Garage to fit bushes in Teesside

[SmoggieVRS]

My Fabia vRs was in for a service the other day and was told the console bushes require replacing.

 

They provided a quote of £90 a side to replace them with an oe bush ... £180 in total.

 

Bearing in mind the powerflex bushes are circa £50 ... I was looking for a garage in Teesside (Stockton, Middlesbrough, Darlington etc) to fit them.

 

Any recommendations ?

 

 

[Rustynuts]

Andy at North East Autotech in Thornaby. 01642 613852

 

Top lad.

[SmoggieVRS]

Cheers Rusty ... I'll give Andy a call.

[Beard]

To give you a rough idea, I paid £110 all in to have mine done with OEM bushes 

[SmoggieVRS]

Just got some more quotes from:

 

- Volkswerk (VAG Specialist in Middlesbrough) at £85 a side ... £180 total.

- Vasstech (VAG Specialist in Darlington) at £87.50 a side ... £175 total.

 

Just waiting on a call/email back from North East Autotech.

[Rustynuts]

You could also try Ron Turnbull in Snowdon Road (just round the corner from Volkswerk). They're a VAG specialist as well.

[SmoggieVRS]

Having previously been quoted £180 to replace the bushes with oe bushes I just rang North East Auto Tech ... he quoted £200 to replace them with Super Pro bushes.

 

£20 more than all the others to replace them with a poly bush

[silky16v]

you provide the polybushes drive over to cumbria and i'll fit them for £50

 

http://www.candrenterprises.co.uk/shop/powerflex-front-wishbone-rear-bush-skoda-99-07.html

 

or if you can wait until PSB has moved into his new warehouse get these off him

 

http://psbushings.com/catalogue/skoda/  PSB160

 

i would also suggest at same time to replace the front console bolts

 

http://www.skodaparts.com/product/fabia-bolt-for-track-control-arm-2000-2007-23172

[Rustynuts]

Having previously been quoted £180 to replace the bushes with oe bushes I just rang North East Auto Tech ... he quoted £200 to replace them with Super Pro bushes.

 

£20 more than all the others to replace them with a poly bush

Sounds like a deal then.

[SKYHAWK]

i got a full set front and rear and dogbone £180 trade as we have an account with them and cost me a day to fit them

[SmoggieVRS]

Just got a labour only quote of £42 per side

 

So could get Super Pro for £200 or Powerflex for £135

 

Which bushes are preferred ? Super Pro or Powerflex ?

[Lyminton]

Just go for genuine Skoda £10 each with 2 yrs warranty and unlimited mileage... 

[SKYHAWK]

Just go for genuine Skoda £10 each with 2 yrs warranty and unlimited mileage... 

skoda ones are poo!

[SKYHAWK]

Just got a labour only quote of £42 per side

 

So could get Super Pro for £200 or Powerflex for £135

 

Which bushes are preferred ? Super Pro or Powerflex ?

i got powerflex all round and can't fault them 8 months on

[Lyminton]

i got powerflex all round and can't fault them 8 months on

I've heard that powerflex is made of the same material as my wheelie bin. 

[VWD]

 

Bearing in mind the powerflex bushes are circa £50 ... I was looking for a garage in Teesside (Stockton, Middlesbrough, Darlington etc) to fit them.

 

Any recommendations ?

Powerflex bushes are approx £65 for a front set( that's bushes for both sides).

[Jonowilliams]

Done these last week on my own car, £8.50 a bush, £5 80mm diamond tile disk X2 and 10 for some threaded bars.

Plenty of lube, lots of swearing and about 30 mins time a side it was done. Not looking forward to the next time but it beats paying them prices!

Edited 2 December, 2014 by Jonowilliams