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gmerry   
Wed Mar 27 2013, 03:33pm
Joined: Dec 11 2009
Member No: #21
Location: Scotland
 Hi all, I'm about to place an order with a UK supplier for I.F.H.S front spheres:
their part number C650FH. Cost is £41.95 plus VAT plus a small amount for delivery. FOR 6 CYLINDER CARS ONLY

The leadtime is 6-8 weeks so no point buying these when you need them in a hurry. With this leadtime I expect them to be factory fresh (not 4 years old as some of us have noticed with other suppliers).

Currently the UK stockist does not stock anything for the C6 because there is no demand - but that is a chicken and egg situation.

Note that Citroen spheres are about 3 times this cost and I have had poor experience with other manufacturer's products.

Anyone want to add to the order?

Regards
G
gmerry   
Thu Mar 28 2013, 08:20am
Joined: Dec 11 2009
Member No: #21
Location: Scotland
 Hi all, I'll leave this until next Thursday 4th April, on which day I'll place my own order.

Regards
G
eke   
Tue Apr 02 2013, 11:48am
Joined: Sep 16 2011
Member No: #624
Location: Oulu
 Hi,
I might be interested, but I'm living in Finland. Do you know if they ship to Finland ?

Regards
Eke
gmerry   
Tue Apr 02 2013, 12:44pm
Joined: Dec 11 2009
Member No: #21
Location: Scotland
 Eke, UK supplier is quoting £18.50 to ship two off spheres to Finland.

Regards
G
rogerandoutman   
Wed Apr 03 2013, 04:40pm
Joined: May 10 2011
Member No: #466
Location: London
 I bought two front suspension strut spheres from Suplex(01909 770 660) last year. They are a German maufacturer and had them delivered next day, as then they held stock.
Price was £36.06 each and are still holding up OK
rogerandoutman   
Wed Apr 03 2013, 04:47pm
Joined: May 10 2011
Member No: #466
Location: London
 sorry, should have added the part no, which is 75145
eke   
Wed Apr 03 2013, 06:06pm
Joined: Sep 16 2011
Member No: #624
Location: Oulu
gmerry wrote ...

Eke, UK supplier is quoting £18.50 to ship two off spheres to Finland.

Regards
G


Ok, thank you. I had the front spheres checked today and they were still ok. So no need for me this time. Thanks anyway.
gmerry   
Wed Apr 03 2013, 09:20pm
Joined: Dec 11 2009
Member No: #21
Location: Scotland
 Hi all, Suplex front stiffness sphere lasted less than a year.

So I won't be fitting any more Suplex!

Regards
G
rogerandoutman   
Thu Apr 04 2013, 04:39pm
Joined: May 10 2011
Member No: #466
Location: London
 Did they just lose pressure over time or did the membrane have a catastrophic failure? My original sphere failure was total, even though there was no springing effect from the nitrogen which has completly gone, Neither of the two Citroen main dealers diagnosed the problem, told me this is how the C6 rides, had to go to B&H to get it sorted
gmerry   
Thu Apr 04 2013, 08:04pm
Joined: Dec 11 2009
Member No: #21
Location: Scotland
 Hi Roger, Suplex stiffness sphere lost pressure so ride became crashy on bumps. The OEM spheres have spikes that puncture the diaphragm: not sure if any of the aftermarket spheres are the same.

Regards
G
Hattershaun   
Thu Apr 04 2013, 09:04pm
Joined: Dec 19 2010
Member No: #320
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
rogerandoutman wrote ...

Did they just lose pressure over time or did the membrane have a catastrophic failure? My original sphere failure was total, even though there was no springing effect from the nitrogen which has completly gone, Neither of the two Citroen main dealers diagnosed the problem, told me this is how the C6 rides, had to go to B&H to get it sorted

Hi Roger, I think you are referring to B.L.Autos (Barry Lowdell) in Welwyn Garden City when you say B&H.
I've been a customer of theirs for many years and they mentioned a C6 with the same symptoms as yours.
I gave them my sphere pressure checking equipment ( a genuine Citroen workshop tool from the good old days of LHM and green spheres) to use, so if you wish they could check the pressures on your other spheres.
Bizarrely, Citroen Hatfield recently borrowed this tool from B.L.Autos, so they could check & subsequently replace the spheres on a C5 under warranty. It makes me chuckle that the main dealer is borrowing equipment form an independent Citroen specialist!
gmerry   
Thu Apr 11 2013, 11:38am
Joined: Dec 11 2009
Member No: #21
Location: Scotland
 Hi all, my order has been placed with AEP Direct tel 01416470800.

At present, they do not list the C6 IFHS spheres on their website so you will need to telephone the order through.

I required that the spheres I am ordering are less than 6 months old: ordered in April, they were made in Feb 2013 so should be good.
For reference, the IFHS part numbers for 6 Cylinder C6s (2.7 Diesel, 3.0 petrol and 3litre diesel) are:-

Rear spheres C640RP (suspension and stiffness regulator)
Front suspension C650FH
Front Stiffness Regulator C670FR

Regards
G

Note how the IFHS part numbers reference the car and the pressure
 

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