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Shock absorber replacement costs £150 to £450 per axle pair on most cars, parts and labour included. Premium cars, adaptive dampers and anything with air suspension sit well above that: a single electronically controlled damper can cost more than a pair of conventional ones fitted. Shocks are always replaced in pairs across an axle so […]
Shock absorber replacement costs £150 to £450 per axle pair on most cars, parts and labour included. Premium cars, adaptive dampers and anything with air suspension sit well above that: a single electronically controlled damper can cost more than a pair of conventional ones fitted. Shocks are always replaced in pairs across an axle so […]
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A professional DPF clean costs £100 to £300 in the UK. A forced regeneration at a garage costs £80 to £150. A new filter costs £1,000 to £3,500 fitted. Those three numbers explain everything about how to treat a diesel particulate filter warning light: the earlier you act, the smaller the bill, and the gap […]
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An air con regas typically costs between £50 and £120 for older cars, while newer vehicles can cost around £80 to £180. The main reason for the difference is the type of refrigerant your car uses. Most older systems use R134a refrigerant, while newer cars generally use R1234yf, which costs considerably more. You can usually […]
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Alternator replacement typically costs between £200 and £600 in the UK, with the average bill sitting at around £350. The alternator itself usually costs between £120 and £350 for a typical car, although larger or premium models can need more expensive units. You’ll then need to factor in labour, which can range from one to […]
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A wheel bearing replacement typically costs between £150 and £400 per wheel at a UK garage. The price varies mainly because different cars use different bearing designs. Some bearings need pressing into the wheel hub using specialist equipment, which means more labour. Others come as a complete bolt-on hub assembly, which can be quicker to […]
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A head gasket replacement typically costs between £600 and £1,500 for most cars in the UK. On more complicated engines, the bill can easily climb beyond £2,000. The surprising part is that the head gasket itself usually only costs around £30 to £80. Most of what you’re paying for is the labour involved in reaching […]
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