have to have the Rose Bushes replaced on our Croma as they are clonking, Fiat wanted £264.00 for the 2, but the nice Mechanic noted the part number RP6700C (51783009), and i tracked a pair on Ebay for a fraction of the cost at £31.14 incl

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280875655209?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

worth noting for other makes and models for the users here..

There`s making a profit and taking the p*ss

Hi Roadhoguk, what part of the suspension do these fit? front or rear, I am developing a knock in my suspension, I suspect the front lower arms.

bobbyblue said:

Hi Roadhoguk, what part of the suspension do these fit? front or rear, I am developing a knock in my suspension, I suspect the front lower arms.

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These are for the rear suspension top arm, not sure if they are fitted to the front, mine has a very noticeable clonk on any bumps, and when she was up on the ramps with the wheels lifted you could see the play when the wheel was jiggled and the hear the noise, hope that helps .

Mine were an advisory for my MOT a few weeks ago. My local Motor factors quoted me less than £40 for a pair of arms complete! A lot less hassle and double the bushes.

local factors here were 3 times that, and the arms are fine s

Thanks for that, I replaced my rear upper suspension arms (Banana arms) about a year ago with some I got from EBay, they are knocking again so it doesn't always pay to buy the cheapest parts. I am going to replace them with a recognised brand name this time, but I was quoted £165 each by my Fiat dealer for OEM parts, I won't be paying that.

I agree, I wouldn't trust eBay for parts like that. I get better than trade prices from the Motor Factors because my Brother works there, plus I can fit complete arms myself, whereas I would have to pay a garage to press individual bushes in!

Would the banana arm affect the rear tracking? I have an inside edge wear on one of my rear tyres

cjlar said:

Would the banana arm affect the rear tracking? I have an inside edge wear on one of my rear tyres

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I don't believe the wear on the rose bush would affect your tracking too much, more likely to need the rear geometry adjusting assuming the various bushes etc are in good condition.

bobbyblue said:

I don't believe the wear on the rose bush would affect your tracking too much, more likely to need the rear geometry adjusting assuming the various bushes etc are in good condition.

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Thanks. Thought so