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lowfoon wrote:No where near low enough!
I need to feel the ride quality mate, when u have a lil time to spare

haha i know, it will be going lower, the ride isnt harsh at all it is quite bouncy though, but not enough for me to complain about, i like it! lol

yep il pop round some time when im free

can you please explain to me what does it mean when a ride is bouncy pls? is it when the shocks are soft or very stiff?

ermm basically the opposite of harsh really, iv sat in in some cars where the suspension is really firm and when you hit bumps it feels really crashy, but these feel quite soft and smooth, i personally prefer it to the standard feel, it does feel really planted but still need my tracking and alignment done

clearer pic

was waiting outside ATS to get my front wheels aligned, but they wouldnt do it because it was lowered

Looking Good Mate

Bit suprised ATS wouldnt do the wheel alignment for you, they did the tracking on mine when it was lowered.

Is there anywhere else local you can take it too?

yep theres a local tyre shop, that do tracking but its very small and i doubt they have all the laser alignment equipment, but i might give them a go, and theres also a kwik fit, but they have a habit of telling you all the problems with your car and cant just get on with what you ask for

Yeah Kwik Fit are wallet rapers to say the least.
Somebody will do it for you mate, I was turned down by three garages before I manged to get mine done because it was too low for their ramps.

Did you get any negative camber when you fitted the coilovers?

6N2 GTI 00 wrote:Yeah Kwik Fit are wallet rapers to say the least.
Somebody will do it for you mate, I was turned down by three garages before I manged to get mine done because it was too low for their ramps.

Did you get any negative camber when you fitted the coilovers?

yep i do but its only slight, i had more before i fitted them

i think im gona have to take it somewhere to adjust my camber too, but the alignment is an issue atm, above 30mph its quite hard to turn the wheel and on fast-ish bends i get squeal from the inside wheel, the fronts seem to both be pointing outwards

RS_GT wrote:yep theres a local tyre shop, that do tracking but its very small and i doubt they have all the laser alignment equipment, but i might give them a go, and theres also a kwik fit, but they have a habit of telling you all the problems with your car and cant just get on with what you ask for

Eden Park about 5mins from me - they are good and did mine

what a change after some lowering, great job there mate

on what coilies are you running mate if I may ask and how are you finding then on bumps and potholes (if they exist in your area hehe) ?

hey dude, they are JOMs got a problem with one of the rear shocks, its very creaky i emailed venom and the said to just send it back and they will replace it. just gota wait for nice weather to remove them

apart from that potholes dont seem to be a big issue so far, but i really need to slow down for the bumps, i have smacked my splitter on a floor a couple times too, and thats not even as low as i want it to go i find them comfortable, they are quite bouncy but its not really a big issue for me

ahh tks mate I like it that they are a little bouncy, prefer it much better that way than being harsh cos of all the potholes we have were I live!! hopefully will go for a set of JOMs as soon as possible in summer

how did you fit shark attena

Josh_6n2_Polo wrote:how did you fit shark attena

its really easy, open the boot theres a little plastic bit at the end of the headliner( when you open the boot, reach the top just behind the rubber boot seal) right at the back of the car, pull it off, and pull the c pillars away slightly to, then you can pull the headlining down carefully. undo the bolt at the bottom, unclip the wire clip in the new one and bolt it one.

picture guide please?