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17th October 2015, 09:35 AM
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Sadly I have to agree with Conan on this.
In fairness, the replacement wishbone itself is very good quality and does what it says on the tin. However, the fitting kit that came with it was an after thought, and a dangerous one at that. Inside the pack you get a standard nylock nut, and a selection of standard washers. Its like someone went to a standard parts bin, grabbed the nearest stock items they could and ran with them. If trading standards got involved in this, they would deem the part to be dangerous and defective, however these are being sold as replacement items off the shelf and probably worth noting that in all likelihood, the same philosophy is being employed across various cars from this manufacturer. The saddest thing is, most mechanics today get a part in, its supplied with a fitting kit and they dont question it. If the parts supplied with those items, then they have to be safe. Which is why I found out the hard way. If you are having a garage repair your A8, make 100% sure they are fitting a part that comes with the correct fittings - thats all I can say, or get OEM or trusted Aftermarket parts like Conan suggests. 
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17th October 2015, 01:46 PM
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For lower arms (the meaty ones) I'd only fit OEM on mine - partly because the 20" wheel from factory fitment is different to the others, but mainly because the non-genuine alternatives are few and far between. Meyle HD don't make one for it, although they do for 18" wheels.
Mine are still factory original at 13 years/65k miles
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19th October 2015, 06:38 AM
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I have fitted 2 sets of after market arms with no issues at all and 100k miles, i replaced nuts and bolts for genuine from TPS the first time i reused the ones i took off and the nuts on the upper arms came loose, they are slightly oval to become locking and are one use only in my opinion. 2 others get cut out unless they have been replaced in the past.
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19th October 2015, 01:14 PM
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Sounds like a good tip. I didnt realise you could get genunine replacement fittings from TPS. As I said, the arms themselves are good quality and do exactly what they say they should do and I guess the fitting kits from TPS didnt cost an arm and a leg. Worth remembering.
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