nooo! failed my MOT

[ali_bristol]

Broken suspension coil on the front, about 3 inches just snapped off:dapprove: how much do you think i should be paying to get it repaired? got a quote of £210.. do you think im getting scammed? how easy would it be to do myself? thanks

 

[Munson]

Sounds steep.

 

[Sib]

yeah, just get coil overs fitted

 

[daviebroon]

waaaayyy too expensive. buy the springs from cliospares.co.uk and do it yourself.Ive never done it though (so easy for me to say lol), but i've heard its a doddle!

 

[sweetkidda]

just a coil thats not a hard job is it, dont think its majorly hard either as long as uve basically seen it done b4 an have the tools

 

[len_beach]

The hardest thing will be compressing the spring.

 

[daviebroon]

i remember someone saying that they hardly even had to compress the front springs before??

 

[len_beach]

Apex IIRC on std shocks. Std springs on std shocks would be a different story. Nearly lost a couple of fingers when the compressors popped off an Astra Diesel spring I was doing. Horrible and genuinely dangerous job.

 

[daviebroon]

ahhh ok lol.

Dont think compression kit is expensive... just dont buy it from halfrauds

 

[sweetkidda]

lol i just remembered i had a m8 who did this to his bros clio , wanted to no if id help said NO CHANCE !!
saw him a week l8r with a beuty of a black eye lol, he was lucky
seen 1 flyin across r workshop too once smased a front window, wen they go they certainly go

 

[davejm123]

you'l need a ramp to change the spring. but for someone who knows what they are doing it wont take long at all. you will need spring compressors. max 20 mins work to change the springs.

 

[ali_bristol]

hmm i might consider doing it, will defo safe me the money! thanks guys you've been a help as always!

 

[DrR]

I did my 172 springs without a spring compressor, just be brave

 

[ali_bristol]

oh actually, does anyone near bristol have any standard springs? it seems everyone replaces them... i cant afford the insurance though:dapprove:

 

[Djw John]

Easy job, just be careful and you wont have any mishaps, 45 minutes since its your first time!

 

[madmike1]

you'l need a ramp to change the spring. but for someone who knows what they are doing it wont take long at all. you will need spring compressors. max 20 mins work to change the springs.

why do you need a ramp? its an easy job! just make sure you have spring compressors!

 

[lemonnobby]

Non gen springs are £40-45 quid each a lot more if genuine the last ones i brought due to me working for renault were £30. Drop me a PM as im in bristol to.

 

[Laura]

its easy peasy, just dont pull your drive shaft out

 

[madmike1]

its fairly easy to put the driveshaft back in again even if it does pop out!

 

[ali_bristol]

:Sok ill watch out for that...

 

[demon_dald]

I did my 172 springs without a spring compressor, just be brave

same here on my mk1, good bit of elbow grease

would be safer though if your a worrying kinda person......