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ahsanx
30-05-2008, 05:01 PM
hi all , im after a passenger wishbone and ball joint for a 2004 cupra r 225 but every where i seem to go come out with the wrong part which is for a standard cupra, anyone in brum knw where i can get one from apart from the dealers??

Col
30-05-2008, 06:09 PM
Is the arm bent or has the flat bush given up?

The difference between the standard and the R arm is the bush, the standard arm has a voided bush the R (and Audi TT) have solid bushes.

I had a MK4 Golf which also shares the same arms and I fitted TT solid bushes to the arms. Think they were about £16 each about 2 1/2 years ago.

Hope this makes sense.

If you have a beefy bench vice, you can install them with it, like this;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/colin__/P1100035.jpg

You'll need to make up a spacer (I used 18mm plywood) and a big socket to bear on the perimeter of the bush.

Another piccy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/colin__/P1100034.jpg

ahsanx
04-06-2008, 08:43 PM
hi bigcol, thnx for the reply, yeh the wishbone is a gonna.i tried a fair few places they all supplied me wiv the wrong wishbone and said the one im afta they didnt stock - dealer only inc. gsf - thy initially supplied me with the wrong arm. ended up at the dealer £166 thats for the arm, ball joint and i think they supplied me wiv 2 bushes i dont need!! , as they are already in the bone!!! cost me an ARM an a leg lol !!