{"title":"Suspension","description":"\u003cp\u003eWishbones, bushes, dampers, springs, top mounts and drop links, with geometry setup available at the workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"front-suspension-overhaul-kit-in-oe-supplier","title":"Front Suspension Overhaul Kit in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA chassis overhaul: both front arms, bushes, drop links, top mounts and dampers, which is the honest fix for a car that has started to wander.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. A Golf arm and an Octavia arm on the same platform are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, uneven inner edge tyre wear, a snapped rear spring, a long pedal or a judder under braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: four to six hours an axle, a full day for four corners, plus an hour on the geometry rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. Suspension is not scheduled and is a wear item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 27.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform parts: this is where the group's shared platforms save you real money, because the arm that costs one price in an Audi box costs another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms the rear springs snap, and they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218609799516,"sku":"WBD-SUS-001-PO","price":1049.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218609832284,"sku":"WBD-SUS-001-PF","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Front_Suspension_Overhaul_Kit_in_OE_Supplier_7a4dea50-1c5c-4aa8-9303-d2ef9c6b73d6.jpg?v=1790165819"},{"product_id":"front-suspension-overhaul-kit-in-performance","title":"Front Suspension Overhaul Kit in Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eA chassis overhaul: both front arms, bushes, drop links, top mounts and dampers, which is the honest fix for a car that has started to wander.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. A Golf arm and an Octavia arm on the same platform are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: uprated beyond the original specification for output or durability. Road legal, emissions equipment intact, and we will not supply anything that is not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, uneven inner edge tyre wear, a snapped rear spring, a long pedal or a judder under braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: four to six hours an axle, a full day for four corners, plus an hour on the geometry rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. Suspension is not scheduled and is a wear item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 29.3 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform parts: this is where the group's shared platforms save you real money, because the arm that costs one price in an Audi box costs another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms the rear springs snap, and they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. 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We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. A Golf arm and an Octavia arm on the same platform are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, uneven inner edge tyre wear, a snapped rear spring, a long pedal or a judder under braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: four to six hours an axle, a full day for four corners, plus an hour on the geometry rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. Suspension is not scheduled and is a wear item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 29.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform parts: this is where the group's shared platforms save you real money, because the arm that costs one price in an Audi box costs another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms the rear springs snap, and they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218610159964,"sku":"WBD-SUS-003-PO","price":1099.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218610192732,"sku":"WBD-SUS-003-PF","price":1424.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Suspension_Overhaul_Kit_in_OE_Supplier_f06719ce-928a-4195-911d-68d4bfab8dbd.jpg?v=1790165819"},{"product_id":"rear-suspension-overhaul-kit-in-performance","title":"Rear Suspension Overhaul Kit in Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eA chassis overhaul: the rear multilink arms and bushes, which on this platform are a set of eight small parts that all wear at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. A Golf arm and an Octavia arm on the same platform are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: uprated beyond the original specification for output or durability. Road legal, emissions equipment intact, and we will not supply anything that is not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, uneven inner edge tyre wear, a snapped rear spring, a long pedal or a judder under braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: four to six hours an axle, a full day for four corners, plus an hour on the geometry rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. Suspension is not scheduled and is a wear item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 31.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform parts: this is where the group's shared platforms save you real money, because the arm that costs one price in an Audi box costs another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms the rear springs snap, and they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"Parts only","offer_id":59218610258268,"sku":"WBD-SUS-004-PO","price":1549.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Parts and fitting at our workshop","offer_id":59218610291036,"sku":"WBD-SUS-004-PF","price":2024.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Suspension_Overhaul_Kit_in_Performance_a73d621f-3ad6-4655-b694-aede8d19d946.jpg?v=1790165819"},{"product_id":"complete-four-corner-suspension-overhaul-kit-in-oe-supplier","title":"Complete Four Corner Suspension Overhaul Kit in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA chassis overhaul: everything at both ends, which is what a 120,000 mile car needs and what makes it feel like a different car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. A Golf arm and an Octavia arm on the same platform are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, uneven inner edge tyre wear, a snapped rear spring, a long pedal or a judder under braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: four to six hours an axle, a full day for four corners, plus an hour on the geometry rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. 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If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. 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Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, uneven inner edge tyre wear, a snapped rear spring, a long pedal or a judder under braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: four to six hours an axle, a full day for four corners, plus an hour on the geometry rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. 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If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. 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Road legal, emissions equipment intact, and we will not supply anything that is not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, uneven inner edge tyre wear, a snapped rear spring, a long pedal or a judder under braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: four to six hours an axle, a full day for four corners, plus an hour on the geometry rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. 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If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, uneven inner edge tyre wear, a snapped rear spring, a long pedal or a judder under braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: four to six hours an axle, a full day for four corners, plus an hour on the geometry rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. 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If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. 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Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: uprated beyond the original specification for output or durability. 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Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. 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If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. 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Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. A Golf arm and an Octavia arm on the same platform are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. 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Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. Suspension is not scheduled and is a wear item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 42.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform parts: this is where the group's shared platforms save you real money, because the arm that costs one price in an Audi box costs another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms the rear springs snap, and they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. 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Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. A Golf arm and an Octavia arm on the same platform are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: uprated beyond the original specification for output or durability. 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Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. Suspension is not scheduled and is a wear item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 45.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform parts: this is where the group's shared platforms save you real money, because the arm that costs one price in an Audi box costs another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms the rear springs snap, and they snap inward into the tyre. 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Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. 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Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, but the specification is: the same platform with a 2.0 TDI has different spring rates from a 1.0 TSI. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: uprated beyond the original specification for output or durability. Road legal, emissions equipment intact, and we will not supply anything that is not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, uneven inner edge tyre wear, a snapped rear spring, a long pedal or a judder under braking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: four to six hours an axle, a full day for four corners, plus an hour on the geometry rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts on every arm, drop link nuts, brake fluid and wear sensors on the brake kits, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: brake fluid every two years because it absorbs water and the boiling point falls. Suspension is not scheduled and is a wear item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 28.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform parts: this is where the group's shared platforms save you real money, because the arm that costs one price in an Audi box costs another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms the rear springs snap, and they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone, replace the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important instruction on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeometry: changing an arm moves the camber and the toe, and a month on the wrong toe costs a set of tyres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevery arm, bush, link, mount and damper listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscs, pads, sensors and fluid on the brake kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea geometry voucher where the kit includes one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted instructions with the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour to six hours an axle. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground, and on anything with an electronic parking brake retract the caliper with a diagnostic tool before opening it. Then book the geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the clearest example of why buying on platform rather than on badge saves money. The front arm on an MQB Golf, an MQB A3, an MQB Leon and an MQB Octavia is one part, and the four counters will quote you four prices for it. 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We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. An MQB Golf arm and an MQB Octavia arm are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 3.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218648367452,"sku":"WBD-SUC-001-MQB","price":79.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218648400220,"sku":"WBD-SUC-001-PQ35","price":69.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218648432988,"sku":"WBD-SUC-001-PQ46","price":79.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218648465756,"sku":"WBD-SUC-001-MLB","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Front_Lower_Wishbone_with_a_Ball_Joint_in_OE_Supplier_22649d17-dd9b-4b7c-9213-45f7aa626628.jpg?v=1790166064"},{"product_id":"front-lower-wishbone-with-a-ball-joint-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Front Lower Wishbone with a Ball Joint in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the arm with the joint pressed in, which is the MOT advisory on almost every one of these at about 70,000 miles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 3.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. 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Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.7 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218649186652,"sku":"WBD-SUC-005-MQB","price":41.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218649219420,"sku":"WBD-SUC-005-PQ35","price":38.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218649252188,"sku":"WBD-SUC-005-PQ46","price":42.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218649284956,"sku":"WBD-SUC-005-MLB","price":48.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Front_Drop_Link_Pair_in_OE_Supplier_dff8796b-17f0-4797-b196-84c6670fbf3d.jpg?v=1790166065"},{"product_id":"front-drop-link-pair-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Front Drop Link Pair in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: drop links, which knock over rough surfaces and are the cheapest noise on the car to cure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.7 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 8.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218649579868,"sku":"WBD-SUC-007-MQB","price":229.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218649612636,"sku":"WBD-SUC-007-PQ35","price":209.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218649645404,"sku":"WBD-SUC-007-PQ46","price":229.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218649678172,"sku":"WBD-SUC-007-MLB","price":259.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Front_Damper_Pair_in_OE_Supplier_1bbed59a-bf75-45bc-8a6c-99f2f79b09de.jpg?v=1790166065"},{"product_id":"front-damper-pair-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Front Damper Pair in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: dampers in pairs, because one new and one tired gives a car that steps sideways over a bump.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. An MQB Golf arm and an MQB Octavia arm are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 8.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218649743708,"sku":"WBD-SUC-008-MQB","price":169.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218649776476,"sku":"WBD-SUC-008-PQ35","price":154.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218649809244,"sku":"WBD-SUC-008-PQ46","price":169.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218649842012,"sku":"WBD-SUC-008-MLB","price":194.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Front_Damper_Pair_in_Premium_Aftermarket_5f0b41a6-413a-474e-8185-06622fb12660.jpg?v=1790166065"},{"product_id":"front-top-mount-and-bearing-kit-in-oe-supplier","title":"Front Top Mount and Bearing Kit in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the mount and bearing, which creak on full lock and which people chase for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218649940316,"sku":"WBD-SUC-009-MQB","price":119.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218649973084,"sku":"WBD-SUC-009-PQ35","price":109.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218650005852,"sku":"WBD-SUC-009-PQ46","price":119.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218650038620,"sku":"WBD-SUC-009-MLB","price":134.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Front_Top_Mount_and_Bearing_Kit_in_OE_Supplier_92f8e215-7e39-435b-91ee-4cb0b04873a2.jpg?v=1790166065"},{"product_id":"front-top-mount-and-bearing-kit-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Front Top Mount and Bearing Kit in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the mount and bearing, which creak on full lock and which people chase for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. 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If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. 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On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218650136924,"sku":"WBD-SUC-010-MQB","price":84.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218650169692,"sku":"WBD-SUC-010-PQ35","price":79.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218650202460,"sku":"WBD-SUC-010-PQ46","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218650235228,"sku":"WBD-SUC-010-MLB","price":99.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Front_Top_Mount_and_Bearing_Kit_in_Premium_Aftermarket_714d2772-8e7a-4abb-a8f4-3ebb9a2e1dab.jpg?v=1790166065"},{"product_id":"rear-multilink-arm-set-in-oe-supplier","title":"Rear Multilink Arm Set in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the rear arms, which on this platform are a set of small parts that all wear at once and which give a rear end that feels loose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 4.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218650300764,"sku":"WBD-SUC-011-MQB","price":199.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218650333532,"sku":"WBD-SUC-011-PQ35","price":179.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218650366300,"sku":"WBD-SUC-011-PQ46","price":199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218650399068,"sku":"WBD-SUC-011-MLB","price":229.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Multilink_Arm_Set_in_OE_Supplier_29bffe32-b251-4d25-a123-09c9b414d697.jpg?v=1790166066"},{"product_id":"rear-multilink-arm-set-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Rear Multilink Arm Set in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the rear arms, which on this platform are a set of small parts that all wear at once and which give a rear end that feels loose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. An MQB Golf arm and an MQB Octavia arm are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 4.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218651054428,"sku":"WBD-SUC-012-MQB","price":144.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218651087196,"sku":"WBD-SUC-012-PQ35","price":134.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218651119964,"sku":"WBD-SUC-012-PQ46","price":149.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218651152732,"sku":"WBD-SUC-012-MLB","price":169.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Multilink_Arm_Set_in_Premium_Aftermarket_e54554e1-011b-4875-803f-3aeb889ffaf2.jpg?v=1790166066"},{"product_id":"rear-coil-spring-pair-in-oe-supplier","title":"Rear Coil Spring Pair in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the rear springs, which on several of these platforms snap, and they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone, replace the pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. An MQB Golf arm and an MQB Octavia arm are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 6.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218651218268,"sku":"WBD-SUC-013-MQB","price":129.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218651251036,"sku":"WBD-SUC-013-PQ35","price":119.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218651283804,"sku":"WBD-SUC-013-PQ46","price":129.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218651316572,"sku":"WBD-SUC-013-MLB","price":149.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Coil_Spring_Pair_in_OE_Supplier_7a842889-9243-40f7-8722-b9cb7fe30c7f.jpg?v=1790166065"},{"product_id":"rear-coil-spring-pair-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Rear Coil Spring Pair in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the rear springs, which on several of these platforms snap, and they snap inward into the tyre. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. 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If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218651808092,"sku":"WBD-SUC-014-MQB","price":94.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218651840860,"sku":"WBD-SUC-014-PQ35","price":84.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218651873628,"sku":"WBD-SUC-014-PQ46","price":94.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218651906396,"sku":"WBD-SUC-014-MLB","price":109.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Coil_Spring_Pair_in_Premium_Aftermarket_48f70738-80f3-4d57-a015-43a65461067f.jpg?v=1790166066"},{"product_id":"rear-damper-pair-in-oe-supplier","title":"Rear Damper Pair in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the rear pair, which nobody replaces because the back of the car does not knock when it goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218652561756,"sku":"WBD-SUC-015-MQB","price":199.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218652594524,"sku":"WBD-SUC-015-PQ35","price":179.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218652627292,"sku":"WBD-SUC-015-PQ46","price":199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218652660060,"sku":"WBD-SUC-015-MLB","price":229.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Damper_Pair_in_OE_Supplier_c0648659-323c-4c48-a61b-b3f19454b9b1.jpg?v=1790166066"},{"product_id":"rear-damper-pair-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Rear Damper Pair in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the rear pair, which nobody replaces because the back of the car does not knock when it goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. We are not Volkswagen, Audi, Seat or Skoda, and we are not appointed by any of them. Those are their trademarks and what we sell are parts that fit their cars. The useful thing about this group is that four badges share platforms and share parts, so the same component fits a Golf, an A3, a Leon and an Octavia and costs four different amounts at four different counters. We list it once, at one price, and tell you which platform it belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification and fitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: Golf Mk5 Mk6 Mk7 Mk8, Passat B6 B7 B8, A3 8P 8V 8Y, A4 B8 B9, Leon 1P 5F KL, Octavia 1Z 5E NX, and the other group cars on the same platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlatform: chosen above, and on suspension the platform is the part number. An MQB Golf arm and an MQB Octavia arm are the same arm. This part is shared across the group. The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 7.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218653446492,"sku":"WBD-SUC-016-MQB","price":144.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218653479260,"sku":"WBD-SUC-016-PQ35","price":134.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218653512028,"sku":"WBD-SUC-016-PQ46","price":149.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218653544796,"sku":"WBD-SUC-016-MLB","price":169.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Rear_Damper_Pair_in_Premium_Aftermarket_7c1fb334-04e8-4920-9a05-d629e31c327e.jpg?v=1790166067"},{"product_id":"anti-roll-bar-bush-and-clamp-kit-in-oe-supplier","title":"Anti Roll Bar Bush and Clamp Kit in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the bushes and clamps, which perish and give a clonk that sounds far more expensive than it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.7 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218653643100,"sku":"WBD-SUC-017-MQB","price":47.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218653675868,"sku":"WBD-SUC-017-PQ35","price":43.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218653708636,"sku":"WBD-SUC-017-PQ46","price":48.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218653741404,"sku":"WBD-SUC-017-MLB","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Anti_Roll_Bar_Bush_and_Clamp_Kit_in_OE_Supplier_8ef43e13-0d8b-41fb-9983-910f1c3016dd.jpg?v=1790166067"},{"product_id":"anti-roll-bar-bush-and-clamp-kit-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Anti Roll Bar Bush and Clamp Kit in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: the bushes and clamps, which perish and give a clonk that sounds far more expensive than it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 0.7 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. 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On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218654134620,"sku":"WBD-SUC-018-MQB","price":35.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218654167388,"sku":"WBD-SUC-018-PQ35","price":32.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218654200156,"sku":"WBD-SUC-018-PQ46","price":35.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218654232924,"sku":"WBD-SUC-018-MLB","price":40.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Anti_Roll_Bar_Bush_and_Clamp_Kit_in_Premium_Aftermarket_87c31218-eb56-4b47-8845-e41127255a91.jpg?v=1790166066"},{"product_id":"wheel-bearing-and-hub-assembly-in-oe-supplier","title":"Wheel Bearing and Hub Assembly in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: a hub with the bearing pressed and the ABS ring intact, which saves a press and a ruined sensor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 3.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218654789980,"sku":"WBD-SUC-019-MQB","price":119.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218654822748,"sku":"WBD-SUC-019-PQ35","price":109.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218654855516,"sku":"WBD-SUC-019-PQ46","price":119.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218654888284,"sku":"WBD-SUC-019-MLB","price":134.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Wheel_Bearing_and_Hub_Assembly_in_OE_Supplier_6a141a29-5e01-4f05-860f-44e35a7d7aa1.jpg?v=1790166066"},{"product_id":"wheel-bearing-and-hub-assembly-in-premium-aftermarket","title":"Wheel Bearing and Hub Assembly in Premium Aftermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: a hub with the bearing pressed and the ABS ring intact, which saves a press and a ruined sensor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: a well regarded aftermarket brand that is not the original supplier. Cheaper, generally good, and we say where the differences are rather than pretending there are none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. Suspension is a wear item and the MOT usually tells you first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 3.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne part, four badges: this is where the shared platform saves the most money, because the same arm costs one price in an Audi box and another in a Skoda box and is the same arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear springs: on several of these platforms they snap inward into the tyre. If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. 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On tier, buy OE supplier dampers because the cheap ones are genuinely worse and you will feel it, and premium aftermarket arms and links because they are genuinely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfsburg Direct","offers":[{"title":"MQB, Golf 7 and 8, A3 8V and 8Y, Leon 5F and KL, Octavia 5E and NX","offer_id":59218655773020,"sku":"WBD-SUC-020-MQB","price":84.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ35, Golf 5 and 6, A3 8P, Leon 1P, Octavia 1Z","offer_id":59218655805788,"sku":"WBD-SUC-020-PQ35","price":79.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"PQ46, Passat B6 and B7","offer_id":59218655838556,"sku":"WBD-SUC-020-PQ46","price":89.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MLB, A4 B8 and B9, A5, A6","offer_id":59218655871324,"sku":"WBD-SUC-020-MLB","price":99.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/3791\/3692\/files\/Wheel_Bearing_and_Hub_Assembly_in_Premium_Aftermarket_1760a3cd-913e-442a-a62d-f30694d52104.jpg?v=1790166067"},{"product_id":"lowering-spring-set-with-matched-dampers-in-oe-supplier","title":"Lowering Spring Set with Matched Dampers in OE Supplier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suspension part: springs and dampers designed together, because lowering springs on tired original dampers is how a car ends up riding badly and eating tyres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are an independent parts supplier. 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The Volkswagen, the Audi, the Seat and the Skoda all take it, it is the same component in four different boxes, and the price here is the same whichever badge is on your car. Choose your badge above for your records, not because it changes anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine: not engine dependent, though the spring rates differ between a 1.0 TSI and a 2.0 TDI on the same platform. This group changes specification mid production and does it on a platform basis rather than a model year basis, so two cars registered the same week can take different parts. Send us the VIN with the order and we check the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a part that fits and a return.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction dates: 2003 to 2022 depending on platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality: made by the firm that supplies the group, in that firm's own box rather than a dealer box. Same casting, same line, and on a group that shares parts across four brands this is where the saving actually is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart number: cross referenced to the group part number for your VIN and confirmed before dispatch. We do not print one number against a listing that covers several supersessions, because on this group the supersessions are the whole point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe failure this addresses: wandering at motorway speed, a knock over broken surfaces, a creak on full lock, uneven inner edge tyre wear, or a rear spring that has snapped into the tyre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabour time: forty minutes to three hours a side, plus a four wheel geometry afterwards on anything that affects alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding: none required. Fit it and drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso needed: single use bolts and nuts, which most suspension positions here use, and a four wheel geometry afterwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorque: torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground. Tightening them with the suspension hanging preloads the rubber and tears it within a year, and it is the commonest mistake in the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterval: not scheduled. 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If one has gone the other is the same age and the same road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways in pairs: one new arm and one worn gives a car that pulls and a tyre that wears on one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide height torque: the single most important line on this page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe part or pair as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle use bolts and nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions with torque figures and the ride height note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes to three hours a side. Torque the bush bolts at ride height with the wheels on the ground rather than with the suspension hanging, and then book a four wheel geometry, because changing an arm moves the camber and the toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich version to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis page is the clearest demonstration of why buying on platform beats buying on badge. The front arm on an MQB Golf, A3, Leon and Octavia is one part and four counters will quote four prices. 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