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pudding:
It's probably the trailing arm bushes. The ones that sit in the recessed cup.

TheBALDpuma:
What's the general consensus on ECP bits like Starline and Febi for droplinks and bushes?  Is there much differene between OEM in terms of quality anbd price?

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Just been on the phone to VW and the droplinks are basically £100 inc Vat for a pair (£50 for starline at ECP) and the D-bushes for the ARB are about £30 (£6 Febi from ECP) not including the bracket and the bolts - is it likely I'll need to replace those too?  Is OEM worth it in this case? it's a lot extra!

terrier:

--- Quote from: TheBALDpuma on October 23, 2023, 12:58:14 pm ---What's the general consensus on ECP bits like Starline and Febi for droplinks and bushes?  Is there much differene between OEM in terms of quality anbd price?

Edit to add...

Just been on the phone to VW and the droplinks are basically £100 inc Vat for a pair (£50 for starline at ECP) and the D-bushes for the ARB are about £30 (£6 Febi from ECP) not including the bracket and the bolts - is it likely I'll need to replace those too?  Is OEM worth it in this case? it's a lot extra!

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Powerflex bushes and Lemforder links :happy2: 

GVK:
Fitted Starline ARB links from ECP a year ago on the MOT and the drivers side is already worn out and knocking.

TheBALDpuma:
Well I have bought Febi as I was too impatient to wait for a reply haha.  Will have to see how they go, some pretty mixed reviews on the net but they aren't expensive so if they don't last then I'll upgrade next time

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