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(Message started by: a900one on Nov 21^st, 2015, 2:09pm)

Title: Ebay wishbones
Post by a900one on Nov 21^st, 2015, 2:09pm

Has anyone bought any front wishbones form Lithuania and have they been ok ???.

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by Simmo on Nov 21^st, 2015, 3:14pm

I bought some recently from Germany and they are fine. (Not fitted yet). ;) This company (http://www.msautoteile24.de/) I confess I had to get help to order but I got a pair for 220 euros including the large rear bush. This translated to £166 50 ;D

Are These (http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?poi=&adpos=1o1&ul_noapp=true&geo_id=32251&MT_ID=12&crlp=87616199310_807&keyword=scorpio+wishbone&rlsatarget=kwd-6191609141&_nkw=scorpio+wishbone&device=c&crdt=0&treatment_id=7&clk_rvr_id=934419998927) the ones you are referring to? :-/

Just located the ones I bought via Amazon Here (http://www.amazon.de/SRL-Querlenker-Vorne-Rechts-Scorpio/dp/B014JJD15I/ref=sr_1_12/276-1031886-5878833?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1448120115&sr=1-12&keywords=rechts+Ford+Scorpio) You'd need to search for the other side but note that the large bush is shown unlike all the others. ;D

If you look at the top of the page it says Rechts( Right) Change that in the search box at the top to Links(Left) and the opposite unit will appear.

I think my problem came when I tried to do the actual order as the page would not translate into English. Luckily a friend sorted that for me. ;)

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by a900one on Nov 21^st, 2015, 4:04pm

I have bought a pair and one side is ok apart from the boot having a hole in it. but the other, n/s, is very poorly made, bush pin loose and in at an angle. I should have asked on here for sugestions before ordering. >:(

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by PJDavis on Nov 21^st, 2015, 5:51pm

They are getting easier to get. Just remember that ALL of these wishbones are now 'Re-furbs'. (that's for sure) The castings are sometimes ground to hide the original casting marks. I've done a lot of research a long time ago as to the ball-joint on the end, and it's bespoke to the Scorpio, no-one (and I mean no-one) will give the information on the joint, and I expect no-one ever will. I got the ones off a company in belgium, (I did put the link up a while ago), and they were fine, but re-furbs never-the-less, and also included the both bushes and big nut and a new bolt for the front bush. Came to £166.50 for both delivered to the Highlands. One can still get the big torx bolt for the ball-joint from Ford. I've never seen those ebay ones in Simmo's second link before and would be interested how they perform. Anything from Germany or Belgium have to go through a TUV test so need to be of good performance. But anything under £175 for the pair with the bushes is a bargain I reckon, and not worth the hassle of messing about trying to cut out old joints and pressing in new joints that would probably cost about £80 for the pair, then you've got the cost of both bushes.................No-Brainer! I wonder if it might be an idea to get all the links together, from past and present and lock them onto the 'How-to-do' section? That way it will save looking around for ages, and also act as a good starting-point of research into purchase. These wishbones don't last as long as we would like, my last QH set only lasted Three MOT's and the last MOT of that Three was an advisory on both!

The Torx Bolt is Ford F1496991 £1.34ea
The Nut is Ford F1381967 £1.12ea
Bot plus the Vodka and Tonic

Just been looking for the receipts, and I'm d**ned if I can find them for the last set of wishbones that I got about February this year, but I did put all the info of where on here I got them. I can't find that info on here either! Anyways, all wishbones that are purchased, must be fit for purpose, if you reckon they aren't be sure to complain!

Hope that helps someone.

Peter

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by Simmo on Nov 21^st, 2015, 8:21pm

PJ. How about you have a look at This thread (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=news;action=display;num=1422532953;start=3#3) ;)

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by a900one on Nov 21^st, 2015, 9:37pm

I was thinking of pming you PJ D, as i did remember your thread, but could not find it. It is the ones in the second link I have and the complaint has already gone in. The one I realy need is the one I would not fit, the N/s one, as it would put geometry out and would fail after a short time. I was of the opinion they were getting harder to find. ??? What has happened to final inspection, anything now seems to be sent out no mater how poor it is, I dont think any maufacture in China has a final inspection dept. Thanks Simmo for the link. ps they dont come with the big rubber bush.

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Nov 22^nd, 2015, 9:45am

New ones listed on ebay for £75 each + shipping.

Can't recall the QH part number for them - anyone know ? QSJ.... or something I think.

Edit : Just found them - QSJ2101S & QSJ2102S

https://www.rexbo.eu/ has them listed.

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by PJDavis on Nov 22^nd, 2015, 11:57am

Simmo

It's no-wonder you're a 'Senior' member and moderator! What a fella ye are! Yes, that was the link, and so-far the both of them are performing fine. Of course only time will tell, so, how about a 'stuck' bit in how-to-do for all those links and perhaps some thoughts on the wishbones, just to help those that struggle to find wishbones at a decent price?

Peter

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by Simmo on Nov 22^nd, 2015, 1:09pm

PJ. Flattery will get you everywhere! ;D

I have now included this thread in the Wishbone post in 'How to do Things' (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=admin;action=display;num=1292519313) so all the links above are there and I think that will suffice.

To follow up on Scorpio Mike's post the easiest way to access the part is to copy and paste the numbers into the search box at the top of the Rexbo page. You need to do one at a time to get details for the left and right hand side. ;)

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by a900one on Nov 22^nd, 2015, 2:31pm

Thanks to everyone for the replies, I have sent pictures to the supplier and will see what they come up with, there is no doubt the nearside has to be replaced. The joints look to be of good quality but only time will tell on that.

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by Tompion on Nov 22^nd, 2015, 2:49pm

I ordered a QH one from Rexbo back in January but they sent an ABS one with no explanation why. I assumed they were out of stock & sent what they had but didn’t charge the higher price. Perhaps they just made a mistake.
The quality looked OK & the stud for the rear bush appears to be tight (I have another brand where the pin was only hand tight when they’d cross drilled it – you could feel it move if you picked it up by the stud – I think that’s Birth brand).
I would say the ABS one is a new casting, it has TRC 17 on it (raised not stamped). The ABS site is in the Netherlands here:
http://www.abs-bv.nl/en/

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by Simmo on Nov 22^nd, 2015, 2:49pm

I've just spent some time looking at the sellers feedback. The negative ones all seem to relate to second hand parts and most of his replies talk of 'being removed from a working vehicle" ::) ???

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by a900one on Nov 22^nd, 2015, 4:35pm

I did find feed back for a wishbone, all good. If there is one in a batch, I will get it >:(. A scrapyard i go to has a permanent gang of lithuanians removing engines, wings,doors, bumpers etc from all vag group cars and vans. Perhaps that is a source of the sellers parts, the scrapyard prices are very good. read good as cheap ;D

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by a900one on Dec 4^th, 2015, 4:48pm

I have sent them both back, seller very helpful, and have just received a pair of ford ones. They have ford numbers cast into them but they are not painted. :-/

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by PJDavis on Dec 4^th, 2015, 10:57pm

That's very interesting. So, are these new/refurbished 'Ford' that have new Ball-joints? Look at the underside of the joint, does it have a shiney-lip under the joint? Someone must be pressing new joints in! Did you get new bushes along with the wishbones? nuts this is driving me nuts!

Title: Re: Ebay wishbones
Post by a900one on Dec 5^th, 2015, 1:40pm

Had a good look at them and I am sure they are ford parts ;D. The boot has a steel ring clamping it to the arm and the bush fitted to it is also a ford part, no big bush supplied. I found out that ford still stock them, £200 each. :o