help needed

[kev-rev180]

anyone know were i can get some new rear shocks from

[Walter]

Try Best of British on Ebay

[suzublu]

Originally Posted by kev-rev180

anyone know were i can get some new rear shocks from

Just told you?????????

[marinabrian]

Something like THIS it'll be a vast improvement over knackered ones

Brian

[jn12]

Originally Posted by kev-rev180

anyone know were i can get some new rear shocks from

Don't what ever you do purchase any MG7/ Rowe 750 items. Two sets in less then 10,000 miles. Admittedly the supplier replaced them once under warranty but these latest pair felt iffy when fitted and they have gone again after nearly two months.

I have today ordered a pair that Brian has recommended and I am more then happy with the price I have paid.

[kev-rev180]

Originally Posted by suzublu

Just told you?????????

thanks for the info

[wullie480]

Originally Posted by jn12

Don't what ever you do purchase any MG7/ Rowe 750 items. Two sets in less then 10,000 miles. Admittedly the supplier replaced them once under warranty but these latest pair felt iffy when fitted and they have gone again after nearly two months.

I have today ordered a pair that Brian has recommended and I am more then happy with the price I have paid.

Surely they'll still be under warranty?

Also may help to tell members which supplier to avoid if there failing so quickly.

[SD1too]

Originally Posted by jn12

I have today ordered a pair that Brian has recommended ...

According to the e-bay listing that particular type will not fit Kev's ZTT though.

Simon

[kev-rev180]

Originally Posted by SD1too

According to the e-bay listing that particular type will not fit Kev's ZTT though.

Simon

have done a bit of checking ie cross ref part nos it looks like they will, so i ordered a set 2 shocks for les than the price of one, seems they may be made by the same people, let you know in a few days all. thanks to all that have repleid

[marinabrian]

Originally Posted by SD1too

According to the e-bay listing that particular type will not fit Kev's ZTT though.

Simon

Which is why I added the caveat they would be better than knackered ones

Who knows what you are buying, I replaced the original rear shocks on my ZT with ones of exactly the same type as fitted by MGR in 2004, sourced from Best of British, as new old stock with the same indentifier label, new and unfitted but twelve years old.

The result......well they lasted eight months and a whole 2000 miles, so throwing caution to the wind I replaced them with a pair of those I linked to

If you take a car to a garage for repair, chances are they will fit whatever parts they can source, they are not going to go on spring colour codes, and faded labels under seats, or if they are lucky part numbers still clinging to an original part



What is going to kill these cars is a shortage of quality replacement bread and butter parts, as JN12 pointed out, parts sourced from the far east can be of questionable quality, look at MG7/Roewe 750 sourced aftermarket parts....some are ok, others are not fit for purpose.

Brian