Bad bouncing

[Clarkmagpie]

Hi, first real problem with my car
Any bump in the road and the car is bouncing horrendously.
No knocks, rattles or bangs. Just bouncing me out of the seat!
If I push down on the front a few times I can get in moving up and down a lot.
Still running standard suspension but it was overhauled about 3 years ago.

Is it goosed?
Will be booking into local garage over the next couple of days, would just like a rough idea of what might be the cause and of course the possible/probable wallet rapage that will occur!

Many thanks,
Nick.

[Batfinnk]

I hope I am wrong but sounds like the shocks are doing nothing and all your running on is the springs.

[Mr Footlong]

Unless I am going mad, if you are on DRC and it was worked on 3 years ago or so, sounds like DRC is shot again. I would be looking at the shocks with a torch/having a good grope for fluid on them.

Unit 20 and MRC I believe can do DRC repairs these days, not just Audi dealers, not that many of the Audi dealers are rated highly for DRC repair!

[bigtrgoosh]

this is what happened with mine,but like what has been said if the shocker has cracked like mine did there will be fluid big time...my quote was £550 front shocker,leaking rear needs changed £550 rear,ooh and the mechanic has noticed that the pipes attaching to the shockers looks corroded,there is a chance that the pipe may need replaced...oh how much? yes each side was £550... i now have coil overs!!!

[Shoppinit]

What footers said.

[Mr V10]

You're right, Footers. MRC have the DRC machine too.

[Clarkmagpie]

What sort of price am I looking at do you think?

[Mr Footlong]

Not sure who else other than Daveperc will have a rough idea but it all depends on how many shocks are shot/connector pipework etc. I am probably wrong but I seem to remember a price of around £500 or so per side??

[Daveperc]

DRC shocks are indeed about £250 a corner (incl VAT) - plus probably an hour labour. With luck you won't need the complete valve assembly - that's the expensive bit c 900 IIRC (haven't needed one of those for a long time!)

Dave

[Nobby]

Ah but what version of DRC have you got?

[Daveperc]

Ah but what version of DRC have you got?

Not sure if that was to me or the OP. In my case V3 - and in any case they'd fit new V3 shocks - the valve assembly etc hasn't changed AFAIK

Dave

[chunky79]

OP, where are you in the country? Camberley stealers are/were the best on drc.
Above man (MrPerc) is best to talk to ref this issue .

[Capt Ric]

Nick
Had my fronts replaced by Grizz at unit 20 a year or so ago.
Cost about a grand.
Very happy with result.
I'm not convinced that coilovers will either work as well, or be much more reliable after they are a few years old.

[Clarkmagpie]

Based in Carlisle so basically the back of beyond when it comes to specialist repairs!
It's booked into local garage on Wednesday so will be able to update from then.
Then we can asses the options...
My emergency fund was wiped out in spectacular fashion in the summer and haven't really got round to topping it up.
Heyho lol

[Shoppinit]

You dead set on keeping DRC? Why not get the cheap-as-chips Konis that people are starting to put on. Couple of threads on here.

At worst, if you remove the DRC shocks in a sympathetic manner, you could go back to DRC when funds allow.