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Picked up a pair of trailing arms from fleabay for £50. No rust, holes or rot, totally solid just bushes that are knackered but no problem. Blasted them and repainted.

So to fully feel smug can someone in the know tell me what VW want for a new trailing arm?

£12.50.... ...can vw still supply them?

Dunno

£850

jed

Cruz wrote:........can someone in the know tell me what VW want for a new trailing arm?

484 Euros/£355.88 each. That's £418.15 Incl.VAT. So for a pair of brand spanking new trailing arms from VW that is a total of £832.30.



P.S. I thought Jed was joking when he said £850!

Yep - your fifty quid sounds like a real bargain....
Almost as good as the pair in great nick that I got a few weeks ago for eighty something - cos I got the drums, bearings, a CV and shox thrown in as well. So we're all pleased then, innit?

VAGCAT says 255 Euro a piece which converts to £182 ... maybe it is a bit out of date!

The advantage of brand new ones is they have not been loaded up and fatigued .. you can't see fatigue damage but it is accumulating every time you drive the vehicle, especially over bumps and potholes! You have been warned!

PS .. The good news is suspension parts are tested to destruction by the manufacturer and designed for a long life - how long is the problem as we don't really know! Check welds for thin lines in the weld where cracks could be starting - paint will run in the crack which is a good way to spot them.

VWlewis wrote:VAGCAT says 255 Euro a piece which converts to £182 ... maybe it is a bit out of date!

Just re-checked VAGCAT & a Trailing Arm - Part No.251501401E is priced at 484 Euros/£355.88. Don't know where you got 255 Euros from.

I looked under ''Typ 2'' & then ''Rear Axle'' & finally ''1983''.

I looked at the price for a 1989 T25 - maybe they are cheaper!