Hello everyone

I have been the fortunate owner of an A6 C6 3.0 tdi quattro for the last year and 3 months with (surprisingly and thankfully) no issues.

The time has come to change the control arms (both front and rear)

After some research I am still yet to arrive to a decision so I thought I would ask the Audi community for some advice to best help me

I understand lemforder is an OEM supplier to Audi but the pricing of febi bilstein products are tempting, especially given the fact to change all the control arms including labor would cost as much as I bought the car for.

Has anyone used febi bilstein parts, specifically for controls arms and what is your experience with them?

Which site would you all recommend I purchase the parts from (autodoc vs GSF vs eurocarparts vs etc)?

Any other suspension components worth changing while it is all apart or should I just purchase a full kit?

How much should I budget for labor?

And last any specialists or even general independent garages garages you would recommend in the Worcestershire area (or even slightly further afield if highly rated)?

Apologies for the onslaught of messages and any help is greatly appreciated!

Have used Febi before, top mount for wife’s BMW i3, VW brake shields, that sort of thing. A 3.0 TDI is a different kettle of fish though. I have an A4 Allroad with 3.0 TDI, so know it’s heavy. Pretty sure the front and rear (front suspension) lower arms are hydra bushes, so basically fluid filled. Lemforder as you say is OE. Only other thing I’d consider is Meyle HD as comes with 4 year warranty.

I broke a rear spring on my car and fitted Lesjöfors after cross checking part numbers. Car is jittery as anything, so that’s all coming back out and I’m fitting genuine Audi. With suspension, don’t cut corners. Not saying Febi is bad, but those arms will last fraction of OE Lemforder arm, plus you’ll have labour again to swap out.

On sites, have used Euro Car Parts and basically collected. Autodoc is good, however will take at least a couple of weeks to arrive. Avoid buying direct from Germany. I used to use Hubauer Shop for genuine BMW kit, however they don’t add tax, so you pay Royal Mail to release. That’s Brexit for you.

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Worth trying Parts in Motion.