Just been on the phone to a dealer in the West Mids to bottom out a couple of queries I had regarding suspension components. The first one is that the top mounts can be different depending on the engine. There are two - 13188763 and 13188764. Apparently the latter is flagged as 'bad road' which means it would be fitted to emergency service vehicle and cars with sports packs - so probably SRi and VXR.
Now for the really interesting bit! Seems that Vectra SRi suspension components on the 1.9 (possibly others) were modified in 2007! A number of springs were released and then superceded - apparently the latest ones are thicker - can't imagine why . Also, the left hand suspension strut was modified in 2007! Apparently this may incorporate a redesign to prevent broken springs sliding out of the cup!
Needless to say, my Eibachs and Bilsteins will be ordered any second now lol!
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