Daihatsu sirion shock absorbers
I fear i may need to replace my shocks soon! If anybody has any ideas about where in cape town or surrounds i can do this for a reasonable price please let me know. I have been quoted between 6k and 9k! Thats crazy. Its an import i know but its a compact!
Thanx for any help u can provide!
Originally Posted by akescpt
Does it come with Vaseline?
Last time I purchased shocks I got them from Midas, Monroe Sena-Trac.
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Lol. No vaseline im afraid! What year sirion do you have? I have da 2007. Maintenance is always expensive with this car.
I just had my steering rack and front brake calipers/discs replaced on the Sirion. Came to R16000. Luckily still under warranty. Ridiculous pricing and the service from their dealers are shocking
i think its too late, but remeber seeing supaquik having a special
dont remember the exact details, was something like buyshocks from there and get lifetime replacements, maybe give them a call
16k. When i hear of that i wana sell dat car. Lovely ride but the parts are ridiculous!
That's insanity for shocks. What kind of shocks are they, for a space craft? Shocks are shocks. Go to supaquick, they're also expensive but not like that. R4,000 for an Alfa from them (and Alfa's are 'supposed' to be expensive)
Just an update: 1. daihatsu strand 7.5k - for real!! 2. Speedy - not listed 3. High Q - not listed 4. Supaquick - 3.5k - yipeee! But alas there r 1 front and 1 back shock in the whole SOUTH AFRICA!!! In for a bit of a wait cos i aint paying 7.5k!
I dont have a Sirion (a friends wife drives one though) but dampers are dampers and are usually OEM manufcatured. Replacements are always available for much cheaper from a different source than the supplier. My Honda for example came with Kayaba dampers and the agents wanted a arm an a leg for new ones so I went with Monroe. Have since discovered where to buy Kayabas from.
Anyways regarding your Sirion, I have found that calling Monroe is very helpful though if you need information.
011 574 5602 Philip Lutz
011 574 5603 Kyle Thackwray
I'm almost 100% certain they do have dampers for your vehicle.
They will also be able to point you to a local dealer with good prices if you ask. Very friendly and helpful bunch whom I will use again.
http://www.monroe.co.za/
Last edited by ponder; 29-09-2009 at 05:02 PM.
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If I could give you some advice. Those shops might be fancy etc but they rape you. I have found that buying parts from repitable indian/muslim car parts places usually yields the best deal for the same identical product. The labour to fit the shocks is a very small part of the price or find a mechanic to do it for you and then afterwards just take the car for balancing & alignment.
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Did you come right?
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hey nope still waiting..problem is looks like the gaents have cornered this market for themselves..but i cant pay that much..i am now on forums in malaysia!! trying to maybe get it from there!so yip i dunno...my car's ride is very bad now...and if i wait longer i will haveta do my tyres as well!!!
if anyone knows of a place that has KYB shox lemmie know pls! thanx!
PM me your cars Chassis Number please. Reason I ask is that on this particular vehicle they seem to have used different shocks and the only way to get the correct shock model numbers is to look at the cars Chassis#. You should find the chassis number on the plate inside the engine compartment under the bonnet.
Oh, you are looking at a ballpark figure of R700 per shock which is based on the front shocks which are more expenisve than the rears. This is direct from the KYB distributor in CT.
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