650s coil spring broke
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Wilmslowboy said:
Didn't happen to mine but I know of a couple that it did happen to, including a neighbour.
Can be very expensive as there is a suggestion they need to be replaced as a pair.
Worth speaking to Thorney motorsport
Have already had a chat with Thorney, must say very helpful ,looks like going to be about £3000! Im just amazed a steel spring can snap after just 8500 miles! Can be very expensive as there is a suggestion they need to be replaced as a pair.
Worth speaking to Thorney motorsport
Every service manager say it is recommended to replace springs in pairs...ask the same service manager if they would do that on their own car it is usually a different answer.
Mclaren Glasgow changed a hydraulic damper on my about to turn '4' 650spider last year under warranty as it had a slight sign of damp...that was around £2800 if i remember.
That seems a tad expensive for a spring.
Is it under warranty? If so, speak to your service manager.
Mclaren Glasgow changed a hydraulic damper on my about to turn '4' 650spider last year under warranty as it had a slight sign of damp...that was around £2800 if i remember.
That seems a tad expensive for a spring.
Is it under warranty? If so, speak to your service manager.
nj1052 said:
Try these guys. They just make springs and can probably help.
https://dfaulknersprings.com/
When i was getting the geometry set up last year a track rod end snapped whilst being adjusted...sometimes things just fail.https://dfaulknersprings.com/
Anyways, from McLaren it was around £195 and at least 24hrs to arrive....as its a bought in part and had a part number stamped on it, we located the same part for £45 and delivered within half an hour by Dingbro.
The spring should be able to be replaced cheaply by a specialist...its just a coil spring and a damper...surely.
UPDATE. Sorry photo is the wrong way,this is the broken spring i was talking about on the OP! Good news now, after a few emails, Mclaren are pay for the part (£1700) but i have to pay for the labour which i think is more than fair as the car is a 2015 and out of warrenty. I know people like to slag Mclaren off but would Lambo or ferrari have been as helpfull? Anyway im pleased with the out come.
PistonGuy66 said:
UPDATE. Sorry photo is the wrong way,this is the broken spring i was talking about on the OP! Good news now, after a few emails, Mclaren are pay for the part (£1700) but i have to pay for the labour which i think is more than fair as the car is a 2015 and out of warrenty. I know people like to slag Mclaren off but would Lambo or ferrari have been as helpfull? Anyway im pleased with the out come.
Great news!
If you look at the coil spring it is week 38 from 2013.
Coil springs can break for lots of reasons...temperature, pot hole, manufacturing flaw...i have had a coil spring break on a 6mth old vehicle before...so 7yrs old is doing not too bad regardless of miles.
Good effort by McLaren.
Which dept did you eventually have to go through?
If you look at the coil spring it is week 38 from 2013.
Coil springs can break for lots of reasons...temperature, pot hole, manufacturing flaw...i have had a coil spring break on a 6mth old vehicle before...so 7yrs old is doing not too bad regardless of miles.
Good effort by McLaren.
Which dept did you eventually have to go through?
GT4RS said:
LordOfTheManor said:
Well spotted - Its the best known spring company out there too!
Bet that spring would of been a few hundred quid direct from them! PistonGuy66 said:
It would have been £1700 from Mclaren! You cant buy just the spring, only the unit. I must say that taking into account the car is out of warrenty i think Mclaren have been more than fair to only charge me for the labour and not the part? People are quick to slag them off but im well happy with the out come.
That’s very good of them, wouldn’t of got that out of Porsche. Certain used Mclaren’s are starting to look excellent value in my opinion, a car I would very much like to own when the time allows.
PistonGuy66 said:
It would have been £1700 from Mclaren! You cant buy just the spring, only the unit. I must say that taking into account the car is out of warrenty i think Mclaren have been more than fair to only charge me for the labour and not the part? People are quick to slag them off but im well happy with the out come.
What was the outcome of this? I appreciate McLaren did a goodwill and paid for the part.
However, was it just the spring replaced or did it have to be the whole damper unit?
There were varying opinions with regards to whether the spring could be sourced / purchased.
Handy to know as with these are getting older and consumables such as this shall fail more often, so always good to know solutions and costs.
It always amuses me that if its on your dime, a main dealer always pushes replacing in pairs but if it is a warranty issue they will not even consider their own philosophy.
However, was it just the spring replaced or did it have to be the whole damper unit?
There were varying opinions with regards to whether the spring could be sourced / purchased.
Handy to know as with these are getting older and consumables such as this shall fail more often, so always good to know solutions and costs.
It always amuses me that if its on your dime, a main dealer always pushes replacing in pairs but if it is a warranty issue they will not even consider their own philosophy.
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