Fitted Cupra and Powerflex bushes to the Fabia today. The car is 4 years old with 44k miles on the clock. It was a long job and quite testing at points but well worth the effort. The car is transformed with no noticable negatives.

First impressions are:

Virtual elimination of 'tram lining' and squirming under heavy braking

Torque steer in lower gears has gone

The suspension is less 'crashy' over bumps

Turn in is much sharper

In long fast corners there is no need to correct your line after initial turn in

The occasional knocks and clunks seem to have gone

No noticable increase in road noise

No more vibration than with normal bushes

Not a bad mod for £50 if you're brave and competent enough to take it on at home.

Good, im glad, as im doing this to mine this next week!

wish i knew how to do things like this lol

Hope to get mine done at Jabbasport at the 30K service

i did my bushes two weeks ago when i was fitting my coilovers and 312's a good worth while mod

Got told when mine was in the garage that the suspension bushes needed doing soon.

Just wondering is it possible to fit these to a none VRS? as mines a 1.4 MPI.

Got told when mine was in the garage that the suspension bushes needed doing soon.

Just wondering is it possible to fit these to a none VRS? as mines a 1.4 MPI.

Cupra bushes will fit any model of Fabia. I have a mate who's got them on his 1400 16v. They look like they will outlast the standard bushes by a fair amount.

wish i knew how to do things like this lol

I will be doing a DIY guide with details of the home made bush fitting tool when I can get my pictures downloaded from my newly broken camera :(

Nice review, sounds like a good mod to do with the rear ARB.

Cupra bushes will fit any model of Fabia. I have a mate who's got them on his 1400 16v. They look like they will outlast the standard bushes by a fair amount.

Excelent cheers!

I told my Mechanic that I'd heard ibiza bushes where stronger but that I wasn't sure of the details.. my car needs it's bushes changing..

he ordered both sets, fabia and ibiza and they are the same. Of course.. they aren't the cupra ones! Wish i'd remembered that when i mentioned it to him.. but then, I didn't actually expect him to order both types. Now he has them I don;t feel like i can ask him to get a 3rd set.. but, to be honest... I'll be glad of Bushes that are in one piece full stop! :-)

I think I may have been the first to do this mod to a Fabia... really is an excellent mod!

DIY fitting guide now uploaded

It's a bit of an epic

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/technical-guides/fabia-wishbone-bush-replacement-diy-guide/101781/#post1174801

Looks like an excellent guide shame I don't have the mechanical skill to do mine

You think a dealer would fit cupra bushes or would it be a job for an independent?

Looks like an excellent guide shame I don't have the mechanical skill to do mine

You think a dealer would fit cupra bushes or would it be a job for an independent?

A dealer or independent should be able to fit them for you, but to prevent confusion I would buy the bushes yourself and take them to the garage with you.

Hi,

Great guide! Thanks! I'm getting a mechanic to fit a cupra bushes. Is there anything more parts I need to get to fit it (new bolts, ballnut etc). Any part numbers too?

Cheers,

Paul

erm, should've already said that I've already got (well, ordered) the cupra bushes.

Hi,

Great guide! Thanks! I'm getting a mechanic to fit a cupra bushes. Is there anything more parts I need to get to fit it (new bolts, ballnut etc). Any part numbers too?

Cheers,

Paul

You need to replace the 3 bolts on the lower ball joint and the large bolt in the front of the wishbone. Sorry I've not got the part no's to hand at the moment.