Type-S owners - Advice needed! Upper wishbone questions

Ailfenergy · Post by **Ailfenergy** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:29 pm

I noticed that ball joints in upper wishbone are gone, so I decided to replace them. I bought a kit off ebay, but ball joints didn't fit. In car parts shop I was told that nobody is selling ball joints separately for 5th gens, so I bought a pair of complete wishbones. They didn't fit too. The part number on my wishbones is S3N-L/R.

The one they gave me in the shop was S30-L/R, but they assured me that it should fit 5th gen. That's the picture of the monitor in the car parts shop:

As I've got EuDM VTi-S model with ATTS, I was told that my suspension is exactly the same as type-S suspension.

1) Can anyone confirm it?
2) Is someone breaking a type-S and has a spare pair of wishbones?
3) What's the best place to go for parts for a suspension like this?
4) Is there any chance of getting suspension parts in a basic car parts shop?
4) What would be the price for a wishbone at Honda dealer?

Thanks

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:30 am

speak to rich at PAW. he swapped all of mine over and found these pesky little buggers for me. They do exist.

Ailfenergy · Post by **Ailfenergy** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:35 am

Ball joints or wishbones?

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:52 pm

I need a new upper ball joint from my type s so good to know you can only buy the wishbones only. All Arts models share the same suspension.

Ailfenergy · Post by **Ailfenergy** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:16 pm

Do you know is it possible to get wishbones from somewhere but Honda?

If I use type-S reg in a normal car part shop, would they be able to see that suspension parts from non Atts models won't fit?

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:19 pm

I had a quick look on Lings and they list a different part number for the Type-S arms in comparison with the regular UK VTi's.

CrankmasterII · Post by **CrankmasterII** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:50 pm

Hi
I have suspension parts for sale off type S in for sale section

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:51 pm

Ailfenergy wrote:Do you know is it possible to get wishbones from somewhere but Honda?

If I use type-S reg in a normal car part shop, would they be able to see that suspension parts from non Atts models won't fit?

Since your in a different contry im not sure how the database systems work so i cant say.
But over here if i use my Type S Reg nowhere knows what my cars is. Not even Honda because its an import.
But Honda UK right upper ball joint/wishbone
VTi- PFKL658142 ARM ASSY., R. FR. UPPER £206.96
ATTS Ludes - PFKL658141 ARM ASSY., R. FR. UPPER £193.97

Blueprint dont do ATTS arms. Honda only.

For that price i would polybush the car. Assuming a polybush kit has the wishbone ball joint.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:52 pm

what about these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161004444128? ... 1423.l2649

Ailfenergy · Post by **Ailfenergy** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:09 pm

It's a big risk to buy from USA because of postage costs. If the part won't fit it would cost me a fortune to send it back.