Shock absorbers are one of the most important elements of a car’s performance, so it’s essential to make certain they’re always in good working conditions. However, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Hyundai Ioniq? 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 essential to replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Hyundai Ioniq, and finally, what is the price to change them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Hyundai Ioniq?

Before describing to you when changing the dampers of your Hyundai Ioniq , we will find out why it can be essential to replace them. It is not easy to examine the state of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is essential to know the function they play to understand the benefit of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Hyundai Ioniq are part of the safety features. The fact 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 vehicle evenly. Furthermore the shock absorbers ensure the driving comfort of your Hyundai Ioniq , if they are used up you will get tired faster and therefore getting behind the wheel your vehicle will be more risky. 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 Hyundai Ioniq?

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We will now find out the part that will most definitely bring you to this content page, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Hyundai Ioniq? After having discovered the importance of having shock absorbers in good state, we will describe how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should think about making this replace.
To do this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, on the other hand we will list the different ways to know when to replace the shock absorbers of a Hyundai Ioniq, 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 Hyundai Ioniq, 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 Hyundai Ioniq. 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 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 expertise 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 find out that your Hyundai Ioniq squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not hesitate to look at our content page focused on to this issue. One of these indications can notify you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Hyundai Ioniq 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 notify you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Hyundai Ioniq, indeed if you detect 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 Hyundai Ioniq .

Price to replace shock absorbers Hyundai Ioniq

And to end this guideline we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Hyundai Ioniq . 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 Hyundai Ioniq by a professional: If you replace 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 area of your Hyundai Ioniq dealership. However, if you have a Hyundai Ioniq with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the kind of garage area and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Hyundai Ioniq on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the replace yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make significant 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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