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My GT TDI went in for an MOT a couple of weeks back, went through fine apart from a couple of advisories...One of them being that the front suspension bushes are apparently corroding? Is this a common fault on any of the 9N's?

It won't be covered under warranty, sounds like parts are cheap, not so sure on labour though *cries* Think ill get it done @ a local VW Specialist and not a main Stealership

If its the console bushes then they are a common fault. Replace them with Seat cupra solid bushes, less than a tenner from Seat. I will find you the part number

chewy wrote:If its the console bushes then they are a common fault. Replace them with Seat cupra solid bushes, less than a tenner from Seat. I will find you the part number

Nice one that would be grand cheers! Yep I think it was the console bushes but ill check

6LL 407 183 and you need two

Thanks very much, yep ill need x2 Hopefully it's not too much of a big job to change them, Im getting some springs soon anyway so ill probably get the lot done in one go

Click the link below for a guide on who to change them

http://briskoda.net/technical-guides/fa ... de/101781/

Just one thing, I'd have thought that your MOT official written advisory would be for torn/cracked bush rubber insert not "corroded" - the outcome is the same as they need changed, but I'm just adding this so that others do not now start thinking that corrosion is a problem with these bushes. On the other hand, they could have made a mess of describing the condition of the ARB - ie it is corroded and has cracked the plastic end-stops - what age is your car?

RUM4MO wrote:Just one thing, I'd have thought that your MOT official written advisory would be for torn/cracked bush rubber insert not "corroded" - the outcome is the same as they need changed, but I'm just adding this so that others do not now start thinking that corrosion is a problem with these bushes. On the other hand, they could have made a mess of describing the condition of the ARB - ie it is corroded and has cracked the plastic end-stops - what age is your car?

The dealer doesn't have the best reputation round here so that wouldn't surprise me, the cars a 55 plate so 4yrs old this Sept...

I would think that as your car is a "55" plate then it would have the newer ARB already fitted when it was built, but there does seem to be a bit much discussion going on on the Fabia/Polo/Ibiza forums about newer cars still having a problem, maybe a different problem than originally, with ARBs corroding, I'd like to know what that next problem is as I got the ARB on my wife's "52" plate Polo replaced a few years ago and thought that that would be the end of that problem!

got an 06 reg here and just had my console bush's replaced as they were split and a drop link replaced under warranty, will go for the seat jobbies when there worn out next time....