Hi all

i have a 2006 B6/7 cab and i am struggling to find suspension. TPS obviously has what i need at great cost, i tried a local company today and even though their part number matches the shock part number of 8H0 431 031 but it says its not for cars with sports suspension? which mine has ( S Line red shocks)

So does any one know if the quattro suspension came with sports suspension as standard?

 

Cheers

Hello Robin,

I can understand your concerns, and if the motor factor ones are not for sports suspension -and yours has such suspension- then they are not the correct ones. I have come across this with other marques in the past. Understandably, aftermarket suppliers manufacture replacements to maximise the general demand, and will ignore the lesser variants.

Aftermarket vs. dealer original equipment? Again I can understand cost will be an influencing factor, but I would question it being the controlling factor. In my book, if what is desirable cannot be afforded now, then best to wait until it is - safety allowing. It’s generally worth spending once and spending wisely, and if your current shock absorbers have been on the car from new, then the add on cost of buying genuine replacements over aftermarket ones, will be negligible over that number of years to come. 

Apologies if I’ve got the wrong end of any stick here.

Kind regards,

Gareth.

I found part of the problem, the dvla has the wrong chassis number. It has a B instead of an 8, I have now found what I need and should sorted this week. Next problem is the electrics!