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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Rear donut bushes source 11. Mar 2010 at 17:45 Found a good source of Febi Bilstein rear donut bushes: http://www.vauxhallworldparts.com/partsearch/partdetail.php?partid=857 Just over 30 quid a delivered a pair!
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #1 - 11. Mar 2010 at 19:37 Are they the ones that fit just in front of rear wheel? Can you make a judgement on the ones on mine, as reckon they are 'past their best'
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Omegatoy Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3030 sunny spain!!! Drives: Omega TD chipped of course,	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #2 - 11. Mar 2010 at 19:50 Good find!! had a look and some of the gear is very reasonable pricewise!! where are they anyone know?
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Jimbob Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Third nipple removal completed succesfuly Posts: 20462 Chester / Flintshire Gender: Drives: 52 3.2 MV6 Estate & 98 3.0 MV6 Manual Estate	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #3 - 11. Mar 2010 at 20:18 and added to the maint guide
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #4 - 11. Mar 2010 at 20:31 TheBoy wrote on 11. Mar 2010 at 19:37: Are they the ones that fit just in front of rear wheel? Can you make a judgement on the ones on mine, as reckon they are 'past their best' fairly easy decission that one
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barclay03 Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 381 Glasgow Gender: Drives: '98 MV6 Manual	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #5 - 11. Mar 2010 at 20:52 Where i ordered mines from along with FB wishbones and loads of other bits
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SP_3.2 Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2042 Leicester Gender: Drives: A8 3.7 QS 2000	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #6 - 11. Mar 2010 at 23:41 Nice Mark That will be one of the next jobs on mine i think
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dbug Omega Lord Offline Dont knock Linux! Posts: 7822 Northants Gender: Drives: 98 V6 Elite auto	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #7 - 12. Mar 2010 at 00:39 Omegatoy wrote on 11. Mar 2010 at 19:50: Good find!! had a look and some of the gear is very reasonable pricewise!! where are they anyone know? Here - http://www.vauxhallworldparts.com/contact/generalemail.php
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #8 - 12. Mar 2010 at 08:08 Grays - Essex. Yes, excellent prices and they also do the wishbone bushes etc to. The parts have arrived, nicely made (as you would expect!)
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #9 - 17. Mar 2010 at 12:40 Fitted these last night....all went in very nicely and they looked the same as the original items to. So far so good!
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Olympia5776 Senior Member Offline Posts: 902 County Kerry ,Ireland Gender: Drives: '00 2.0 CD Estate,Manta I220	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #10 - 17. Mar 2010 at 14:00 I'm waiting on a set from them . Did they fit OK and anything to add to the " How To " in the maint. guide section ? Don
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Re: Rear donut bushes source
Reply #11 - 17. Mar 2010 at 14:44

Olympia5776 wrote on 17. Mar 2010 at 14:00:

I'm waiting on a set from them . Did they fit OK and anything to add to the " How To " in the maint. guide section ?
Don

Fitted pretty easily.....my tips.

Remove the old bush with a claw hammer, this requires much swearing and standing on the hammer handle!

Remove the rubber upper cup (it lifts out)

For insertion, place a small piece of wood between the trailing arm and floor pan.

A bit of soap around the bush.

Get the orientation right

I then used the jack to push the bush in....and it went all the way in first shot.

Drop the jack again and re-fit the upper rubber.
Re-fit the plate.

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Olympia5776 Senior Member Offline Posts: 902 County Kerry ,Ireland Gender: Drives: '00 2.0 CD Estate,Manta I220	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #12 - 17. Mar 2010 at 15:22 Thanks
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #13 - 18. Mar 2010 at 17:06 got it down to half hour a side..?
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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: Rear donut bushes source Reply #14 - 18. Mar 2010 at 17:27 chrisgixer wrote on 18. Mar 2010 at 17:06: got it down to half hour a side..? When are you free? Mine a creaking nicely. Kevin
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