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awesomeade
21-10-2005, 09:57
APR is please to present our Carbon Fiber Strut Tower Brace for Leon 1.8T. The construction and advanced design techniques used in the APR strut tower bar sets it apart from all the others on the market. Utilizing technologies such as adjustable chassis preloading, lightweight carbon construction, and CNC'ed mounting brackets, our strut brace is in a class all by itself. This brace allows you to stiffen the front end of the car to improve initial turn in. This ulitmately creates a better responding vehicle.

Many braces on the market are just a bent pipe with only two mounting holes. The APR Strut Tower Brace uses the highest structural grade carbon fiber for superior strength and looks stunning as well. Also, using four mounting holes opposed to the two on most braces gives the bar extra strength. When looking for a strut tower bar don't settle for less.

APR Carbon Fiber Strut Tower Braces are available with both black or silver carbon fiber bars. If you plan on installing the brace yourself, a special tool is recommended to install the bolt inserts in the strut tower braces.

http://goapr.com/VW/products/images/strut_brace_mk4_3.jpg

http://goapr.com/VW/products/images/strut_brace_mk4_1.jpg
Chaz
21-10-2005, 10:07
ohh - this looks good.. how much?
TimBarratt
21-10-2005, 10:15
Would this make much of a difference if you already had a lower strut brace fitted? Also do you do fitting and how much would you charge to fit it?
xJib
21-10-2005, 10:53
But not for the LCR :(
DPJ
21-10-2005, 10:57
:drool: <DPJ makes note> to leave all credit cards at home when he goes to Awesome this Saturday.......</DPJ makes note>
YerMother
21-10-2005, 11:09
You bar-stewards! You wait for me to get an S3 brace then you post this! ;)
Saul
21-10-2005, 11:09
cough

not for lcr

cough
DPJ
21-10-2005, 11:15
cough

not for lcr

cough

Thanks Saul. :doh:
I was just going to make him an offer for his S3 brace!
awesomeade
21-10-2005, 11:17
Not cheap unfortunately, £175+vat !!

1hr to fit so £45+vat

Hard to tell wether you will notice a performance difference with your already fittted lower, gains are normally pretty marginal
YerMother
21-10-2005, 11:18
Why won't it fit LCR?

@DPJ not interested anyway mate! You can't go wrong with £50 for an brand new S3 brace :)

EDIT: Never noticed the "not LCR" in title :doh:

Does look nice though!
YerMother
21-10-2005, 11:20
Lower strut is a pointless IMO as the main movement in the suspenion geometry is at the top of the stuts! I noticed a definite difference when i had my S3 strut fitted!
awesomeade
21-10-2005, 11:25
It might fit, we've not tried but they generally dont fit the LCR - catches somewhere
YerMother
21-10-2005, 11:28
Oh yea! Bonnet lifter will catch as the mount goes mostly around the strut!
DPJ
21-10-2005, 11:29
Lower strut is a pointless IMO as the main movement in the suspenion geometry is at the top of the stuts! I noticed a definite difference when i had my S3 strut fitted!

:confused:
There's a bloody great body section a couple of inches behind the top of the turrets! There's nothing between the bottom as close (with no lower brace)!
YerMother
21-10-2005, 11:42
:confused:
There's a bloody great body section a couple of inches behind the top of the turrets! There's nothing between the bottom as close (with no lower brace)!
Apart from a big feckin engine! Oh and the standard strut thats fitted ;)

Also that great bloody body section twists and distorts! Trust me there is more movement at the top than the bottom!
D8MNS
21-10-2005, 11:57
It might fit, we've not tried but they generally dont fit the LCR - catches somewhere


if us lcr peeps can have one of theses ...looks nice.... ;) come on bout time us lcr peeps had a few things ... ;)
Si
21-10-2005, 12:22
Is there such a thing as a CF S3 strut brace?

I'm a CF lover so need one in my life!!!!
Scotty_b
21-10-2005, 12:36
Im thinking its the engine cover as well it catches on the LCR
DPJ
21-10-2005, 12:52
............Trust me ........
Of course I do, Sie. :D I'd just like to agree to differ..... ;)
rocket ronnie
23-10-2005, 19:47
Are these in stock yet ? I knew there was something missing off my car !!!
awesomeade
24-10-2005, 10:00
Yes i have a silver one and a black one in stock:)
rocket ronnie
24-10-2005, 16:56
Put me down for the black one then please :D .Any order info on your site ?
awesomeade
25-10-2005, 08:44
Not managed to get them on our site yet, busy with these rolling road results lol

You can call up one of the sales lads and order it with them if you wish :)