€135 to fit one shock

cena

Today while i was in galway to go to merlin on a injury check up.
i decided to go into advanced pitstop on the headford road to how much to get 2 new back shock for my punto and i eas told it was €135 to have just one fitted. would this be right. it seems alot.

Johnboy Mac

cena wrote: »

Today while i was in galway to go to merlin on a injury check up.
i decided to go into advanced pitstop on the headford road to how much to get 2 new back shock for my punto and i eas told it was €135 to have just one fitted. would this be right. it seems alot.

Go and get a few quotes. Also checkout the cost of a pair of shocks too.

Seth Brundle

Do you actually need a new shock or did you just pop into Advance and they told you?
Anyhow, shocks should be replaced in pairs!

Mr Benevolent

Odd that they quoted you for just one. Why do they need to be replaced anyway?

cena

when i got the car last serviced i was told the back left had started leak

DeadSkin

cena wrote: »

Today while i was in galway to go to merlin on a injury check up.
i decided to go into advanced pitstop on the headford road to how much to get 2 new back shock for my punto and i eas told it was €135 to have just one fitted. would this be right. it seems alot.

If your still in Galway give the Galway Car Service Centre a shout. I've used them a few times and find them excellent[I have no other connection with them].

But definitely shop around.

the merchant

Shocking :-)

wclarke20

Shocks are one of the easiest things to replace. Pick up a Haynes manual for your car and it'll explain how to do it in detail.

stevie.enright

wclarke20 wrote: »

Shocks are one of the easiest things to replace. Pick up a Haynes manual for your car and it'll explain how to do it in detail.

Is it possible to to the job without the spring compression tool or are there any alternatives to it? Need to do mine and I recall how a friend told me he managed to do his without the spring compression tool.

pred racer

stevie.enright wrote: »

Is it possible to to the job without the spring compression tool or are there any alternatives to it? Need to do mine and I recall how a friend told me he managed to do his without the spring compression tool.

Back shocks are easy, just jack up car until the wheel in question is off the ground, open the bolts at the top and bottom and replace the shock.(Do not try this with the front ones!!) no need for haynes manual, have a look yourself, the hardest bit is taking off the wheel;)

sundodger5

pred racer wrote: »

Back shocks are easy, just jack up car until the wheel in question is off the ground, open the bolts at the top and bottom and replace the shock.(Do not try this with the front ones!!) no need for haynes manual, have a look yourself, the hardest bit is taking off the wheel;)

this is true on the punto. but not on all cars for anyone else trying it on a different model.
If not sure ask someone who does not some stranger on the net.
oh and that seems dear for a punto rear.

stevie.enright

pred racer wrote: »

Back shocks are easy, just jack up car until the wheel in question is off the ground, open the bolts at the top and bottom and replace the shock.(Do not try this with the front ones!!) no need for haynes manual, have a look yourself, the hardest bit is taking off the wheel;)

Thanks for thoughtfulness pred racer but think it is a wee bit more difficult on my yoke as the spring goes around the shock as far as I know

pred racer

stevie.enright wrote: »

Thanks for thoughtfulness pred racer but think it is a wee bit more difficult on my yoke as the spring goes around the shock as far as I know

the spring normally/always goes round the shock. (except on mine coz it has hydraulic suspension) when you open the top bolts (in the boot normally)the whole thing will fall down(after you jacked it up and removed the wheel of course), remove the bottom bolt take the shock out of the spring put in the new one and then replace the whole lot back in.
its a couple of years ago but the last time I bought a set of shocks it was 75 quid for both rear shocks (seat cordoba)

stevie.enright

pred racer wrote: »

take the shock out of the spring put in the new one

Is it that simple though pred racer? Do you not need a spring compression tool for that part of the process?