Shock absorbers are one of the most important components of a car’s performance, so it’s important to ensure they’re always in good functioning order. However, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Fiat Punto 2? That’s precisely why our team has created this article to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will find out why it is important to replace the shock absorbers of your car, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Fiat Punto 2, and finally, what is the price to change them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Fiat Punto 2?

Before describing to you when changing the dampers of your Fiat Punto 2 , we will find out why it can be important to replace them. It is not easy to analyze the state of your shock absorbers, however, it is important to know the role they play to understand the interest of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Fiat Punto 2 are component of the safety features. The truth is, they are the ones that will ensure that your vehicle has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the car evenly. Moreover the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Fiat Punto 2 , if they are used up you will get tired faster and therefore driving your car will be more dangerous. Finally, having shock absorbers in bad state will accelerate the wear of other components such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to replace shock absorbers Fiat Punto 2?

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We will now find out the component that will most definitely bring you to this article, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Fiat Punto 2? After having discovered the benefit 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 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 Fiat Punto 2, 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 Fiat Punto 2, 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 way to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Fiat Punto 2. In truth, this thorough control of your car (specifically since its evolution in 2019) allows to make a good check-up of the condition of a car. In truth, 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 alerts you of a possible leak.
  • If you perceive that your Fiat Punto 2 squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not hesitate to look at our article dedicated to this trouble. One of these signs can alert you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Fiat Punto 2 on a flat surface and facing 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 alert you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Verify the wear of the tread of the tires of your Fiat Punto 2, in truth if you notice abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a indicator of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to replace the dampers of your Fiat Punto 2 .

Price to replace shock absorbers Fiat Punto 2

And to conclude this content page we will now see what is the price of replacing shock absorbers on a Fiat Punto 2 . 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 Fiat Punto 2 by a specialist: If you replace the shock absorbers of your car at a specialist, we suggest you if you have a small budget to go rather to a car center like Feu Vert which will offer you prices much less expensive than the garage of your Fiat Punto 2 dealership. However, if you have a Fiat Punto 2 with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the type of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Fiat Punto 2 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 take a look at 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.

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