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Which wishbones ? #1554827 10/11/2015 23:29 10/11/2015 23:29
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,719 My name is Daniel Burbum123 OP club member 1891
Burbum123 OP club member 1891 I need some sleep Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,719 My name is Daniel	Hi whitch wishbones are you guys using ?brought the ones off eBay got 3k out of them and there knackered so need some new again advice needed cheers . Last edited by Burbum123; 10/11/2015 23:29.

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1554831 10/11/2015 23:58 10/11/2015 23:58
G GrahamL Unregistered
GrahamL Unregistered G	Lemforder wishbones from Eurocarparts are fine. I also hear the TRW wishbones are OK. I'd avoid Delphi (poor nut alignment on the one I tried) and wouldn't touch another original Fiat wishbone if they were giving them away for free, even on the one I got from my local Fiat dealer the nuts were made of cheese.

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1554836 11/11/2015 09:01 11/11/2015 09:01
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 621 Spain avtokrator Enjoying the ride
avtokrator Enjoying the ride Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 621 Spain	2nd vote for Lemforder &#55357;&#56397;

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1554882 11/11/2015 18:52 11/11/2015 18:52
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 629 Bulgaria french_coupe Club member 773
french_coupe Club member 773 Enjoying the ride Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 629 Bulgaria	3rd for Lemforder lost in space

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1554890 11/11/2015 20:01 11/11/2015 20:01
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,466 Kent Submariner My job on the forum
Submariner My job on the forum Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,466 Kent	I can vouch for Original Birth lower arms good oe quality

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1554956 12/11/2015 15:23 12/11/2015 15:23
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,090 highlands jimboy Club Member 857
jimboy Club Member 857 Forum is my life Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,090 highlands	Aye, Lemforder. They do lot of stuff for the upper market of cars. I'm an old git & happy with it,most of the time

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1555004 13/11/2015 00:26 13/11/2015 00:26
Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 399 Uk M Makkadiamond Making a profit
Makkadiamond Making a profit M Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 399 Uk	i purchased FEBI BILSTEIN Made in germany ... opps VW

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1555016 13/11/2015 09:14 13/11/2015 09:14
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 45 italy P pippoinzaghi Discoverer
pippoinzaghi Discoverer P Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 45 italy	TRW and Birth are spot on

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1555031 13/11/2015 13:28 13/11/2015 13:28
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,650 Dark side of the Moon H_R My life on the forum
H_R My life on the forum Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,650 Dark side of the Moon	I remember that the general consensus used to be to use original fiat only which were about twice the price probably about three times now! Has there been a shift in quality (upwards for pattern parts) or (downwards for genuine?) Be interesting to know! Presumably you can't mix the different aftermarket arms with each other or the fiat ones?

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1555040 13/11/2015 15:15 13/11/2015 15:15
G GrahamL Unregistered
GrahamL Unregistered G	IME original Fiat wishbones are worthless due to the sub-standard quality of the nuts being used now. I had two original Fiat wishbones from a 3rd party supplier and one from my local Fiat dealer and at least 1 nut on all three wishbones completely stripped the thread way before getting even close to the correct torque. And that was using brand new Fiat supplied bolts fully inserted by hand before tightening. A few other people have had similar problems with Fiat wishbones too.

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1555054 13/11/2015 18:36 13/11/2015 18:36
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 360 England, Devon lost55 Club member 2057
lost55 Club member 2057 Making a profit Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 360 England, Devon	EuroCar Parts have a good offer on Lemforder at the moment

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Submariner] #1555377 17/11/2015 09:48 17/11/2015 09:48
G glenn1960 Unregistered
glenn1960 Unregistered G	[quote=Submariner]I can vouch for Original Birth lower arms good oe quality [/quot mine arrived yesterday , they are original birth, both sides for 59 quid, item number 150952614789.

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1555379 17/11/2015 09:56 17/11/2015 09:56
G glenn1960 Unregistered
glenn1960 Unregistered G	on the sks website, lemforder are 100 quid for both sides [ inc vat ].

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1556108 25/11/2015 02:03 25/11/2015 02:03
Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 399 Uk M Makkadiamond Making a profit
Makkadiamond Making a profit M Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 399 Uk	Have a look here supposed to be genuine you can get both sides but from Italy Look at this on eBay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/291477328052 FIAT COUPE' MAREA ALFA 145 146 BRACCIO OSCILLANTE ANT.46474556 60813013

Re: Which wishbones ? [Re: Burbum123] #1556120 25/11/2015 08:44 25/11/2015 08:44
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,650 Dark side of the Moon H_R My life on the forum
H_R My life on the forum Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,650 Dark side of the Moon	Yeah there are some bargains to be had over there as long as the postage is reasonable! I have done ok so far all have been genuine and as described!

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