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Don't bother with cheapo ones via ecp, they will disintegrate in a year if you are lucky.
Yeah wondered how their branded parts last such a short time.
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They own 'lucas' name for putting on whatever junk they find now, assume some of the other brand names are just that, trademarks they own and can put on anything. Some of the stuff is on the same level as the cheapest ebay stuff.
Makes buying used cars fun, need to see the actual receipts to see just how many parts are going to explode in the 1st year of use. "nah its all sorted mate, replaced all of that suspension stuff last week, will fine for years" Nope.
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Actual top mount shattered? C70/V40/V50 like 2005-2015? They often do that, Ford parts bin part I think.
Lemforder used to be the OE supplier of the older cars, FoMoCo (ford) will likely be the oe of the newer ford cars. Easy to change though as its just the top of the damper (rear?). Soak everything in plusgas/doubleTT/kroil a few days leading up to when you are going to do it. Change both as a pair, jack up corner of car, trolley jack under arm, remove road wheel ,lower arm gently until damper loose enough to remove, Keep trolley jack locked otherwise road spring will fly out at you. Should be able to do both on driveway in about an hour so long as no seized bolts. £40-45 per corner for a mount. Don't bother with cheapo ones via ecp, they will disintegrate in a year if you are lucky.