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mk3 rear shock issue

Postby cathalol » Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:10 +0000

Hey everyone, need some advice for my mk3 or general advice. I was away on holidays for 2 weeks and when I drove the car (07 mk3) when I came back a bad rattle/banging was coming from the rear mostly going over bumps and holes. I noticed the right rear shock was leaking badly so I guess this is my issue.
Having looked it up on other forums it seems like a pretty big job for a messer like me! Does anyone know of good indie mechanics in say around cork or blackrock /mahon ? How much should I look to pay to change them out? And if I was buying them myself where is best?

Thanks for the help!
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Re: mk3 rear shock issue

Postby paulc » Sat, 30 Aug 2014 9:07 +0000

Try Liam Hourihan of Ballinlough Motors, next door to the Orchard Bar on the Ballinlough Road. Liam is the traditional 'hackit and weld' type mechanic but don't be fooled, he has all the diagnostic gear and has never let me down. I have been using him for years for all the family cars. A family business, there for years. 021 4292270. paulc
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Re: mk3 rear shock issue

Postby cathalol » Wed, 03 Sep 2014 9:27 +0000

I got a local guy to look at it , rear shock was completely gone which is strange since it only has 70000 km . He changed it for 90 but the one shock was 200 expensive enough! I was going to change the other rear one too but the mechanic said it was hardly necessary and a good job too. Thanks for the advice by the way, I was worried something more than the shock was gone so that was a relief !
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Re: mk3 rear shock issue

Postby Fergus » Sun, 14 Sep 2014 11:19 +0000

cathalol wrote:I got a local guy to look at it , rear shock was completely gone which is strange since it only has 70000 km . He changed it for 90 but the one shock was 200 expensive enough! I was going to change the other rear one too but the mechanic said it was hardly necessary and a good job too. Thanks for the advice by the way, I was worried something more than the shock was gone so that was a relief !


200 for one shock ? You got shafted ! Don't go back to that cowboy :shock:
http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/shocks-spring ... 3_283.html
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