Shock absorbers are one of the most important elements of a car’s general performance, so it’s important to ensure they’re always in good functioning conditions. However, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen C6? That’s exactly why our team has written this content page to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will find out why it is important to change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen C6, and at last, what is the price to replace them.

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Why change shock absorbers Citroen C6?

Before explaining to you when changing the dampers of your Citroen C6 , we will find out why it can be important to change them. It is not easy to evaluate the state of your shock absorbers, however, it is important to know the role they play to discover the benefit of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Citroen C6 are component of the security features. The fact is, they are the ones that will assure that your car has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the automobile evenly. Additionally the shock absorbers guarantee the driving comfort of your Citroen C6 , if they are used up you will get tired faster and therefore getting behind the wheel your automobile will be more risky. At last, having shock absorbers in bad state will accelerate the wear of other components such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to change shock absorbers Citroen C6?

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We will now find out the component that will most definitely bring you to this content page, when to change the shock absorbers of his Citroen C6? After having discovered the importance of having shock absorbers in good state, we will show you how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should take into consideration making this change.
To do this, there are not a lot of possibilities, on the other hand we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Citroen C6, here they are:

  • We estimate that the shock absorbers of a motor vehicle have about 80 000 km of lifetime, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Citroen C6, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is an efficient method to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen C6. Indeed, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (specifically since its evolution in 2019) enables to produce a good check-up of the condition of a vehicle. Indeed, it will check on your shock absorbers the presence of leakage, the deformation of the rod, the presence of corrosion, and the fixing of these . If you have some knowledge in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which warns you of a possible leak.
  • If you identify that your Citroen C6 squeaks or has an abnormal behavior in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not hesitate to examine our content page focused on to this trouble. One of these signs can alert you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to change them.
  • Place your Citroen C6 on a flat surface and facing the bonnet, check if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not hesitate to use a tape measure to get precise measurements. This can alert you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Verify the wear of the tread of the tires of your Citroen C6, obviously if you identify abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a signal of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to change the dampers of your Citroen C6 .

Price to change shock absorbers Citroen C6

And to end this article content we will now see what is the price of replacing shock absorbers on a Citroen C6 . We’re going to separate in two parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a professional, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them installed by a friend or yourself, locate below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers change on Citroen C6 by a professional: If you change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a professional, we advise you if you have a small budget to go rather to a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert which will offer you prices much less expensive than the garage of your Citroen C6 dealership. However, if you have a Citroen C6 with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the kind of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Citroen C6 on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can enable you to make serious savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not hesitate to check out the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to change the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, follow the link to get the prices and the different models available.

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