FAO of Fred, are they taking the piss

[welsh172]

well i can tell they are taking the piss really, got my apex 40mm springs ready to be fitted, decided im to much of a numpty to fit them myself so asked at local garages, one said £160, other said £100 other said £80, they taking the piss right? especially the £160 one, and to top it all off they all thought that i only need 2 springs............wtf?? at this rate it will be cheaper to pay the petrol and go and see fred and pay him................

 

[Turkish]

Yes theyre taking the piss.

 

[_Tom]

£80 isnt bad really

Easy enough to do yourself though...........

 

[Tom]

Answered your own question there!

Set off now and youll be there soon..

 

[makavelli]

follow the guide on here mate! ive got 2 left hands as well and it only took 3hours to lower mine wiv 40mm apex springs!!!

also, most garages will ask around the ton mark to do it!

 

[badinvincible]

Yes, that seems rather dear.

 

[welsh172]

Quote: Originally posted by makavelli on 08 August 2005


follow the guide on here mate! ive got 2 left hands as well and it only took 3hours to lower mine wiv 40mm apex springs!!!

also, most garages will ask around the ton mark to do it!

am not a full member yet so i cant access the stuff

 

[welsh172]

can anyone paste me the guide or email me it, its gonna cost more to fit them than it cost to buy them, maybe i could have a go if i could pin a guy i know down thats acctually mechanicly minded.....guide pls i know im not a full memeber ....yet

 

[fizzy_drink]

Lol...

If youre going to spend money on getting them fitted, you might as well spend the money on tools, and have something to show for it too.

There are plenty of people on here who are more than willing to help.

 

[The Big Yin]

National tyres did mine for £50 and that was with 4 siezed locking nuts Give them a bell

The one that quoted for 2 probably though you had an old clio with the torsin bar

 

[Eskiisbest]

£80s not bad from a garage

 

[welsh172]

Quote: Originally posted by The Big Yin on 08 August 2005


National tyres did mine for £50 and that was with 4 siezed locking nuts Give them a bell

The one that quoted for 2 probably though you had an old clio with the torsin bar

cheers ill give them a call, yep everyone did think i was on torsion bars even though i told them more than once what the car was and the year.....i mean it doesnt give u much confidence in them does it

 

[badinvincible]

Probably just as well...

If youre on a "cruise" site, there can be company directories that you can have a look for when trying to find a good mechanic, that might be an idea.

 

[welsh172]

Quote: Originally posted by badinvincible on 08 August 2005


Probably just as well...

If youre on a "cruise" site, there can be company directories that you can have a look for when trying to find a good mechanic, that might be an idea.

"cruise" such an evil word to me lol, but might go in undercover with a burbury hat and get the info............no offence to people who "cruise" (that sounds so dodgy lol)

 

[badinvincible]

LOL, the cruise site I go on (Edinburgh) seems to be a lot of old skool croozers who have now grown up and do trackdays and quarter miling, cant be a bad thing IMO.

 

[welsh172]

thats ok then, when u say cruise, all i see in my head is a batterd saxo with 4 lads 2 girls and a baby in it, lowerd 100mm on the back dustbin for an exhaust, stooopid noise, and then have the cheek to try and race me.......chavs

 

[welsh172]

could someone be so kind to pm me with the guide of how to fit springs from the members area please as i cant join at the moment

cheers

 

[Jonaldinho]

Garage quoted me £100 today to fit my Eibach Pros, No Chance. Fellow CS members are going to give me a hand soon but ill give National tyres a bell anyway

 

[The Big Yin]

Quote: Originally posted by badinvincible on 08 August 2005

LOL, the cruise site I go on (Edinburgh) seems to be a lot of old skool croozers who have now grown up and do trackdays and quarter miling, cant be a bad thing IMO.

Must be missing that then , or do you have to register to access the full site these days - keep having a look but theres only about 3 topics these days

 

[badinvincible]

Aye, you need to register as the site had a big crash about a year and a half ago.