Shock absorbers are one of the most important components of a car’s general performance, so it’s necessary to make certain they’re always in good functioning conditions. Nevertheless, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Renault Trafic? That’s exactly why our team has made this article to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will discover why it is necessary to change the shock absorbers of your car, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Renault Trafic, and at last, what is the price to change them.

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Why change shock absorbers Renault Trafic?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Renault Trafic , we will discover why it can be necessary to change them. It is not easy to evaluate the condition of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is necessary to know the role they play to understand the benefit of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Renault Trafic are part of the security features. The truth is, they are the ones that will ensure that your vehicle has good road handling, maintaining wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the vehicle evenly. Moreover the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Renault Trafic , if they are worn out you will get tired faster and therefore getting behind the wheel your vehicle will be more dangerous. Finally, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other components such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to change shock absorbers Renault Trafic?

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We will now discover the part that will certainly bring you to this article, when to change the shock absorbers of his Renault Trafic? After having discovered the importance of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will show you how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should think about making this change.
To do this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, nevertheless we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Renault Trafic, 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 Renault Trafic, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is a reliable way to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Renault Trafic. In fact, this thorough control of your car (especially 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 knowledge 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 detect that your Renault Trafic squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not be reluctant to have a look at our article dedicated to this problem. One of these symptoms can warn you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and therefore the relevance to change them.
  • Place your Renault Trafic on a flat surface and facing 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 warn you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Renault Trafic, in actual fact if you identify 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 change the dampers of your Renault Trafic .

Price to change shock absorbers Renault Trafic

And to conclude this content page we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Renault Trafic . 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, discover below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers change on Renault Trafic by a professional: If you change the shock absorbers of your car at a professional, we suggest 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 Renault Trafic dealership. Nevertheless, if you have a Renault Trafic with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the sort of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Renault Trafic on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can enable you to make decent 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, follow the link to get the prices and the different models available.

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