Unpleasant service surprise
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So the Chim went in for its annual service on Saturday. Nothing major expected as I've had a shedload of work done in the last 2 years (on the car, not on me) only to get a call from the specialist today to tell me that all 4 shocks are failing.
They were new AVOs 2 years ago so they contacted AVO for me and it seems they're just within the 2 year manufacturer warranty so with any luck I can get them replaced/repaired though will obviously still have to pay the labour charges for refits. Bummer.
Other things that have cropped up are steering rack boots, 2 cracked engine mounts and corroded headlight reflectors.
Fingers crossed I can get the shocks replaced under warranty....
Anyone else had this with shocks at all?
They were new AVOs 2 years ago so they contacted AVO for me and it seems they're just within the 2 year manufacturer warranty so with any luck I can get them replaced/repaired though will obviously still have to pay the labour charges for refits. Bummer.
Other things that have cropped up are steering rack boots, 2 cracked engine mounts and corroded headlight reflectors.
Fingers crossed I can get the shocks replaced under warranty....
Anyone else had this with shocks at all?
Andy chimaera said:
my shock snapped a couple of weeks ago, yes SNAPPED, lol beat that!
That happened on my car.One of it's previous owners was a PH mod and from what I have read he wasn't best pleased (stranded in Scotland, I believe)
The shock was repaired (Leda) and they're still on it now 8 years later.
no idea, i wish i took a pic to show you guys, it was bizzare, just under warrenty though so sent it back, i was just without a car for a week or so, made one hell of a crack too, i wondered what it was when i was driving it at the time, i thought the worst and thought the chassis snapped lol
I had a two week old wheel bearing disintegrate on another car once. I was on the motorway and it suddenly started making a heck of a racket. I realised what it was almost immediately and luckily wasn't far from home. The garage that had done the original work just replaced it without any problems saying it must have been a bad batch. Happens, I guess.
Andy chimaera said:
my shock snapped a couple of weeks ago, yes SNAPPED, lol beat that!
Stories like that send a cold shudder down my spine. The thought of one dissapearing through the back parcel shelf whilst under full load on the motorway is scary 
I had a good look at mine whilst they were off and they should be fine for another year or 2. almost all the paint still on and just a touch of surface rust on the mountings. By the sounds of some of the aftermarket shockers I might stick with the billies!
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