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Edjsunfulvia
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« on: 21 September, 2024, 08:30:30 AM »

Isabella has now returned home after a 4k mile trip round Europe, from N. Spain anticlockwise around the circumference of Switzerland, including up the Stelvio Pass (too many cars when I was there to be interesting).

Now home, my non-specialist garage advises:

New wheel bearings - they balked at the Omicron cost of £162 + VAT each. Does anyone know of a less expensive source

Replacement hanging strap for exhaust box - said garage not liking the look of the ones on the Omicron site - translated from the original greek: "There brown stuff do they do the fabric type which will last longer !" Suggestions welcome, currently on cable ties.


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« Reply #1 on: 21 September, 2024, 09:56:41 AM »

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« Reply #2 on: 22 September, 2024, 03:15:43 PM »

Good price, as long as good ones. Labour costs a lot more. Make sure you have special tools. Just had one done. £580 inc VA
 
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« Reply #3 on: 22 September, 2024, 06:32:49 PM »

At least in Italy there are cheap Fulvia wheel bearings with a rather limited lifespan. I know of people who recently had to replace them after 6 months. This is the story of buying cheap and then buying twice.
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« Reply #4 on: 22 September, 2024, 08:06:30 PM »

I did a similar trip last year but the other way round. It was briliant. Re your wheel bearings, there are some jobs I would trust to a non specialist garage but I am not sure a wheel bearing is one of them, especially if they are sugesting using cheap bearings. Trying to be helpful not critical.
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