Indeedy, Valeo made in Romania. Still unsure if they are sealed or splittable? There is a grey mastic visible in some places, hence my doubt.It's clearly a later Romanian product; I believe only the early Spanish units were splittable.
Thanks! I was hoping for a part number to identity the two different variants....Happy birthday, try taking the retaining clips off (mine had one at the top and one at the bottom), if it comes loose easily then a splittable, if not then this a single unit. Having taken mine off today, mine are a single unit so somewhat difficult to clean the inside.
View attachment 59353View attachment 59352Today ordered new b4 shocks and b3 springs from spring loaded down in Devon mike was really helpful and gave great prices best I could find anywhere and next day delivery ...I’ve ordered all the rest of components bump stops shrouds Meyle front and back top mounts drop links ..nuts and bolts 2x kits from Skoda in checz republic so much cheaper ..a complete refresh ..I did brakes all round last year ..for Salls a2
Pictures above are parts for my car ...
As it goes in Wednesday for new brakes all round and new wheels and tyres nokian wra3 isometric tread pattern 205 50 16 i painted the drums only where wheels don’t sit ..wheel adapters and studs Porsche 14mm x 1.5 wheel nuts and locking nuts as the Audi A8 forged wheels have a spherical seat ..
I buy brakes etc when I see great offers and put away ..
The later ones (yours) are not splittable.Thanks! I was hoping for a part number to identity the two different variants....
But I bet now that you've done one you could do another one in less than 5 minutes.Now the rain has stopped i decided to swap wheels over and change coolant temperature sensor which i might add it’s messy and a pain to change ?
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Hope it snows ❄
But I bet now that you've done one you could do another one in less than 5 minutes.
UPDATE ???i have just had full refund as they say the TRW / lemforder arms do not fit the 1.4 tdi only the petrol one surely they did not make two different lower arms ?? Help needed please .I’ve just ordered both the lower arms TRW (lemforder) on offer 20% code (partytime ) I paid £153 delivered for the pair £76 each ? Its Sally’s car that I am doing a full bilstein suspension rebuild and she has the later hollow ones ?..so I just as well do these same time ..
Euro car parts have the lemforder on offer for £90...View attachment 59424
UPDATE ???i have just had full refund as they say the TRW / lemforder arms do not fit the 1.4 tdi only the petrol one surely they did not make two different lower arms ?? Help needed please .
That could be right sounds possible ...I have the two new meyle bushes the arm goes into so I suspect it’s the bush on the arm supplied ?but I found two Meyle arms for the tdi £74 each so will go for those but thanks ?..always good to know real reason as Steve says he used them from a petrol ..so arms will be identical less that bush ..if anyone knows differently speak up .I have heard that the petrol cars have a less heavy-duty bush. Don't know if that's the one the bare end of the arm goes into, or the one opposite it that's on the arm itself.
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UPDATE ???i have just had full refund as they say the TRW / lemforder arms do not fit the 1.4 tdi only the petrol one surely they did not make two different lower arms ?? Help needed please .
on a more positive note just went down the garage to pick up the other a2 with all new brakes and the new Audi A8 winter wheels lovely ? the 205 16 tyres just sit within arch if you put a straight edge down ..
I've been thinking of selling up for weeks. Today, I decided to keep my 15 year old A2. I'm its first loving lady owner, and despite of the MOT having beeing pricey this year *cough*, just zooming off the garage premises home made me think again. Here's to another 5, I hope!
@greywolfhound: I love your hub caps!! They would make a nice change to my corroded alloys ;-)