Shock absorbers are one of the most vital elements of a car’s general performance, so it’s important to ensure they’re always in good functioning conditions. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Citroen C8? That’s precisely why our team has written this article to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is important to replace the shock absorbers of your car, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Citroen C8, and at last, what is the price to change them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Citroen C8?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Citroen C8 , we will see why it can be important to replace them. It is not easy to analyze the condition of your shock absorbers, however, it is important to know the role they play to understand the benefit of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Citroen C8 are part of the safety features. The truth is, they are the ones that will assure that your car has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the vehicle evenly. Furthermore the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Citroen C8 , if they are used up you will get tired faster and therefore getting behind the wheel your vehicle will be more risky. At last, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other parts such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to replace shock absorbers Citroen C8?

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We will now see the part that will obviously bring you to this article, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Citroen C8? After having discovered the value of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will show you how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should take into consideration making this replace.
To do this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, nevertheless we will list the different ways to know when to replace the shock absorbers of a Citroen C8, here they are:

  • We determine that the shock absorbers of a car have about 80 000 km of autonomy, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Citroen C8, or to verify the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t necessarily think about it but the technical control is a good technique to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen C8. Obviously, this thorough control of your car (especially since its evolution in 2019) allows to make a good check-up of the condition of an automobile. Obviously, it will verify 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 know-how 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 perceive that your Citroen C8 squeaks or has an abnormal behavior in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not hesitate to check out our article focused on to this problem. One of these signs can inform you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Citroen C8 on a flat surface and struggling with the bonnet, verify 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 inform you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Citroen C8, in truth if you notice 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 replace the dampers of your Citroen C8 .

Price to replace shock absorbers Citroen C8

And to end this article we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Citroen C8 . We’re going to separate in two parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a specialist, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them mounted by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers replace on Citroen C8 by a specialist: If you replace the shock absorbers of your car at a specialist, we advise you if you have a small budget to go rather to a car center like Feu Vert which will propose you prices much less expensive than the garage area of your Citroen C8 dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Citroen C8 with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the type of garage area and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Citroen C8 on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the replace yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can enable you to make real 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 replace the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, stick to the link to get the prices and the different models available.

    If you have any further questions about the Citroen C8, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C8 category.