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PEOPLE WHO HAVE FITTED COILIES TO THERE MK5
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:44 pm
by xcore
hi there
it says in my haynes manual you should renew the top bolts
did you do this?
is it nessasery?
cheers
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:54 pm
by Si_GTi
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 £56 delivered, for all the necessary bits.
Cheers
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:17 pm
by xcore
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
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:41 pm
by 3LL1077
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
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:59 pm
by xcore
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?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:13 pm
by kipper
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
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:30 pm
by xcore
ah ok ta
you going to no rice weds as your local?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:33 pm
by kipper
ops! i meant to write he was helping me not he wasnt helping me....
was that comment aimed at me?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:41 pm
by xcore
yes no rice, vw meet in guildford
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:52 pm
by kipper
never heard of it. where do u live then?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:01 pm
by xcore
im based in fleet,
http://www.no-rice.com/
check it out
massive vw meet every second wednesday of the month
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:09 pm
by kipper
u ever around aldershot or guildford?
wat does ur car look like?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:10 pm
by 3LL1077
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
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:28 am
by xcore
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
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:45 pm
by kipper
oh well. i might of seen you about as i see a fair few polos about. quite a few in guildford and aldershot.