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Strut Bracing

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Strut Bracing

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i've finally got round to putting a front lower strut brace on the mk2 :D (xmas present)
and it's pretty great, nice and flat throught the corners and well worth 30 odd quid :vcool: anyway was wondering if anyone had a rear upper brace on a mk2 rocco and if it's worth it?
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Alright Ben, been a while dude.......

Yeah got one fitted to mine and personally I think they do make a difference. Best way I can explain it is, when you tank it round an island the back end feels more planted and less-inclined to swing out.

Either way, for less than £30 its gotta be worth it.

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I wouldnt mind some braces for mine. Wheres best to get hold of them guys.....
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sounds good Alex :dance:
where did you get your upper rear brace from??

To jxp ==> I got my front lower brace from strutbracer it uder the mk1 golf heres the link: http://www.strutbracer.co.uk/page1.php? ... 1&manuf=90
it's about 30 quid including postage :) and takes about 20minutes to fit :D
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It was either Strutbracer or RallyDesign dude, can't remember now. Its an OMP one tho :pilot:

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Spot on mate cheers.......... :good:
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In terms of rear strut braces, I take it I'm looking for Mk1 Golf?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK1-GTI-8 ... 518d8a36c9 < such as this?
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If that fits a mk2 rocco i could take one of those as well.....wonder if they do front, upper and lower...
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I have contacte dthe seller re fitting to a mk2 rocco. His reply :

Hi,

Sorry i am not sure.

If you can measure between the strut tops we can check this for you.

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- 2fast2cool2

So anyone got the measurements handy so I can reply.....Cheers
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They do upper http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK1-8V-16 ... 33557ba2f2

Can't see a lower brace though...
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Nice, think i will get measurements for that as well. just what Im looking for. Got a brace from here a while back but the bonnet rests on it and lifts it slightly. Strutbracer.co.uk do a MK1 golf the fits a rocco but not a nice as these
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Hi,

The people from the ebay link don't do a lower front brace as I asked them before. I was hoping to be able to pick a rear one up to save on postage but it's postage only unfortunately. The rear one will fit a Mk2 rocco as the Mk1 Golfs and Mk1/2 Roccs are the same. I sold my OMP rear to someone with a Golf cabby.
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Rocco Ben wrote:was wondering if anyone had a rear upper brace on a mk2 rocco and if it's worth it?
yes and yes.
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rear definitely worth it. I have all 3 and there's a noticeable difference with all of them. i fitted them one by one in case you're wondering! By the way i have a custom front upper for sale specifically for the mark 2 scirocco built to accomodate the weber conversion on the carb but would also go on an injection. Fits under bonnet with no issues and doesn't interfere with the k&n if you have one on your car.
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