SNAPPED SPAX spring - recommend a replacement?

  1. Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Kingston Upon Hull area Posts: 1642 MG ZT CDTi Citroen C4 Picasso VTR+
    #1
    Had the car in the garage on friday and when I went to collect it they told me the nearside spring has snapped, its a full SPAX PSX kit thats on the car and was only fitted in 2007 - been in touch with POTN but looks like Im gonna have to fight them for a resolution.

    Has anyone else experienced this with SPAX, springs should last way longer than 3 years!!!!
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio
    #2
    I have heard all sorts of problems with the spax springs breaking. Too bad mate, hope you get them replaced
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire
    #3
    Not personally but i always see snapped lowering springs at work, in last 2 weeks ive had a renault clio with spax springs and front one was broke, also a renault megane (not sure which make) and a peugot 307 with a snapped rear spax spring.
  4. Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Kingston Upon Hull area Posts: 1642 MG ZT CDTi Citroen C4 Picasso VTR+
    #4
    hhmmm might not replace them with SPAX springs then.... POTN will sort it I'll make sure of that
  5. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #5
    bollocks
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire
    #6
    why bollocks?

    And you sure POTN will sort it? its 2 years youve had them? is there a stated warrenty?
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 Billericay, Essex (England) Posts: 6774 1.1.1i, 2.Mk2 VTR 3.Astra SRI 150
    #7
    whats the manufactures warranty? might be work checking with spax themselves
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Midlands UK Posts: 4453 1.1??
    #8
    9 times out of ten spax will replace even outside of the 3 year period

    Give them a bell, iirc they take your old spring and you get brand spanking new ones.

    Tbh Spax suffer rediculous spring chatter <40mm. The springs coils clashing together over 30,000 will surely wear them down.

    Hope you get it sorted!
  9. Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Kingston Upon Hull area Posts: 1642 MG ZT CDTi Citroen C4 Picasso VTR+
    #9
    2 year warranties are at the manufacturers discretion but under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the Sale and Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 a "non-conformity case" can be brought up to six years after the point of sale and one aspect that is covered under this is durability.

    Gonna contact SPAX next although my "contract of sale" is with POTN - will try both avenues....
  10. Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti
    #10
    Have heard of them snapping in the past but no more so than most other cheaper makes
  11. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810
    #11
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tom5190 View Post
    why bollocks?

    And you sure POTN will sort it? its 2 years youve had them? is there a stated warrenty?
    becuase im rocking spax too
  12. Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2010 huddersfield Posts: 349 saxo vtr
    #12
    same here i have a spax set lowering 40mm hope mine dont fuck up
  13. Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 272 citroen saxo vtr 2001
    #13
    springs break roads are terrible atm round my area i dont want to pay my tax for them to clearly not fix the roads
  14. Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Kingston Upon Hull area Posts: 1642 MG ZT CDTi Citroen C4 Picasso VTR+
    #14
    Ok need some replacement 40mm springs, dont want to spend mega bucks but something better than the SPAX $hit that has snapped, since POTN are been tossers about replacing them Im having to take matter into my own hands to get the car back on the road.

    What I need is recommendations of some good springs to go with shortened dampers that are already on the car Im looking at the Eibach sportlines from kamracing at the min