Unipart wishbone bush - Page 2

DMGRS · 22nd July 2018, 21:48

Personally, I like the SAIC MG stock we have - I bought in literally hundreds when I found production of them was stopped, but we have plenty left.

A good, solid bush, properly aligned and the casting is decent quality.

We've sold around 1400 pairs so far, with none reported as faulty - and have the following age / mileages reported on friends and family vehicles:

75 Tourer, fitted March 2013, covered 55,000 miles
75 Saloon, fitted April 2013, covered 30,000 miles
ZT Tourer (my own), fitted late 2013 (not got the date to hand), covered 70,000 miles

They last, have a 5 year warranty direct with me, and are less than £50 per pair.

https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/products/pre...1760-rbx101770

marinabrian · 22nd July 2018, 22:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMGRS

Personally, I like the SAIC MG stock we have - I bought in literally hundreds when I found production of them was stopped, but we have plenty left.

A good, solid bush, properly aligned and the casting is decent quality.

We've sold around 1400 pairs so far, with none reported as faulty - and have the following age / mileages reported on friends and family vehicles:

75 Tourer, fitted March 2013, covered 55,000 miles
75 Saloon, fitted April 2013, covered 30,000 miles
ZT Tourer (my own), fitted late 2013 (not got the date to hand), covered 70,000 miles

They last, have a 5 year warranty direct with me, and are less than £50 per pair.

https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/products/pre...1760-rbx101770

Rather large void on those Mat.........I prefer the Unipart ones personally.

I fitted Unipart bushes to my 1800 five years ago, still perfect

Brian

DMGRS · 22nd July 2018, 22:19

The Unipart bushes are very good too - just my 2p.

Anything is better than Starline / OCAP rubbish from you know where....

Typhoon190 · 22nd July 2018, 22:22

It's a nightmare finding decent replacement parts. I bought Unipart front drop links and received 2 obviously different components in Unipart boxes.

DMGRS · 22nd July 2018, 22:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Typhoon190

It's a nightmare finding decent replacement parts. I bought Unipart front drop links and received 2 obviously different components in Unipart boxes.

If you're after a set, I have some Longbridge factory originals at the moment. Not cheap, but they should see the 100k+ the originals do

Sprinter · 23rd July 2018, 08:28

I fitted Unipart bushes to mine 6 years ago and they failed the MOT this year. A long(ish) time but not many miles covered.

New ones bought from Matt though only one fitted so far.

MSS · 23rd July 2018, 09:56

The original Unipart bushes have now been on our CDT for nearly 6 years and just over 60k miles.

Whether the current ones are of the same quality is open to question and I suspect that they are likely to be not dissimilar to those from Borg & Beck and First Line.

Bolin · 28th July 2018, 17:27

Are the bushes from the link in the first post as good as the Unipart bushes used to be?

If you compare the Unipart bushes in Arctic's post below, photographed in 2017:
https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...6&postcount=23

They are obviously beefier to those Unipart bushes just purchased by Mangizmo here:
https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...52&postcount=1

So are the Unipart bushes therefore no longer as beefy as they used to be and if so, where can you buy the beefy ones from, if anywhere now?

bl52krz · 29th July 2018, 13:40

Had Unipart rear wishbone bushes in mine for the last4/5 years now. Still ok.

trikey · 29th July 2018, 16:38

The quality of the rubber used nowadays varies greatly too, you know you have a cheap bush if you can push it onto the arm just using your hands.

22nd July 2018, 21:48	#11
DMGRS Discount MG Rover Spares Rover 75 CDTi, 2x MG ZS180 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hythe, Southampton Posts: 11,320 Thanks: 456 Thanked 3,377 Times in 2,027 Posts	Personally, I like the SAIC MG stock we have - I bought in literally hundreds when I found production of them was stopped, but we have plenty left. A good, solid bush, properly aligned and the casting is decent quality. We've sold around 1400 pairs so far, with none reported as faulty - and have the following age / mileages reported on friends and family vehicles: 75 Tourer, fitted March 2013, covered 55,000 miles 75 Saloon, fitted April 2013, covered 30,000 miles ZT Tourer (my own), fitted late 2013 (not got the date to hand), covered 70,000 miles They last, have a 5 year warranty direct with me, and are less than £50 per pair. https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/products/pre...1760-rbx101770 __________________ Your trusted MG Rover specialist! Tel: 02380 001133 / Email: [email protected] We now have a 'chat' function on our site for even quicker replies. Give it a try! Remember - discount code FORUM5 for 5% off

22nd July 2018, 22:19	#13
DMGRS Discount MG Rover Spares Rover 75 CDTi, 2x MG ZS180 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hythe, Southampton Posts: 11,320 Thanks: 456 Thanked 3,377 Times in 2,027 Posts	The Unipart bushes are very good too - just my 2p. Anything is better than Starline / OCAP rubbish from you know where.... __________________ Your trusted MG Rover specialist! Tel: 02380 001133 / Email: [email protected] We now have a 'chat' function on our site for even quicker replies. Give it a try! Remember - discount code FORUM5 for 5% off

23rd July 2018, 08:28	#16
Sprinter Posted a thing or two Jag S-Type 4.2 V8 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 1,645 Thanks: 271 Thanked 427 Times in 293 Posts	I fitted Unipart bushes to mine 6 years ago and they failed the MOT this year. A long(ish) time but not many miles covered. New ones bought from Matt though only one fitted so far. __________________ “Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.”

28th July 2018, 17:27	#18
Bolin This is my second home Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE 4dr manual Wedgewood Blue 2 04-05/06/2001 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N.E. Hampshire Posts: 4,617 Thanks: 289 Thanked 308 Times in 243 Posts	Are the bushes from the link in the first post as good as the Unipart bushes used to be? If you compare the Unipart bushes in Arctic's post below, photographed in 2017: https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...6&postcount=23 They are obviously beefier to those Unipart bushes just purchased by Mangizmo here: https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...52&postcount=1 So are the Unipart bushes therefore no longer as beefy as they used to be and if so, where can you buy the beefy ones from, if anywhere now? __________________ "...the new Rover 75, which is a fabulous car......I think it looks fabulous....It's like sitting in a Rolls Royce......For me, this is the star of the show.....it looks so good" - J. Clarkson, motoring journalist on the launch of the Rover 75 in 1998.

29th July 2018, 13:40	#19
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Had Unipart rear wishbone bushes in mine for the last4/5 years now. Still ok. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

22nd July 2018, 22:22	#14
Typhoon190 This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Monogram Typhoon Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 4,704 Thanks: 328 Thanked 557 Times in 443 Posts	It's a nightmare finding decent replacement parts. I bought Unipart front drop links and received 2 obviously different components in Unipart boxes.

23rd July 2018, 09:56	#17
MSS This is my second home Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7,083 Thanks: 283 Thanked 624 Times in 440 Posts	The original Unipart bushes have now been on our CDT for nearly 6 years and just over 60k miles. Whether the current ones are of the same quality is open to question and I suspect that they are likely to be not dissimilar to those from Borg & Beck and First Line.

29th July 2018, 16:38	#20
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,765 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	The quality of the rubber used nowadays varies greatly too, you know you have a cheap bush if you can push it onto the arm just using your hands.