latest prices on q2 diffs?

any idea what q2's retro fit diffs are selling for at the moment and whos cheapest?

also how many people have had to fit shims?

Got mine fitted for £500 by auto lusso.

p.s. What are the shims needed for?

EB Spares have got the Q2 for £260 exc VAT. I'm not sure how that compares though to others.

Cheers,

Mark

Originally Posted by misterchase

Got mine fitted for £500 by auto lusso.

p.s. What are the shims needed for?

shims are to get it to fit in the housing correctly - by the sounds of it not many people are fitting them? eb sell them for £21 for a set.
alfa main dealer is quoting £260 incl vat - cant beat that at the moment!

You must fit the shims to get the correct per-load on the bearings.

It is not a job I would recommend anyone tackles at home on your drive

There is also a 6% price increase next week, the diffs will go up at least by this amount if not more.

Ned

you cant put them on auto boxes can you?

Originally Posted by jabberwocky

you cant put them on auto boxes can you?

No you can’t. I have a 3.0 166 here having an auto box put in, what a nightmare job.

Ned

Originally Posted by Autolusso

No you can’t. I have a 3.0 166 here having an auto box put in, what a nightmare job.

Ned

What is the reason forit not be able to fit onto a auto box? Guess that one less thing for me to do on the old q-system

Originally Posted by cheungy

What is the reason forit not be able to fit onto a auto box? Guess that one less thing for me to do on the old q-system

The q-system just uses a totally different gearbox. Sort of like how a square peg doesn't fit in a round hole, there's no real explanation for it other than size and shape.

Its a shame as its a fantastic bit of kit

Ordered my Q2 and shim kit yesterday. My box only has 4000 miles on it so hopefully i can reuse the bearings. Total was £ 281.04 inc the vodka and tonic at my local alfa dealership.

Originally Posted by strat24v

Ordered my Q2 and shim kit yesterday. My box only has 4000 miles on it so hopefully i can reuse the bearings. Total was £ 281.04 inc the vodka and tonic at my local alfa dealership.

It is impossible to reuse the bearings, you will see what I mean when you take it apart

Ned

Thanks for the info Ned. It'll be a while till i get chance to swap the diff over, i'll sort the bearing supply nearer the time. Just wanted to make sure i got the diff before Alfa up their Q2 prices.