Vauxhal Combo Mot Failure

[hammerman]

Van is 05 and just failed on.....N/S front lower suspension arm ball joint dust cover.

Can any of you nice people advise roughly how long it'll take a garage to do and how much i could expect to pay both part and labour ?

Guy in the MOT place says i should be looking at between £100-£150 for part and labour ?

Any help gratefully received

[TWR]

The ball joints of today come complete with the suspension arms Hammerman, that is just about right price wise, the parts will cost in the region of £30>>£40, the rest labour of about 1>!>1/2 hrs. the job is not the hard to do yourself.

[tonyav]

Are you changing both sides or just the one side.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-CORSA-COMBO-VANS-01-08-TWO-FRONT-LOWER-WISHBONES-SUSPENSION-ARMS-/271526770315?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f3841b68b


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Combo-2001-2012-Front-Lower-Suspension-Wishbone-Arm-N-S-Passenger-Left-/301647025407?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item463b9054ff

[tonyav]

And has TWR say's it's not to difficult to do as a DIY job.

[Graham-W]

The dust cover is just half an hours work and a couple of quid for the rubber cover.

[mastercraft]

It's called a gaiter(not sure of spelling). I'd advise to get both sides done whilst the vehicle is in the hands of the mechanic. Mine cost me £110 all in. It is more time consuming than you would think.