Shock absorbers are one of the most essential elements of a car’s overall performance, so it’s necessary to make certain they’re always in good functioning conditions. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to replace the shock absorbers of your Peugeot 1007? That’s precisely why our team has posted this content page 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 motor vehicle, then, when to replace the shock absorbers of your Peugeot 1007, and finally, what is the price to replace them.

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Why replace shock absorbers Peugeot 1007?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Peugeot 1007 , we will find out why it can be necessary to replace them. It is not easy to analyze the condition of your shock absorbers, however, it is necessary to know the function they play to understand the benefit of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Peugeot 1007 are part of the security features. The fact is, they are the ones that will assure that your vehicle has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the car evenly. Also the shock absorbers ensure the driving comfort of your Peugeot 1007 , if they are worn out you will get tired faster and consequently driving your car will be more risky. At last, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other parts such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to replace shock absorbers Peugeot 1007?

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We will now find out the part that will obviously bring you to this content page, when to replace the shock absorbers of his Peugeot 1007? After having seen the benefit of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will explain how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should think about making this replace.
To do this, there are not a lot of possibilities, on the other hand we will list the different ways to know when to replace the shock absorbers of a Peugeot 1007, here they are:

  • We determine 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 Peugeot 1007, or to verify the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is a reliable method to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Peugeot 1007. In truth, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (especially since its evolution in 2019) enables to produce a good check-up of the state of a vehicle. 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 detect that your Peugeot 1007 squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not be reluctant to check out our content page dedicated to this trouble. One of these indications can warn you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and consequently the relevance to replace them.
  • Place your Peugeot 1007 on a flat surface and struggling with 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 Peugeot 1007, in truth if you detect 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 Peugeot 1007 .

Price to replace shock absorbers Peugeot 1007

And to end this article we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Peugeot 1007 . 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 Peugeot 1007 by a specialist: If you replace the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a specialist, we suggest you if you have a small budget to go rather to a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert which will offer you prices much less expensive than the garage area of your Peugeot 1007 dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Peugeot 1007 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 Peugeot 1007 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, follow the link to get the prices and the different models available.

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