a further 90 degrees Refit the lower balljoint back into the wishbone and fit new 13mm bolts. Torque to 20Nm and tighten a further 90 degrees Refit the splashguard and wheels and lower the car to the ground. Get the tracking checked as soon as possible. I hope this helps someone out or at least helps you to make the decision to tackle the job yourself or get the proffesionals in.