S3 upper front strut brace Q:

turbin

Guest
Just picked it up today. Was like £90 here in Sweden...

How do you go about fiddling it in under the bonnet strut?

And while drilling the holes... can anything go really south? I think my coilover is safe....
 

Ronin225

Active Member
Jan 17, 2008
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Worcester
I had to notch a small section out on mine to get it to properly miss the gas strut
When fitting just measure twice cut once, make sure you are happy before drilling
 

DPJ

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Dec 13, 2004
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NN Yorks / Salento
www.seatcupra.net
See below
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BBoy82

Dan the compressor man...
Oct 25, 2008
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East Northants
I used M10 x 25mm allen cap head bolts, with M10 washer top and bottom.
I didnt remove the suspension, all i did was jack the car up enough for the front wheels to drop all the way down. You can then get in with a combination 17mm open end/floppy head socket spanner. When you mark out the holes for drilling, make sure the brace is centred on the top of the strut. If you dont, theres a ridge that the holes will straddle, and it will make tightening the bolts extra fiddly. All i did to get it to fit under the gas strut was to remove the gas strut using a flat blade screwdriver behind the clip, get a mate to hold the bonnet up, and bend the bracket away from the strut using a small adjustable spanner.

Hope this helps!!
 

turbin

Guest
I used M10 x 25mm allen cap head bolts, with M10 washer top and bottom.
I didnt remove the suspension, all i did was jack the car up enough for the front wheels to drop all the way down. You can then get in with a combination 17mm open end/floppy head socket spanner. When you mark out the holes for drilling, make sure the brace is centred on the top of the strut. If you dont, theres a ridge that the holes will straddle, and it will make tightening the bolts extra fiddly. All i did to get it to fit under the gas strut was to remove the gas strut using a flat blade screwdriver behind the clip, get a mate to hold the bonnet up, and bend the bracket away from the strut using a small adjustable spanner.

Hope this helps!!

that's nice, tnx. Believe I have all the info I need for surgery now ;)
 
Jan 11, 2009
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bstoke
Ok chaps just got mine today, how much movement do you think there is in the turrets before fitting the brace( 1,2mm) I ask this because it's a none adjustable brace so every bolt and hole need to be drilled dead on and of correct diameter.
 
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