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Best place to buy Parts??
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:27 pm
by SooperDR
It appears that not only are the Shocks on the way out, 1 of the springs has a cracked coil too..
So.. I'm going to go for an Overhaul and onto Coilovers!
But.. What about Strut Braces..??
OMP.. Other.. and Upper.. Lower.. Both.. ??
Your thoughts Gentleman please.. (And Ladies)..
Re: What.. Strut Brace ??
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:57 pm
by Trottagti
I have the omp upper and lower kit and it was all fitted together with my coilovers and it turned the car into a dream.
New suspension, strut braces and bushes will be amazing.....
Then get it all aligned and youl have a go kart....
Bushes.
http://www.venommotorsport.com/prod_cat ... o%20Mk%205
Coilovers.
http://www.venommotorsport.com/prod_cat ... o%20Mk%205
Strutbraces.
eBay search result for a kit.
OMP FRONT UPPER & LOWER STRUT BRACE VW POLO GTi 1.6 16v
Re: What.. Strut Brace ??
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:14 pm
by joe2612
Be warned, if you're very low the strut brace will hit the floor over heavy bumps etc. But all of what craig said will improve the handling sevenfold.
Re: What.. Strut Brace ??
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:15 pm
by SooperDR
Those where EXACTLY the 3 pages I have been looking at this afternoon..
GTi owners have the same problems, but also the same taste in Upgrades and Websites..
Re: What.. Strut Brace ??
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:18 pm
by SooperDR
Yeah.. A mate has a Mini which bumper scrapes the white lines..
His Lower Strut is Red on top and Silver underneath, constantly scraping bumps, cats eyes.
Re: What.. Strut Brace ??
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:55 am
by Trunkz
I'd get the lower strut brace, as that gives the most improvement. The top strut brace is pretty much for cosmetic purposes. (not saying it dont look nice, its just a recession and I'd rather pocket that extra £40 he's going to spend
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Re: Best place to buy Parts??
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:01 pm
by SooperDR
Right, here's the Shopping List:
Lower Strut Brace: eBay £65 Anywhere else.. ??
Front Brake Caliper Carriers: (G60 - 280mm Discs) ??
PowerFlex Wishbone Bushes: ??
Front Brakes: ??
Rear Brakes: ??
Re: Best place to buy Parts??
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:54 am
by Trunkz
SooperDR wrote:Right, here's the Shopping List:
Lower Strut Brace: eBay £65 Anywhere else.. ??
Front Brake Caliper Carriers: (G60 - 280mm Discs) ??
PowerFlex Wishbone Bushes: ??
Front Brakes: ??
Rear Brakes: ??
Apart from eBay, try a good selection of scrapyards. There are plenty of sites online that deal with nationwide scrapyards, think of them as the gocompare.com for scrapyards
That should get you your front G60 calipers. In terms of wishbones, for powerflex you can use venom motorsports. Front discs are more important than rears, so use venom again and get a set of cross-drilled black diamonds. Rear brakes arent that important, so a set of brembos from GSF outta do the trick.
In general, have a look through scrapyards for car parts, and also clubpolo.co.uk's classifieds as well as our own here.
