Mot today

[nokiaman1978]

Car been checked , need a new shock at the rear, i havent noticed anything wrong with the ride quality are the garage having a laugh, what would bee signs of a faulty shock

[nokiaman1978]

car back, all ok, i do recall when driving it the other day going over some bumps it did feel a bit skittish at the back as if it was sliding slightly, from searching on here this is because of faulty shock at rear, so £50 for mot and £70 for supply and fit new shock, wish i had the time i could have done it myself looks simple, he also said there was very slight play in the front nearside drop link, he said he could supply and fit for £40, but this also looks easy to do my self and will get round to it.

[Graham]

Classic signs is the back end jumping out when hitting a pot hole or uneven surface.

At least its sorted for another year.

Have they only replaced the 1 shock?

Should replace them in pairs, as the other 1 wont be far gone too !

[nokiaman1978]

yep only one to get it throught mot, plus i can get a shock and fit it for about £30 cheaper than they charged me today, planning on doing the drop links as well soon.

[nokiaman1978]

dont trust garages want to check shock when i get time make sure it's the correct one for my 1.9 cdti sri, what should i be looking for on the shock will it have some sort of rating.

[Bigtee]

Why don't you trust them to fit the correct shocker?

It's a vectra not a Ferrari so they will be fitting them often and very unlikley to make a mistake on a simple componant.

But if you like fiddling it will have a part number on and a make which you can match up on plenty of web sites.

[nokiaman1978]

dont trust any garage mate, will have a look for part numbers and make and check the net.

[Johnsdutton]

Why don't you trust them to fit the correct shocker?

It's a vectra not a Ferrari so they will be fitting them often and very unlikley to make a mistake on a simple componant.

But if you like fiddling it will have a part number on and a make which you can match up on plenty of web sites.

Even the specialists get it wrong sometimes. The problem I find is with some suppliers my car does not come up on their lists so they guess, quite often they supply parts for a Vectra and they are not always the same.

[nokiaman1978]

will need to check monday, wasnt supposed to be working sunday but have to go in

[nokiaman1978]

Had a quick look it's a kyb shock, at work not had a proper look on the net but from what I've seen it's not compatible with the sport suspension as in sri, can ananyone confirm