URGENT: Are Holden doing me sideways with a fish fork?

[s_ikari2015]

I replaced the wheel hubs myself, using a $200 pair of NOS hubs I purchased from eBay. The job that I was quoted $1,600 for only cost me $200. I purchased 4 slotted rotors with new pads for $350 from a member of these forums and fitted those myself, surely more savings. Then, there was a problem, perhaps caused by the new brakes. Holden ended up charging me $45 for the work to "rectify" the brake knock. So, for the cost of having just the wheel bearings changed I was able to change them myself, and fit new slotted rotors and pads AND still save $1,000. That money was then spent on replacing all the front end suspension bushes and a bent link pin, through a professional mechanic.

So, by doing the wheel bearing and brake work myself my VT now has new front bearings, 4 new rotors with pads and new front end suspension bushes for the cost that I was quoted for just the front wheel bearings.

How is that not beneficial? I'm still find it difficult to justify $1,000 to replace the front suspension bushes, but I'm the one that took it to Holden.

I have my car back now, so I'm happier.


Thanks for all the friendly advice.

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

So is the knock fixed?

 

[s_ikari2015]

yes. the knock is fixed.... and all the front end suspension bushes have been replaced and so has a bent sway bar link pin.

I retract my dissatisfaction with the cost to repair the knock. I do not retract my dissatisfaction with the dodgy nature of how they "explained" the cause of the knock. I paid $1000 for a professionall job that could have been done cheaper elsewhere... but the grass is always greener on the other side, now isn't it?

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

No matter what you paid, someone will have an experience of getting twice as much done for half the price. If you are happy and satisfied, you paid the right price.

 

[s_ikari2015]

I guess I have to keep reminding myself that the suspension work now has a 12 month warranty. That's why you pay more for a Holden technician than the regular Joe Bloggs mechanic.

Yeah, that makes me a bit happier about it all. It wasn't a bad experience, just cost a bit more than what I thought it would be. It's all good.

 

[s_ikari2015]

The knocking has returned..... Why did I pay them any money at all?

 

[Holdens Rule]

It's under warranty isn't it?

 

[TUF UTE]

u paid money for warranyu. BLAST them

 

[banga]

cant wait to see how this ends up

 

[Tsunamix]

This is a bit dodgy to me. I replaced all sway bar link pin bushes in my front driveway for $25.00 - you can buy full sets of nolathanes from super cheap for that. Takes about 2 hours - If you don't take the wheels off. In the process you will h ave the link pins out on the ground. I doubt they are worth $900 a pair.

A bent link pin, or stuffed link pin bushes will cause that clunk - they sway bar can move allowing the link pin to tap the coils.

By the way - make sure the cup washers on your link pin bushes face AWAy from the bushes - some dropkick fitted them the wrong way wround and wore out the bushes in 10,000 k . The cup of the washer faces out - allowing the bush to move very freely.

My opinion is you got done. I paid $1100 dollars and got king springs, Boges Gas sportsryder struts, bushes and heavy duty 38mm sway bar. $1000 for a set of bushes and a link pin is just wrong.