cbrAndy

So, took the car in this mornin and left it with them, 40mins later I get a phone call ....... "Hi Andy it's Chris from the garage, we have inspected the suspension and it needs a new piston + seals/gaiter etc etc" Me, "I thought that's what you were gonna do?" Him,"No sir we thought it would just be the gaiter and seals, but it needs a new piston aswell" Me, How much then?" Him, "All in £249" So, it's gone from £108 to £249 and he won't have the parts in until tomorrow! (40mile round trip in rush hour :(). Still I s'pose it's still cheaper than Duff Morgans (original garage).

New parts, and I have 10 working days to take it back to the original garage for a free 're-MOT', will let you know if this transpires ;)

Thanks Paul, I'm in Attleborough, Norfolk :) Did abit of research (3hrs <_< ) but managed to find a decent Citroen specialist in Norwich that will do the repairs for £108 :D. http://www.ndbautos.co.uk/

Took the car in for the MOT and she did fail on the n/s/r suspension leaking, which I did expect (luckily that's all she failed on). What I didn't expect was a qoute for £390.72! Eeek! I asked what that included and they said ..... "everything sir, the complete unit" Me, "Do I really need the 'complete unit' can't you just change the seals/gaitor/piston as ness? Them, "Well I s'pose we could and that would be £265.76, but once we've started if it turns out that it needs a new sphere it will return to the original quote" I don't see why it would need a new sphere? So, I'm gonna get a few qoutes from some local garages and see what they say ;)

Bit the bullet and booked her in at the Citroen garage for an MOT on Monday, if they fail it on the suspension then it will have to be done. Wish me luck!, lol

Thanks Paul that's very helpful! :)

Hi peeps :) I seem to have a slight leak around the gaiter coming from the piston/sphere, is it an easy fix or do I need to take it to the stealers? I've got an MOT in 2wks Eeek!

The part no for these clips is 8211WV and they are 35p each ^_^

Thanks for that Paul! :) Managed to get the part no's I needed ;)

Thanks, will investigate

I've got a C5 '03 HDI VTR 2,0ltr, it's missing the engine under tray and now the O/S wheel arch liner is falling down (clips are missing and currently held together with cable ties) . Do I need to get a new tray or can I just get some new clips for the liner? Have seen these ....... http://www.autoconsumables.com/push-fit-plastic-rivet-peugeot--citroen-8mm-hole-20mm-collar-black-113-p.asp Any good?

Hello peeps :) The names Andy and I live in Attleborough Norfolk, I bought a C5 2,0 diesel HDI VTR '03 about 6 months ago and I'm loving it (esp after owning an old Fiesta :unsure:), it's got some faults but I'll post about those in the tech thread ;). My other passion is motorbikes and I currently ride a Honda CBR600FX '99. Looking forward to chatting with you lot and picking your brains for info :D Cheers, Andy :)