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£300ish + VAT for the parts alone and then about £150 labour on top but he will do the tracking and any other alignments that need doing too. 
what revision do you have? 
I hope it is the arm you think it is so I can order it off you instead. Any idea how much postage roughly? Im down in cornwall, where are you based? I will be having a look tomorrow and see it on the ramp so will know for sure then. What should I be looking for though? What makes you think its the arm anyway mate? Control arm/tie bar is bent. Lower suspension arm is twisted and adjusting arm at the back is bent/damaged.£300 + vat? And £150 labour? 
You should see the front! 
'2 ASAP. They may cost more - but they'll save you from this again!... check your alloys (if not standard) are hub-centric - they need to be for the '2... and get an alignment and a set of decent tyres (Eg Toyos / S03 / F1s) You think I should do the other three too?dellams wrote:Yeah thats the next thing I want to get on there! Any idea how much im looking at? Could I get away with just the rear tyres for now?
To be honest, that's a fairly safe setup if you're not used to oversteer.
How do I got about checking my alloys are hub-centric?
- you should find they've got a hole in the middle to fit over the raised bit of the hub on the car. - hence 'hub centric' but if you're using alloys, you will need a spacer that sits on the hub, and is the right size for the centering hole on the alloy.- they're usually just hard plastic rings.
The garage is probably going to replace the balljoint on that wheel and then do an alignment after the repairs.
If I don't could it effect the handling since that wheel would be tighter than the other three? What about the bushes?
- they're about £30 each for the part, plus maybe 30-45 minutes each to do. A garage with the right tools could probably do it much more quickly than that.- they help with the suspension and alignment. - after the garage replace the tie bar, you will need to get an alignment done to make sure everything is OK.- well, in my experience, I replaced mine on my Mk2 around 100k miles and only noticed a very slight improvement in feel and feedback. What made much more of a difference was replacing the shock absorbers - that's more expensive with each corner being around £130 - 150. I did mine as the front pair were rattly first thing in the morning - a known problem, but which doesn't affect their performance. But ill double check with the garage or when I get it back. If I went through insurance think they would write it off. Really cheesed off since I only had it for 6 days before I crashed it and before then it had been really well looked after since engine and bodywork etc all really tidy. ?? 
£150 to fit subframe and that was when arms were attached but it arrived not attached so god knows how much now! hes suppose to be £25/hour so cant see how it takes 6 hours!!! 
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(red neglected) n/as driving round, there are quite a few now I notice.(truro), Lucas (falmouth), Eastwood (penryn) - wouldnt recommend any to be honest. Falmouth Tyres are good.....might see on the road somewhere...?
Nice to finally find someone who is also down here, was beginning to think I was on my own! Problem is I cant find any MR2 specialists or even just anyone who knows a bit about them!!!