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VWR Dampers
« on: December 23, 2008, 07:52:56 pm »
Hi Just thought id show you these. They are Robins set ready to go on his MK5.




And lastly something for a laugh.......... :grin:

 :happy2:

Cheers

Mark

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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2008, 08:06:34 pm »
Ooohhhhh, very nice  :drool: :drool: :drool:

Are they the same as the suspension fitted to your Red GTI?
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2008, 08:10:51 pm »
Hi Steve

Sorry there not, the ones fitted to the red GTI you drove are our Race Kit, which have a modified damper body and camber plates.

Main difference between road and race kit is spring rates and internal valves, race kit is noisy as we are not worried about cabin noise on the race cars, also means the damper bodies can be built lighter.

I will be fitting a set to the red GTI and doing comparison tests very shortly.

Cheers

Mark

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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2008, 08:21:40 pm »
^^^ Thanks for the explanation Mark  :happy2:

After driving your GTI it made mine feel like it had jelly instead of dampers  :xmaslaugh:

If you are ever in need of a test pilot when you fit a set of these then you know where to find me  :signLOL:
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2008, 09:00:07 pm »
Quote from: SteveP on December 23, 2008, 08:21:40 pm


After driving your GTI it made mine feel like it had jelly instead of dampers  :xmaslaugh:


Quote of the day ^^^   :grin: :grin:

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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2008, 09:02:52 pm »
^^^ But it is true it seriously made me think something was wrong with my car when I when into the first corner   :xmasrolleyes: :xmasrolleyes:
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2008, 11:13:45 pm »
^^^^

The other point about the Race Kit (Mark can correct me if I'm wrong) is that they aren't stainless steel but are galvanised as they don't need to last thousands and thousands of miles with minimal maintenance on roads - It's Horses For Courses.

Thanks for the pics, Mark - They now bring the project to life, so to speak.
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2008, 11:42:34 am »
Are they the bespoke KW variant 3's or Clubsports?

By the way Mark, a friend of mine (James Stewart) was telling me about some 6-pot brakes you had in development a while back, are you planning to sell these?? Any info would be appreciated.

Mike.
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2008, 02:01:15 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on December 24, 2008, 11:42:34 am
Are they the bespoke KW variant 3's or Clubsports?

....Mine (in the pics) are VWR bespoke KW-V3's. We decided not to go for the Clubsports as I wasn't happy about them having no warranty as they are specifically for trackday use on a road car. Having said that, KW have only had 2 failures since they were first introduced and did anyway replace them AFAIK. Due to my experience with Koni, I wanted lifetime warranty.

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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2008, 02:55:41 pm »
So whats the story with the Top Gear 'Star in a reasonably priced car' lap board?
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2008, 03:19:37 pm »
Quote from: Greenouse on December 24, 2008, 02:55:41 pm
So whats the story with the Top Gear 'Star in a reasonably priced car' lap board?

....TeeHee! You spotted it :grin: - I best let Mark answer that :wink:

So you thought you knew who The Stig was did you :wink:

I will let on that the time is genuine, so I believe.
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2008, 03:24:03 pm »
....

Revisiting this thread and seeing those pics of my VWR dampers today has really made me feel as if Christmas Day has come already! I'm really excited and looking forward to getting them fitted now. My car is running very sweetly at the moment.

VWR are going to fit my AntiLift kit in the same workshop session. Whoooopeeee!! :jumpmove:
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2008, 09:33:18 pm »
Nice one RR :happy2:

Christmas isn't Christmas if you don't get any decent presents eh :wink:

Those V3's and the WALK will make another big difference to the handling of the car for sure.

Looks like I'm going to have to step up to the plate with my modding regime. :innocent:
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2008, 09:36:21 pm »
Looks good bit of kit, is that for sale to joe public or thems and thems only :happy2:

what happened to your fsd kit btw?
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Re: VWR Dampers
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2008, 09:59:55 pm »
Robin, as far as handling is concerned I think your car will be the yard stick as far as the rest of us are concerned! Please don't let me drive your car until Im at least part way towards your mods  :grin:
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