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Offline gillm

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strut braces !
« on: January 13, 2010, 08:49:07 pm »
anyone got 1 fitted ? im trying to find the weichers carbon 1 that is fitted on the regal car but having no luck in finding it ?
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Re: strut braces !
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2010, 09:50:40 pm »
I'd be interested to hear about existing owners with strut braces... how do these complement uprated ARBs... do these make a noticeable difference....

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Re: strut braces !
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2010, 11:39:33 pm »
read somewhere that unlike the mk4 shell which was made of jelly and the strut brace made a big difference

they made the shell of the mk5 chassis nearly 200% stiffer negating the need for the upper strut brace.

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Re: strut braces !
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2010, 11:49:31 pm »
read somewhere that unlike the mk4 shell which was made of jelly and the strut brace made a big difference

they made the shell of the mk5 chassis nearly 200% stiffer negating the need for the upper strut brace.


....I've heard the same - The Mk5 is far more rigid and doesn't really need them.


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Re: strut braces !
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2010, 10:15:36 am »
I have got a omp strut brace on mine made absolutly no difference at all as the the front bulkhead braces the struts already.

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Re: strut braces !
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2010, 10:23:32 am »
Thanks Jaywoo, I'll put the money towards something else.

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Re: strut braces !
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2010, 10:51:40 am »
If for whatever reason you do want one, as I'm not convinced they're needed myself, I know a UK agent for Sandtler (Like the German Demon Tweeks) who do Weichers stuff.

The website takes some translating, but pretty much everything you'd ever need is on there - shame the Euro is so poop now, as it was dirt cheap in the past.
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Re: strut braces !
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2010, 11:51:45 am »
If for whatever reason you do want one, as I'm not convinced they're needed myself, I know a UK agent for Sandtler (Like the German Demon Tweeks) who do Weichers stuff.

The website takes some translating, but pretty much everything you'd ever need is on there - shame the Euro is so poop now, as it was dirt cheap in the past.

I'm sorry to say that it's the £ that is poop atm, the danisk krone is the same compared to the euro but against the £ it's a lot stronger  :jumpmove:  :booty: (teasing)

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