Is the Seat Strut Brace worth £50?

[davels]

thats it on my car hope this is what your were loking for

show off

 

[rashcupra]

i ordered my stut brace today av it!!!!!!! but cant have it till christmas might have a peek what it will look like tho!

 

[Kendo]

put some washers under the n/s strut 13mm bolts, should hold it slightly higher then you wont get this rattle!

Thanks very much think I will as its now getting on my . Are the bolts long enough to accomodate the strut brace and washers or should I put longer bolts in?

 

[rashcupra]

no origional bolts are long enough just put enough washers on till it clears! 2or3 but make sure bolts get a good few turns in thread!!

 

[Kendo]

Cheers, advice much appreciated.

 

[Guinness]

Very nice tutorial, just reconfirmed all the fitting info for me 2 thanks.

 

[rashcupra]

you need washers too!

 

[Guinness]

washers? eeek I just bought 1 off ebay can anyone just confirm all I have to do is remove the bolts on flat ground and out the strut brace in replace em?
and where do I put these washers inbetween the brace and the suspension or am I just using them to protect the strut brace and putting them between the bolts and brace.

 

[davels]

you put the washers under the brace between the it and the mounting point(but i didn't bother as mine doesn't rattle on the air box), and yes just remove bolts put in place and put bolts back, it' that easy (just two of the three bolts tho )

EDIT: just read you have the 1.2 so you shouldn't need washers as the engine doesn't move as mush as on the bigger dervs and petrols

 

[Guinness]

ah right chears mate, and v quick response

 

[davels]

no probs,
just check on the pic above that i posted an you'll see how close the airbox is to the brace on the FR's

it's the bit i've marked the screws up on

 

[rashcupra]

you might not need to as davels has said but the washer idea is simply to raise the strutbrace to avoid the brace rattling on the airbox and engine cover but is still as simple to fit obviously!
just without the bodges ive heard to stop the rattles

 

[Guinness]

yer al probably hoy some washers on just incase as well.

 

[gazjones]

1.2 is fine no need to space it at all there is nothing near it to hit it

 

[Guinness]

ok cool done it, without washers mainly as there wasnt any and as gaz says didnt see the need on a 1.2. O and btw lads got it pretty cheap forgot 2 mention £30 incl delivery was second hand arrived in very good condition, ebay aint it great posted link to item below. (o and thanks if it was 1 of u lot selling it on here)

Strut Brace

 

[CJFR]

Any body got a pic of one on a fr tdi??? Just worried bout the vac box on the other side.

 

[Kendo]

Here you go

 

[rashcupra]

looks pritty damn tight to the air box no rattle noises no?? might just be the angle of the picture did you try washers in the end ???

 

[Kendo]

Is pretty damn tight. Only rattles for a second on acceleration. Not tried the washers yet. Its been raining for about 6 months up here in Scotland. Once the week of summer comes around next august will fit the washers.

 

[rashcupra]

it will only take the time to undo 4 bolts easy acess and will stop that noise on take up! lazy LOL