Hi all,

I need to replace my tie roads and control arms. A local indie shop quoted me $4k including labour and parts.

Is this reasonable?

 

I dont have much experience with Bentley work yet as i have only had my 05 a few weeks but the parts arent expensive from the likes of Flying Spares so id think he is charging a whole lot for the labour on this job, has he quantified what he is doing?

Im keen to know because my 05 has a bit of kick back from the suspension over speed humps which has been suggested to be control arms so if its this kind of money to fix i will be well pi**ed off.

 

I changed all bush arms the lower and the upper it cost me about $1k

 

Thanks guys.

@Fahad502, do you know how much the part costs? I was quoted at $600 for each part and the car needs 4. Total is about $2600 just for the control arms.

 

Yes, about right - dealer replaces complete arm - some independants will push out the bushing and replace, their labour cost is a lot cheaper so they do it this way.

 

I changed only the bushes not the complete arm , only the rubber things it around 10 pieces , because there were a little cracks on them , because it last for more then 9 years , so I changed all of them

 

Thanks Digger11 and fahad502. My tech just told me the control arms can wait so I will probably replace the tie rod first. I will do the control arm maybe 1 to 1.5 year from now.

 

sounds high to me.

 

fahad502, do you have details of the bushes that you bought to swap into the existing arms please?

 

yes,

1- front lower arm bushes QTY 6
2- front suspension upper arm bushes QTY 4

 

Sorry I mean size, spec etc so I can look for the same?

 

I dont have the spec for them , just my dealer advice me to change them because there were some cracks and I changed them at the garage

 

Was it franchise Bentley or specialist / indy? How much if you don't mind me asking?

 

G.t subframes are identical to Audi A4 subframes and uses the same arms and anti roll bar links

They are readily available from independent retailers for a fraction of the price

They obviously won't be quite as high quality but they are still good I have used them before

I don't know where your from but in London I use euro car parts

 

Can you tell me more, what model A4 and what suspension parts can I use? I'm not mechanically minded and having just bought the car I'm hoping to save where I can?

The kick back I feel going over speed bumps etc can be felt from both front and back, is that likely to be roll bar bushes? I don't hear any knocking / clunking which I'd expect with worn bushes?