Replacing Bushes On A Ford Focus

[mumscuppa]

I have been given a quote of £360 to replace the bushes on the two front wheels of my vehicle , it is 9 years old , is this a reasonable quote please ? Thanks in advance

[tonyav]

Do you mean wheel bearings, mumscuppa ?.

[mumscuppa]

Oh , I don't know now , the garage called it buses so I am just quoting them , it was an advisory I think on the M.O.T...

[mumscuppa]

Lol , bushes I meant!

[paddywak]

Probably the bushes on the suspension arms tony,sorry I can't say if its a reasonable quote.I had them changed on an Escort and paid about £150 but that was some years ago

[tonyav]

Could possibly be track rod end bushes
http://www.k20a.org/98specr/Suspension%20Build/Misc/Torn%20Rod%20End%20Boot.JPG

Or maybe ( which I have a feeling is what they mean ) the bushes on the track control arms.
http://www.trustfirstparts.co.uk/pub/files/Product_Images/.thumbnails/1278492821_TrackControlArm_w300_h300.jpg

Either way £360 sounds expensive to me.

If I were you I would ask who ever it was that gave you that quote to be a bit more precise whith which bushes they mean.

[tonyav]

Yes I think your right, paddywak.

[mumscuppa]

Thanks for that advice , very helpful.

[paddywak]

I remember when I had mine on the Escort done as a result of an MOT failure the garage that did the MOT gave me quite a hefty quote so I went to a garage my BiL recomended,who gave me a quote around half,using genuine Ford parts( I was sat next to the guy when he phoned up for the prices).When I asked how he could quote so cheaply he replied a lot of garages liked to change the whole arms as it was quite quick, a full set of bushes cost about a tenner and took a bit longer to change.He could make a profit and the customer saved a few bob so everyybody was happy.

[tonyav]

Thats right, paddywak. A lot of garages want to replace the whole arm instead of just replacing the bushes.