Shock absorbers are one of the most vital components of a car’s performance, so it’s necessary to make certain they’re always in good working order. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Hyundai Ix20? That’s precisely why our team has created this article to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is necessary to replace the shock absorbers of your car, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Hyundai Ix20, and at last, what is the price to replace them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Hyundai Ix20?

Before describing to you when changing the dampers of your Hyundai Ix20 , we will see why it can be necessary to replace them. It is not easy to evaluate the condition of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is necessary to know the purpose they play to understand the interest of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Hyundai Ix20 are component of the safety features. The truth is, they are the ones that will assure that your car has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the automobile evenly. Additionally the shock absorbers guarantee the driving comfort of your Hyundai Ix20 , if they are worn out you will get tired faster and therefore driving your automobile will be more risky. Finally, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other auto parts such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to replace shock absorbers Hyundai Ix20?

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We will now see the component that will obviously bring you to this article, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Hyundai Ix20? After having discovered the value 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 replace.
For 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 Hyundai Ix20, here they are:

  • We estimate 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 Hyundai Ix20, or to verify the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is a good technique to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Hyundai Ix20. Obviously, this thorough control of your car (especially since its evolution in 2019) enables to produce a good check-up of the state of a vehicle. 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 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 Ix20 squeaks or has an abnormal behavior in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to take a look at our article focused on to this problem. One of these indications can warn you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Hyundai Ix20 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 warn you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Hyundai Ix20, obviously if you notice 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 Hyundai Ix20 .

Price to replace shock absorbers Hyundai Ix20

And to finish this content page we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Hyundai Ix20 . 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 installed by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers replace on Hyundai Ix20 by a specialist: If you replace the shock absorbers of your car at a specialist, we recommend 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 Hyundai Ix20 dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Hyundai Ix20 with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the kind of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Hyundai Ix20 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 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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