PEOPLE WHO HAVE FITTED COILIES TO THERE MK5

xcore · Post by **xcore** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:44 pm

hi there

it says in my haynes manual you should renew the top bolts

did you do this?

is it nessasery?

cheers

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:54 pm

I did.

It depends how many miles your car has already done. As I didn't fancy taking it all apart again to change the top mounts a few thousand miles after having had the opportunity to do it, I changed mine when I had the coilies fitted. I think in total it was Â£56 delivered, for all the necessary bits.

Cheers

xcore · Post by **xcore** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:17 pm

its done around 60k,

im going to be giving the car to my sister spring next year when she starts driving so il return it to standard and il replace the topmounts etc when i put the original shocks back on

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:41 pm

Its a pain in the ar5e getting the top mounts off. Your better just raising the coilovers up a bit, The ride isnt bone shatteringly hard

xcore · Post by **xcore** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:59 pm

3LL1077 wrote:Its a pain in the ar5e getting the top mounts off. Your better just raising the coilovers up a bit, The ride isnt bone shatteringly hard

did you renew the top bolts when you fitted your coilovers?

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:13 pm

i didnt. i said to my godfather about it as he wasnt helping me and he said well theyre in good condition and dont look like they need it so didnt bother. so far ive had no problems with it. my cars done about 65000

xcore · Post by **xcore** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:30 pm

ah ok ta

you going to no rice weds as your local?

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:33 pm

ops! i meant to write he was helping me not he wasnt helping me....

was that comment aimed at me?

xcore · Post by **xcore** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:41 pm

yes no rice, vw meet in guildford

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:52 pm

never heard of it. where do u live then?

xcore · Post by **xcore** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:01 pm

im based in fleet,

http://www.no-rice.com/

check it out

massive vw meet every second wednesday of the month

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:09 pm

u ever around aldershot or guildford?

wat does ur car look like?

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:10 pm

xcore wrote:
3LL1077 wrote:Its a pain in the ar5e getting the top mounts off. Your better just raising the coilovers up a bit, The ride isnt bone shatteringly hard
did you renew the top bolts when you fitted your coilovers?

Sure did mate

xcore · Post by **xcore** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:28 am

kipper wrote:u ever around aldershot or guildford?

wat does ur car look like?

not really i go to college and work in farnborough, id rive a silver 6n2 standard height atm with black steels lol

i use2 drive a stupidly low grey mk3 gt on black bbs afew months back

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:45 pm

oh well. i might of seen you about as i see a fair few polos about. quite a few in guildford and aldershot.