AMT spheres??

modi · Post by **modi** » 06 Jan 2005, 18:54

I asked a guy in a citroen carage what spheres make they would fit into my car and he said AMT!!! has anyone heard of it, if its AMTEX is it recommended quality??

Ian Fearn · Post by **Ian Fearn** » 06 Jan 2005, 21:57

I've got amtex on my BX and my mate has them on his 94 Xantia TD, they seem perfectly good. My specialist uses them too.

modi · Post by **modi** » 06 Jan 2005, 21:59

great, thanks for that, 2 rear spheres fitted for £70, bargain??

modi · Post by **modi** » 06 Jan 2005, 22:00

great, thanks for that, 2 rear spheres fitted for £70 plus 1year warranty, bargain??

oilyspanner · Post by **oilyspanner** » 06 Jan 2005, 23:38

I had a recon sphere fail on me last year it was the Acc sphere and the resulting nitrogen backflush did very interesting things to the car resulting in an FDV change, the irony is that I paid more for the recon than I would have paid for a genuine one, that said I have used the recon ones on my own and customers vehicles for years without any problems.
Stewart

modi · Post by **modi** » 06 Jan 2005, 23:41

sorry Stewart what do you mean of "recon" is it a brand?

oilyspanner · Post by **oilyspanner** » 06 Jan 2005, 23:51

Reconditioned sphere supplied by motor factors, do not remember the makers name

np · Post by np » 06 Jan 2005, 23:53

Recon,as in an old sphere that has been re-charged/gassed,tested,then a fresh coat of paint to be "as new".

oilyspanner · Post by **oilyspanner** » 06 Jan 2005, 23:58

Special reconditioning paint! Black for starter motors and radiators, Green for spheres and yellow for earthmoving equipment;)
Stewart

modi · Post by **modi** » 07 Jan 2005, 00:01

got it, check this out please, will fit mine, i think its real bargain:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... RK:MEWA:IT

modi · Post by **modi** » 07 Jan 2005, 00:53

just wondering, will the spheres that are listed on ebay -the link above- fit my 1.9td hatchback? thanks

alan s · Post by **alan s** » 07 Jan 2005, 03:18

I'd be asking a few questions before you jump into these.
The closest I can find a part number to these is for a rear hydractive sphere for an XM. If that's what it is, sure will give a thrill of a ride if you drop a couple onto the backend of a Xantia.
I'd suggest you buy a book of sea shantys so the passengers can sing as you go......Anchors away and all that kind of thing.[:D][:D]
Check out the numbers here in case he can supply other alternative numbers that may match.
http://www.peter-wells.com/data/SphereDimension.html
Alan S[;)]

np · Post by np » 07 Jan 2005, 03:41

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by alans.
I'd suggest you buy a book of sea shantys so the passengers can sing as you go......Anchors away and all that kind of thing.[:D][:D]<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
[:D][:D][:D]LOL
Anyway,by the time you add postage,you may as well go to GSF & get the right ones for your car.If they turn out to be the wrong ones,you just take them back.Not so easy to do on Ebay.

modi · Post by **modi** » 08 Jan 2005, 03:39

I had my rear spheres replaced today, AMTEX supplied&fitted with 12 months warranty, £70, they are great, but will never pay for it again, its so easy to do the job to a level that i was almost telling the guy what to do, stupid.