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Hiya guys,

Just need a little bit of advice. As you probably know I'm having new suspension fitted to my GTi soon & from reading on here it seems a good idea to replace the top mounts whilst I'm having it done.

Could anyone tell me exactly what bits I'd need for the GTi for front & rear?

Also I was thinking about getting some of the powerflex bump stops while I'm at it, do you think it would be a worthwhile investement?

Thanks a lot,

sally_healey

I had the top mounts and bearings changed on the fronts on mine. I think it is worthwhile as with the harder set-up, they will endure more punishment. Although upon examining the original top mounts, they were in pretty good nick for 5 years/35k miles.

For the rear I had items 11 and 12 on the following diagram changed, which are rubber type bushes, and therefore obviously prone to some wear:



Costs from vagparts are as follows:

Front
top mount £8.99 x 2
bearing £6.34 x 2

Rear
lower bearing £3.25 x 2
upper bearing £3.25 x 2

all prices would be plus delivery & VAT.

Whether to get powerflex bumpstops, would I assume depend on what suspension you are fitting and how low you intend to run the car. They would obviously last longer than OE items, but if anything I would opt for powerflex suspension bushes, as these would have more effect on the final result.

I placed an order with VAGparts for mine, the whole setup for front top mounts and rear bushes cost £56 inc. delivery.

See here

I didn't spec any powerflex bits but if the suspension is being upgraded it would be an ideal time to do it

Cheers

Si_GTi wrote:I placed an order with VAGparts for mine, the whole setup for front top mounts and rear bushes cost £56 inc. delivery.

See here

I didn't spec any powerflex bits but if the suspension is being upgraded it would be an ideal time to do it

Cheers

That's brilliant thanks, so do I just need to ask for:

Front top mounts &
Rear bushes?

I'm probably being a bit slow on this

Cheers,
sally_healey

I've dug my original sales receipt out for you! This is what I had sent to me:

2x 6N0 412 249C Strut Bearing
2x 6N0 412 331E Suspension Strut Storage
2x 191 512 333 Lower Rear Bearing
2x 191 512 335 Lower Upper Bearing

The total inc. the £6 postage was a touch over £57 (inc. VAT).

Si_GTi wrote:I've dug my original sales receipt out for you! This is what I had sent to me:

2x 6N0 412 249C Strut Bearing
2x 6N0 412 331E Suspension Strut Storage
2x 191 512 333 Lower Rear Bearing
2x 191 512 335 Lower Upper Bearing

The total inc. the £6 postage was a touch over £57 (inc. VAT).

That's brilliant thanks! I'm off to get them now

excuse me fellas (and lasses!) sorry for bringing up an old topic.. i'm just about to have my suspension setup changed and remebered this post, is the same recommended for non-gti's too and is it the same parts?

some bright spark in vw sold me mine without the bearings.....so complained and got a discount woop