bushes

  1. olliep

    quick ARB bushes question

    (will delete as soon as its sorted so before you whinge about searching etc...) Just had car back from MOT and one advisory (one of many) was that my front arb (standard) D bushes are perishing/perished. So they need replacing. found some online (powerflex) and they quote two sizes? does...
  2. drue1

    antiroll bar bushes

    i think mine needs new ones as i have movement from the rollbar does anyone know of a place to buy them ??how many is there as i saw one each side but is there one in the middle ??
  3. JR750

    Rear Lower Bushes?

    Hi, Just got my tracking done and they did a free health check and recommended that it get some rear arm bushes, said they couldnt do it as they didnt have a 'special tool'. Is it only SEAT who have this tool? Anyone know roughly the cost of replacing them?
  4. lower arm bushes???

    I recently had car serviced at Midland VW and they mentioned that my front lower arm bushes were split and perishing. I've looked on powerflex for them but it doesnt mention lower arm on there anywhere. So could someone explain a lil more what they are attacted to etc... and any...
  5. steviebhoy

    Change bushes or whole wishbone?

    I was advised today during a service that my front wishbone bush on the drivers side is needing changed, quoted £100 by the dealer. My query is would I be better of just to change the whole wishbone on both sides that way I'll be getting new bushes all round and I can do this myself which...
  6. Proff_CUPRA 180

    Front ARB bushes, HELP!!!

    Hi All, noticed an intermittent knocking noise coming from what i think is the drivers side front ARB. Got a feeling that the bushes have gone:( Anyways, was just wondering if its easy to replace myself, how much the bushes are, and are the cupra one's different to standard ibiza items (iirc...
  7. Suspension Bushes

    Hi there, My car is in for its service and of course, seat phoned me to say there was a whole list of problems. Tyres (i work next to a tire shop so ignore that one) Discs and pads (tyre shop lads tell me there fine and i have to say the pads look not even half) And suspension bushes...
  8. Replacing Front Bushes

    Hi there im hoping someone can help me. the front bushes needed replaced on my 1.2 ibiza and thought it was a job i could do myself. i got the old bushes out but cant get the new ones in, they seem to be expanding as i try and get them in and im worried i might break them, is there a...
  9. Cupra_R04

    What bushes

    Ok guys looking for some uber set up help lol. Ive recently purchased Kw variant 3 coilovers for the cupra r and have decided before i fit them that i may aswell get everything else needed so help. im planning on getting s3 strut brace, r32 front arb (23mm) and neuspeed rear arb (28mm)...
  10. jamesmacc

    anti roll bar question on fr(powerflex bushes)

    the anti roll bar inner bushes are worn on my 2004 ibiza fr tdi,and was thinking of ordering powerflex ones, on the website it asks if the anti roll bar is 16mm 18mm or 19mm. does anybody no off hand what size are on the fr's? was thinking of putting the fabia vrs anti roll bar and bushes on but...
  11. Fitting time/cost for new front ARB, new front bushes and new rear bushes??

    im looking at getting a Eibach front arb, polyflex front bushes (front of wishbone) seat cupra bushes (for rear of front wishbone) and polyflex bushes for the rear of the car. i wondered what the labour cost would be, so i got a rough idea of what to expect, what sort of time should it take...
  12. DDX

    arb / bushes lcr

    I need to replace my bushes, but I'm not sure what size I need for the arb ? http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/product.php?xProd=11744&xSec=355 only lists 21mm or 23mm. While a quick search on this forum shows the lcr oem is 19mm ? Can someone with a lcr tell me the correct size ? I'm also...
  13. jenk

    Polysport wishbone bushes

    The Ibiza needs golf mk2 items, yeah? Anyone have them fitted? Available form rallydesign and the prices look very tempting. http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=51&products_id=5127 Cheers :)
  14. jasengine

    TT subframe bushes

    Just thought I would tell everyone my findings on fitting the Audi TT front subframe bushes on the Leon SE TDI. Well...unbeleavable :lol: I Also fitted a lower brace, which I made myself and the handling is fantastic! The car goes round corners like it's on rails :D And I dont have a strut brace...
  15. I got coilovers BUT do I use the old bushes?

    i recently bought some coilovers of ebay, there the £200 ones, il try find the link. But anyway i wondered if when i fit them il need to put the bush at the top of the coilover, if so do i need to take it off the old unit, and will i need a spring compressor to do this? any help will be...
  16. Need new suspension bushes

    Well it never rains but it pours!! :D Noticed the car not handling as well of late but have been too busy to check it out. Had a look over the tires tonight and all seemed fine on first inspection. After looking a little harder at the front right tire I noticed the inside of the tire was...
  17. Leon / Toledo Wishbone bushes - Audi TT or powerflex?

    Well this seems talked about enough on here and uk-mivs! just wondered what peoples views are? 1.) powerflex bushes seem to be easy to fit but also more expensive and also don't seem to last that long? just wondered what peoples views are? 2.) will the audi TT fron wishbone bushes fit in...
  18. Wishbone Bushes are these knackered?

    Cars up for it's MOT soon are these bushes supposed to be like this or are they knackered?
  19. poly bushes how much to fit?

    was thinkin bout replacing all bushes on my leon cupra 2001 how much do ypu think this would cost for a garage to fit them if i purchased them?gettin a weird knocking noise at slow speeds almost like a vibration through the pedals might be bushes?
  20. cuprabaz

    Rear Beam Bushes

    Having looked through a load of threads there isn't much info on these. I know Badger5/VT make them. Powerflex list them for the mk3 ibiza PFR85-206 which everyone say do not fit. The polo mk4 bushes are supposed to fit. The mk4 is not listed as such on Powerflex's website it just lists...