When I got the wheel alignment done on my A6about a monthago, the mechanic showed me that the passenger side lower control arm bushing was split and needed replacement. So the car kinda pulls to the right, albeit very slowly, even though the alignment is perfect.I did some search here and found out that it is better to replace the entire control arm than trying to put a new bushing in there. I read a couple of posts here that said that if I go to the Audi dealer the replacement with the labor will run up to about $1200. I do not want to spend that much money for this repair. So I plan to just buy the control arm online and have it installed at an indy garage.

I have mainly two questions: Which brand to buy and where to buy it from?

Brands:
I know that there are quite a few brands for the Audi control arms: Meyle, Febi-Bilstein, Lemfoerder etc.
Just wondering which of these is the best brand and which ones to avoid.Should I expect to pay a heavy premium over these brands if I decide tobuyoriginalcontrol armsfrom my local Audi dealer?

Websites:
My other question is where is the best place to buy the controls arms online. Here're a few websites that I found:
http://www.blauparts.com/audi/audi_c...arms_kit.shtml
http://www.purems.com/products/products.php/CA=1473
http://www.autohausaz.com/
Do you guys thinkthe above websitesare good and reliable places to shop at? I was also wondering if I could buy the control arms at local auto parts shops like AutoZone, O' Reilly Auto Parts or Advance Auto Parts. Would you rather recommend that?

Thanks guys!

 

Yeah I just recently posted a message about my controlarms. Matter of fact I get them next weekend in the mail so I just have to find the right person to do it or I can do it myself by renting out a bay, but it might take a while because it is my first time and I am not mechanically inclined. But yeah I ordered a complete set for only $432, which includes, upper and lower and sway bars and tie rods for my 2001 Audi A6. This is a good deal. But they say that if one control arm is about to go out, that means the rest are almost on their way too. But it depends on how and what you want to do. But the site is
http://www.blauparts.com/audi/audi_c...rol_arms.shtml and I think you can order seperately. Hope this helps.

 

Done mine, not hard just a PITA to do, uppers are easier then the lowers, but not hard to do just a pita.
Good luck!

 

@dubd012: So looks like Ocap is the way to go from your other post on the same subject. I am gonna avoid Meyle. Let us know howyour project goes.

Anyway, I do not have access to any kind of tools and I live in an apartment complex where they won't let people work on their cars. So I have get the control arms replaced at an indy shop. I was wondering if anybody could tell me if the cost of labor of putting in an entire new kit with all new armswould almost be the same as just replacingthe two lower control arms. If that is the case, Iwas thinking buying the whole kit rather than individual arms would make more financial sense. Anybody care to chime in on this?