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Which strut brace?
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:16 pm
by Jimbob
Looking to fit a strut brace after reading how they will improve cornering, tyre wear and fun factor
Does anyone have any recommendations on where to pick one up?Looking to get one for £30 or thearabouts. Also any pointers for fitting would be fab.
I understand it's a fairly cheap and straight forward procedure but any advice from you chaps would be most welcome before getting stuck into it...
Cheers in advance
Jim
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:44 pm
by GTXTRA
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:37 pm
by Jay4424
The best has got to be the K bar... But it's expensive!
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:15 pm
by DT1
Jay4424 wrote:The best has got to be the K bar... But it's expensive!
LOL. I find that statement quite amusing under the circumstances.
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:59 pm
by Jimbob
Cheers that's really helpfull. Will have to wait now until my bank balance is looking a little more healthy after chrimbo/new year bashes....
So you recon this should be a fairly simply diy job?
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:37 am
by ianaudia4
A K bar from the VW dealers can still be ordered, it's about £186 though!
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:15 am
by monzajake
Keep an eye on german ebay and usa ebay, "k" bars pop up from time to time.
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:27 am
by Jay4424
DT1 wrote:Jay4424 wrote:The best has got to be the K bar... But it's expensive!
LOL. I find that statement quite amusing under the circumstances.
too right
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:41 pm
by Jimbob
Do you recon this one would fit?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Alloy-Front-LOWER ... 1753wt_905
Looks like it has an adjustment(not sure this is necesarry though) plus the central plate which presumably bolts on somewhere..=
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Also looking at the OMP one it is very reasonably priced too, I guess that means it's pretty damn heavy right?
Had a look round on ebay for k bars but nothing around at the mo, guess finding one will give me time to save the pennies....
Thanks for the help so far chaps
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:04 pm
by ianaudia4
That is for a MK2 Golf and wouldn't fit as the have a different subframe. You could look on the Volksbits website (They are always at the shows!) for a phone number and ring them to see what they do for a Scirocco.
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:26 pm
by stu.gtx
For £30 you're probably looking at a steel one like OMP, unless you can get a 2nd hand alloy one.
If you got for an FK one....
One thing to be aware of is that there was some sort of problem with FK labelling of front and rear strut braces (I was told this mistake was made at the factory??). I found this out when I bought one. I ordered a front but received a rear, labelled up as a front. I'd have hoped they'd have sorted this out by now but you never know.
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:50 pm
by the edmundator
I just read in our very own buyers' guide that 16v Sciroccos were fitted with front lower strut braces as standard. I can't get on VAGCAT at the moment to check for a part number, but I'd be interested to know if they are available from VW, and what the cost would be.
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:56 pm
by DT1
155407211
About £150.
They're still making them.
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:01 am
by ianaudia4
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I was quoted £186 including VAT by my local VW dealer^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Re: Which strut brace?
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:10 am
by DT1
Mine like me better...
