Has anyone got a rough idea of how much replacing one drop link should cost, so i don’t get ripped off!

should only take 30 mins max i would say.

Earlier this year in March it cost me £41.67 + v.a.t for 1 drop link fitted.

 

As others, about 30 minutes per side plus parts.

Drop link on Car parts for less is approx £10 per side. It's an easy fix. Something for a novice to attempt. Takes Son in law about 10minuts per side. Me- I'd need about 10 to get down and15 to gt up aftr approx 5 minutes work.  remove wheel /Jack car up- fit axle stands , Undo nut on each end, remove old drop link and refit new one. put wheel back on, remove axle stands and lower to floor.

I haven’t got the tools to do it, and buying them will probably cost more than the garage will charge me 

10 hours ago, VWD said:

Drop link on Car parts for less is approx £10 per side. It's an easy fix. Something for a novice to attempt. Takes Son in law about 10minuts per side. Me- I'd need about 10 to get down and15 to gt up aftr approx 5 minutes work.  remove wheel /Jack car up- fit axle stands , Undo nut on each end, remove old drop link and refit new one. put wheel back on, remove axle stands and lower to floor.

 

Quite possibly but on the other hand, the first ones that I had to remove needed cutting off - something to do with geographical location maybe!

If you don't fit Meyle HD ones they will be gone again in no time.

I was getting mine from local motor factor, and they lasted a year and that's taking it very easy over the local tank traps. Both times it's been excessive play in ball joint.

Last time, I worked on the principle that I'd give the cheap ones from Carparts4less a try. ( Starline) . So far the Starline ones have lasted coming up for three years.  Never had a problem taking the old ones out. We thought it might need some persuasion ,so SIL had angle grinder handy, but perhaps it knew when it was beaten . Or perhaps it's the fact that we remove the nuts  before raising the vehicle, and there's some tension on the stub.