Just about to have the front bushes done.

Got these current prices if anyone's interested as at 18/05/09

Audi TT Rear bush - 8N0 407 181B - £15.07 + vat each = 34.66 inc for both

Golf Front Bush - 357 407 182 - £5.96 + vat each = 13.71 inc for both

wishbone stretch bolt - N 904 840 03- £1.24 + vat each = 2.85 inc for both

wishbone stretch bolt - N 102 622 01- £1.72 + vat each = 3.96 inc for both

Bogg:

 Just about to have the front bushes done.

Got these current prices if anyone's interested as at 18/05/09

Audi TT Rear bush - 8N0 407 181B - £15.07 + vat each = 34.66 inc for both

Golf Front Bush - 357 407 182 - £5.96 + vat each = 13.71 inc for both

wishbone stretch bolt - N 904 840 03- £1.24 + vat each = 2.85 inc for both

wishbone stretch bolt - N 102 622 01- £1.72 + vat each = 3.96 inc for both

i got the bushes above for £26 delivered next day from AVS car parts, thats alot cheaper than the dealers, almost half price. just done my front end this weekend.

What price for labour would i be looking at to change one front wish bone ? 

Will it be much more to just change bushes?

Thanks for any help Ant

 Awesome thread this peeps, just orderd myself some fabia vrs bushes should have them saturday

 My car makes a horrible clattering noise when going over bump's something is definetly loose in the front.

Had teh car checked out everything seems tight, I am going to change the wishbones with the standard bushes already installed anything else to do at the same time??

vwmadcat:

 My car makes a horrible clattering noise when going over bump's something is definetly loose in the front.

Had teh car checked out everything seems tight, I am going to change the wishbones with the standard bushes already installed anything else to do at the same time??

anti-roll bar bushes could be causing that, you might aswell change them at the same time they are only a few quid

yes thanks Stewart that what my mechanic pointed out but he could not find any play in anything - well I am to order new wishbones and hopefully get some new eibach anti roll bars for front and back do you know if they come with the bushes??

yes they come with the bushes

 Boyz.... and girlz....

I have been told to get my rear bushes axle bushes replaced on my MK4 GTTDI 130PS ASZ - however when I contacted AVS, they said as the ones on my motor are 69 mm, the vRS won't fit as they are 72mm. Can someone pls shed some light on other replacements .... will the Leon Cupra ones fit?? Thanks

 The bush size on the 2wd MK4 is the same as the LCR and the Fabia VRS bush so it should fit

 thanks for the reply... still a little confused as to whether the vRS will actually fit my car as vwspares have checked against my chassis number and they say that only 69mm version sit on this car and NOT the vRS ones as they are 72mm

sidney69:

 thanks for the reply... still a little confused as to whether the vRS will actually fit my car as vwspares have checked against my chassis number and they say that only 69mm version sit on this car and NOT the vRS ones as they are 72mm

The ASZ engine was introduced in 04/2001 - looking at ETKA for 2000 - 2003 there is only one bush listed for the 2WD rear subframe - 1J0 501 541 C.

When you look at the bushes on VWspares web site, the two OEM 72mm bushes listed say they are to replace that P\N so you have a 72mm bush in the rear arm and the LCR \ Fabia bush will fit

HTH

Neil

Hi guys. Ive just had to ordered a new pair of front lower wishbones with bushes as my bushes are shot. I gathered that it would be cheaper to ask the garage to fit the new wishbones instead of having to pay labour for them to be removed and repressed etc.

VW quoted me £63.80 inc Vat each.... yet i noticed AVScarparts & GSF have them for around £35 inc Vat each.

From experience is it best for me to get the genuine VW ones or the supplied oem ones from AVS or GSF? I appreciate the main difference will be the bushes in this instance. Is there much difference here?

Eitherway, regarding new bolts & nuts am i right in thinking that only the following need to be replaced for the front wishbones?.... as when i spoke to VW they werent sure if the other fastenings to the hub ball joint needed to be replaced? Also is there no nut for the front bush bolt?

Rear bush:

N 102 622 01 bolt x2

N 015 081 4 nut x2

Front:

N904 840 03 bolt x2