Shock absorbers are one of the most vital elements of a car’s overall performance, so it’s important to make sure they’re always in good working order. However, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen Cactus? That’s precisely why our team has written and published this content page to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will discover why it is important to change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen Cactus, and finally, what is the price to change them.

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Why change shock absorbers Citroen Cactus?

Before describing to you when changing the dampers of your Citroen Cactus , we will discover why it can be important to change them. It is not easy to evaluate the condition of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is important to know the purpose they play to understand the interest of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Citroen Cactus are part of the security features. The truth is, they are the ones that will make certain that your vehicle has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the automobile evenly. Also the shock absorbers guarantee the driving comfort of your Citroen Cactus , if they are used up you will get tired faster and consequently driving your automobile will be more risky. At last, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other auto parts such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to change shock absorbers Citroen Cactus?

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We will now discover the part that will most definitely bring you to this content page, when to change the shock absorbers of his Citroen Cactus? After having discovered the benefit of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will describe how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should think about making this change.
For this, there are not a lot of possibilities, however we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Citroen Cactus, here they are:

  • We estimate that the shock absorbers of a motor vehicle have about 80 000 km of autonomy, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Citroen Cactus, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t necessarily think about it but the technical control is a good way to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen Cactus. Indeed, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (specifically since its evolution in 2019) allows to make a good check-up of the state of a car. 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 know-how in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which alerts you of a possible leak.
  • If you detect that your Citroen Cactus squeaks or has an abnormal behavior in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to check out our content page dedicated to this problem. One of these symptoms can alert you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and consequently the relevance to change them.
  • Place your Citroen Cactus 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.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Citroen Cactus, indeed 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 Cactus .

Price to change shock absorbers Citroen Cactus

And to end this content page we will now see what is the price of replacing shock absorbers on a Citroen Cactus . 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 fitted by a friend or yourself, discover below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers change on Citroen Cactus 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 propose you prices much less expensive than the garage of your Citroen Cactus dealership. However, if you have a Citroen Cactus with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the sort of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Citroen Cactus on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make serious savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not hesitate to take a look at 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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