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

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Why replace shock absorbers Fiat Tipo?

Before explaining to you when changing the dampers of your Fiat Tipo , we will find out why it can be necessary to replace them. It is not easy to examine the state of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is necessary to know the purpose they play to understand the benefit of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Fiat Tipo are part of the safety features. In fact, 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 automobile evenly. Moreover the shock absorbers ensure the driving comfort of your Fiat Tipo , if they are used up you will get tired faster and consequently getting behind the wheel your automobile 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 Tipo?

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We will now find out the part that will most definitely bring you to this content, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Fiat Tipo? After having seen the value 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.
For this, there are not a lot of possibilities, however we will list the different ways to know when to replace the shock absorbers of a Fiat Tipo, here they are:

  • We determine that the shock absorbers of a car have about 80 000 km of lifetime, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Fiat Tipo, or to verify the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t necessarily think about it but the technical control is a reliable method to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Fiat Tipo. In fact, this thorough control of your car (especially since its evolution in 2019) allows to make a good check-up of the condition of a vehicle. In fact, 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 Fiat Tipo squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to check out our content focused on to this problem. One of these indicators can alert you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and consequently the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Fiat Tipo on a flat surface and facing the bonnet, verify if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not think twice 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 Tipo, in actual fact if you identify abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a sign of tired shocks.

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

Price to replace shock absorbers Fiat Tipo

And to conclude this guideline we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Fiat Tipo . 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 mounted by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers replace on Fiat Tipo by a professional: If you replace the shock absorbers of your car at a professional, we advise 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 area of your Fiat Tipo dealership. However, if you have a Fiat Tipo 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 Fiat Tipo 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 significant savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not think twice 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, adhere to the link to get the prices and the different models available.

    If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Fiat Tipo, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat Tipo category.