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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 18th June)....
« Reply #150 on: August 29, 2012, 11:21:20 am »
thanks for posting up robin, just wanted to double check  :happy2:
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 18th June)....
« Reply #151 on: October 22, 2012, 09:41:37 am »
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Here are some alternatives to the UB but they have totally missed the point that UNIbrace Bruce has understood so well and that's the structural 'X' factor:

http://www.summit-racing.eu/volkswagen/golf.html
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #152 on: October 25, 2012, 11:47:11 am »
Still nobody wants to do my test?
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 18th June)....
« Reply #153 on: October 25, 2012, 05:47:27 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on August 01, 2012, 05:58:03 pm
However, in chatting to John Hurdy who has years of trackday experience and who doesn't hang about when the conditions are safe, he reckons that the XB did nothing for his highly modified Ed30. It's difficult to understand because the XB has done a lot (unexpectedly) for my GTI.

Was his a 3dr or 5dr?
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #154 on: October 25, 2012, 07:04:49 pm »
Quote from: sub39h on October 25, 2012, 05:47:27 pm
Quote from: RedRobin on August 01, 2012, 05:58:03 pm

However, in chatting to John Hurdy who has years of trackday experience and who doesn't hang about when the conditions are safe, he reckons that the XB did nothing for his highly modified Ed30. It's difficult to understand because the XB has done a lot (unexpectedly) for my GTI.


Was his a 3dr or 5dr?


....IIRC, a 5-door like mine. Are you thinking that a 3-door bodyshell is stiffer than a 5-door and therefore may be less beneficially effected by UNIbraces?
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #155 on: October 25, 2012, 07:06:33 pm »
Indeedy, but obviously this line of thought would be incorrect if Hurdy's was a 5dr as well.

Is RLine up and running yet? I want an XB.
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #156 on: October 25, 2012, 07:08:20 pm »
Quote from: sub39h on October 25, 2012, 07:06:33 pm

Is RLine up and running yet? I want an XB.


....The latest I hear from Bruce at UNIbrace is that RLine is "MIA" Missing In Action.
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #157 on: October 25, 2012, 07:25:19 pm »
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #158 on: October 25, 2012, 07:40:58 pm »
^^^^
Don't be sad - I understand that Bruce is in the process of finding another UK distributor  :happy2: - Will keep you posted.
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #159 on: October 25, 2012, 09:27:43 pm »
Why not order direct from Unibrace?
http://unibrace.com/frameset.html
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #160 on: October 25, 2012, 10:48:59 pm »
problem i have is that the 3dr 8P is not available in the USA, so i'd prefer a UK distributor so I can check fitment first as even Bruce isn't 100% sure it would work
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #161 on: October 25, 2012, 11:19:08 pm »
Quote from: sub39h on October 25, 2012, 10:48:59 pm
problem i have is that the 3dr 8P is not available in the USA, so i'd prefer a UK distributor so I can check fitment first as even Bruce isn't 100% sure it would work

Hmm, looks like your only option would be to get someone to temporarily remove their xb and see if the fitting would be ok in your car.
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #162 on: October 25, 2012, 11:29:25 pm »
not a bad idea, but it's a relatively rare modification!
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #163 on: October 26, 2012, 12:09:04 am »
^^^^
Hmm, you're in Staffordshire and I'm in Dorset... Otherwise I would take my XB out for you.
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 23rd Oct)....
« Reply #164 on: October 26, 2012, 12:21:57 am »
Quote from: sub39h on October 25, 2012, 10:48:59 pm
problem i have is that the 3dr 8P is not available in the USA, so i'd prefer a UK distributor so I can check fitment first as even Bruce isn't 100% sure it would work

Save your money...take your partner out for a nice meal... ANYTHING!!!  :popcornsoda:
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