Rear Springs

[cherub72]

Hi, got in the car on Wednesday morning and there was a terrible racket coming from the back as I started to drive away. Turns out that one of the rear springs had rusted then snapped and dropped down onto the drive shaft.

Is this a common problem? all fixed now as can be seen from the dent in my wallet. Got 2 new springs plus all the associated rubbers done at the same time

[coffey555]

If they are the original springs, 12 years out of them is pretty good going! Is your cab on SS or SS+ suspension?

There are a full set of SS+ used springs on ebay just now but think they are for an Avant.

Your old seats are still going well

[cherub72]

Not sure if I'm SS or SS+, will have to take a peek at the original spec sheet, I've got it in a drawer somewhere.

Good to hear the seats are holding up, my covers keep coming loose so I'm going to have to see why and get them to stay in place

[coffey555]

Yes, seats are still going well and look almost new. My upper covers unclip at the back on a pretty regular basis to be honest, I just fix them when I notice which is not that often as never sit in the back!