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Old May 23rd, 2009, 01:54 PM
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I need to replace the front lower control arm bushings in my 2003 MINI base. Is this a job I can do vice pay the dealer $825.
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that sounds a hell of a lot of money,!!!!! do you have any idea what you are doing, when you got spanners and sockets in your hand,
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Old May 23rd, 2009, 07:43 PM
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I kept a 1969 XK-E running for 3 years, if that's any indication. Spent most of every weekend doing something. Mechanicals don't usually present a problem unless special tools are required, like "spanners". Is there a reference that would show me a stepwise procedure for doing this?
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