scott1980 10 Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Has anyone heard of or even better , used SNR wheel bearings ? I know bearings have been covered on here but can't seem to find any mention on these .Going to do all mine ( as well as new wishbones , bushes , bump stops and droplinks :shocked!: ) and eurocarparts have an offer on these at £33 and £23 for ORBIS, they only stock these and ORBIS bearings . Wondering whether to take a punt on these or go down the SKF - FAG route which are actually a bit cheaper . Edited April 6, 2014 by scott1980 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
science 0 Posted April 6, 2014 SNR and SKF should be the same quality. The two companies formed a partnership to share the same technologies. Given the choice I would buy SKF, but the SNR bearings I've seen are fine also. Never heard of ORBIS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
delfinis38 1 Posted April 6, 2014 Snr and SKF were standard figment from new. They had 2 suppliers. On my vr I took the orig out and they were snr which is what europarts sell. I actually replaced with SKF. The cross ref for a vr if you look on ebay are SKF vkba 529 rear Front vkba 1491 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scott1980 10 Posted April 6, 2014 Sound advice thanks very much . Mines a 16v , i'll more than likely go with the SKF as they seem to be a tad cheaper and if theyre similar quality .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
delfinis38 1 Posted April 6, 2014 Sound advice thanks very much . Mines a 16v , i'll more than likely go with the SKF as they seem to be a tad cheaper and if theyre similar quality .... I think the rear for the vr are the same for the 2 litre but do check. I found a cross reference site on the web. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scott1980 10 Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Sorted now buddy thanks , iv'e stuck an order in with eurocarparts , carparts4less and veedubmachine ...god bless ebay ! haha Orbis keep popping up too , they LOOK decent parts and the front kit comes with a nyloc nut as opposed to SKF's standard nut...probably unnecessary , and I don't fancy being a guinea pig . Maybe one to watch out for as they come in quite a bit cheaper (on offer) although they seem to specialise in plastic bearings and their website looks like my 9 year old son has designed it ! Thanks again , i'll post how it all goes (i've never changed a wheel bearing in my life and hear bushes are a pig , but i'll suss it :cheers: ) Edited April 6, 2014 by scott1980 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfredalfred 10 Posted May 21, 2016 The two companies formed a partnership to share the same technologies. Given the choice I would buy SKF, but the SNR bearings I've seen are fine also. Never heard of ORBIS??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
