New suspension... fitting costs.
Discussion
Hi again everyone,
I have now decided that what my car really needs is to be lowered. The car has done 120,000 miles and the guy that MOT's it seems to think it is still on the original suspension!
Well anyway I think that changing the shocks/ springs will drastically alter the cars handling (after a second visit to Tony at WIM... who's brilliant!!).
I have found these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-MX5-89-98-GAZ-COIL-OVE...
... and with the 10% voucher I've received from eBay makes the total price quite reasonable IMO (£384.30 inc postage, not bad eh?).
My question is- what would be a reasonable cost for a garage to fit them for me? I haven't got the know-how or tools to even attempt it myself so will need to take it somewhere to be done. As I haven't had this sort of work done before I have no idea how long it takes so thought I should have some ammunition before phoning around to get some estimates!
Thanks in advance, Richard
I have now decided that what my car really needs is to be lowered. The car has done 120,000 miles and the guy that MOT's it seems to think it is still on the original suspension!
Well anyway I think that changing the shocks/ springs will drastically alter the cars handling (after a second visit to Tony at WIM... who's brilliant!!).
I have found these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-MX5-89-98-GAZ-COIL-OVE...
... and with the 10% voucher I've received from eBay makes the total price quite reasonable IMO (£384.30 inc postage, not bad eh?).
My question is- what would be a reasonable cost for a garage to fit them for me? I haven't got the know-how or tools to even attempt it myself so will need to take it somewhere to be done. As I haven't had this sort of work done before I have no idea how long it takes so thought I should have some ammunition before phoning around to get some estimates!
Thanks in advance, Richard
Tony at WIM says he could fit them in 2 hours (at £65+ per hour) plus £40 to get the alignment re-done. He really knows what he's doing so very keen on taking the car to see him again.
He mentioned that 'Absolutely Shocks' recommend changing the top mounts to their mounts at the same time as fitting the Gaz kit otherwise they can knock. Has anyone heard of this happening? I did not want to buy the mounts also as this will make it even more expensive and I am on a strict budget!
What do people think?
He mentioned that 'Absolutely Shocks' recommend changing the top mounts to their mounts at the same time as fitting the Gaz kit otherwise they can knock. Has anyone heard of this happening? I did not want to buy the mounts also as this will make it even more expensive and I am on a strict budget!
What do people think?
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