Bern768 · Aug 7, 2021

kermit_rr said:
Thanks, do you know what the different colours are? The description of the black and the yellow britpart ones are the same is it just colour preference?
I can see the polybush brand ones have different colours for different characteristics

With the Britpart ones I think it is just a colour difference tbh someone else may say otherwise if I'm wrong but if your not worried about losing a small amount of comfort against the polybush comfort ones then I wouldn't spend the extra as I have used them in the past on several land rovers and never had a problem

tomcat59alan · Aug 7, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
She's just brought it to me.

She's just brought me more so who's loosing the plot.

tomcat59alan · Aug 7, 2021

kermit_rr said:
Thanks, do you know what the different colours are? The description of the black and the yellow britpart ones are the same is it just colour preference?
I can see the polybush brand ones have different colours for different characteristics

Mine were yellow.

Bern768 · Aug 7, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
Mine were yellow.

Mine are orange when they ain't covered in oil, they spend most of the time being black

brianp38dse · Aug 7, 2021

I have a set of flowflex radius arm bushes that i never used if any one is interested.
RRDT they are orange

oakey · Aug 7, 2021

I fitted the blue "Comfort" ones. Biggest mistake I ever made. The car was undriveable if you hit a pothole over 50mph

Gord Wedman · Aug 7, 2021

I have read that black is the soft version and close to original. People have said the other bushes are too hard. No personal experience.

As for Working on the P38, the engine, drive train, brakes, etc. are pretty straight forward although coil packs are hard to change. Worst jobs are blend motors and heater O rings.

tomcat59alan · Aug 7, 2021

oakey said:
I fitted the blue "Comfort" ones. Biggest mistake I ever made. The car was undriveable if you hit a pothole over 50mph

Are they the lubricated ones similar to the Featherlight.

oakey · Aug 7, 2021

They certainly needed some lube cos a tight fit and very sensitive to bumps

Marshall8hp · Aug 7, 2021

@oakey What do you mean by sensitive and undrivable? I only ask as I have no experience with these bushes at all.

tomcat59alan · Aug 8, 2021

Marshall8hp said:
@oakey What do you mean by sensitive and undrivable? I only ask as I have no experience with these bushes at all.

It's his feminine side coming out,

Stu63 · Aug 8, 2021

Back on topic
So they're relatively ok to work on but electrics are a pain

RangeRoller dt · Aug 8, 2021

They don’t say a pain ; they say a nightmare

It’s all relative.
That’s the problem.

Bern768 · Aug 8, 2021

Stu63 said:
Back on topic
So they're relatively ok to work on but electrics are a pain

Yes if you are mechanically minded you shouldn't have any issues, it is just the electrical side that can be finicky and confusing to sort out at times

tomcat59alan · Aug 8, 2021

Bern768 said:
Yes if you are mechanically minded you shouldn't have any issues, it is just the electrical side that can be finicky and confusing to sort out at times

That just about sums it up, if I at 70 and still recovering from four strokes and a heart problem can manage there's hope for everyone.

Stu63 · Aug 8, 2021

Rubberknees · Aug 9, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
I hope you put the Audi LHD matrix in while you had the dash out so you never have to do the o rings again.

Totally the way forward and not a bad job to do

Rubberknees · Aug 9, 2021

Stu63 said:
P38 in particular, mechanically I'm pretty much ok but strength and health wise debatable. Worked on many cars over the years nothing major apart from a 6sp gearbox a few months ago on a punto and vowed I wouldn't doo it again.
So how easy or hard is it work on these ie brakes, wishbone/ control arms, ball joints (compared to cars), drop links ect.
Obviously parts are bigger and heavier but I'm wary very wary.

Do what I have. A very good excellent neighbour who loves getting his hands dirty and knows what he is doing. My P38 has put me in hospital twice when doing bigger jobs, mind you I do have heart and other problems

BUT they are an easy car to work on. Go for it

tomcat59alan · Aug 9, 2021

Rubberknees said:
Do what I have. A very good excellent neighbour who loves getting his hands dirty and knows what he is doing. My P38 has put me in hospital twice when doing bigger jobs, mind you I do have heart and other problems
BUT they are an easy car to work on. Go for it

I wish my neighbour liked getting her hands dirty, mind you it would probably kill me.

Rubberknees · Aug 9, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
I wish my neighbour liked getting her hands dirty, mind you it would probably kill me.

If she's like one of the neighbours I have. Ooooooh what a way to go

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