Shock absorbers are one of the most essential elements of a car’s overall performance, so it’s necessary to ensure they’re always in good functioning order. However, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Renault Modus? That’s exactly why our team has posted this content to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is necessary to change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Renault Modus, and finally, what is the price to change them.
Why change shock absorbers Renault Modus?
Before describing to you when changing the dampers of your Renault Modus , we will see why it can be necessary to change them. It is not easy to analyze the state of your shock absorbers, however, it is necessary to know the purpose they play to discover the benefit of keeping them in good state. The shock absorbers on your Renault Modus are component of the security features. In reality, they are the ones that will ensure that your car has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the vehicle evenly. Moreover the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Renault Modus , if they are worn out you will get tired faster and therefore driving 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 change shock absorbers Renault Modus?
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We will now see the component that will certainly bring you to this content, when to change the shock absorbers of his Renault Modus? After having discovered the benefit 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 change.
To do this, there are not a lot of possibilities, on the other hand we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Renault Modus, 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 Renault Modus, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
- We don’t necessarily think about it but the technical control is a reliable way to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Renault Modus. In fact, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (specifically since its evolution in 2019) enables to produce a good check-up of the state of a car. In fact, it will check 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 notice that your Renault Modus squeaks or has an abnormal behavior in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not be reluctant to have a look at our content dedicated to this trouble. One of these indications can notify you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to change them.
- Place your Renault Modus on a flat surface and struggling with the bonnet, check 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 notify you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
- Verify the wear of the tread of the tires of your Renault Modus, indeed if you identify 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 change the dampers of your Renault Modus .
Price to change shock absorbers Renault Modus
And to conclude this article we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Renault Modus . 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 fitted by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:
- Price of the shock absorbers change on Renault Modus by a professional: If you change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a professional, we recommend 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 Renault Modus dealership. However, if you have a Renault Modus 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 Renault Modus on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change 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 think twice to take a look at the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to change 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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