S3 upper front strut brace Q:

[turbin]

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....

 

[DPJ]

I ground mine down to accomodate the bonnet strut.

 

[Ronin225]

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]

See below

 

[D.K]

I just levered the bracket over a bit and the strut brace went streight on.

 

[turbin]

See below

what's going on here?

 

[DPJ]

what's going on here?

Tightening coilover after fitting.

 

[turbin]

oh right... So you had to remove the coilover to fasten the bolts?

 

[DPJ]

oh right... So you had to remove the coilover to fasten the bolts?

No, I fitted the coilovers after I fitted the S3 brace.

 

[turbin]

I just levered the bracket over a bit and the strut brace went streight on.

thread worthless without pics

 

[turbin]

how long bolts did you get?

 

[BBoy82]

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]

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

 

[turbin]

results :



I love it mucho. Nurburgring bring it !

 

[kupraking]

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.