Audi S3 Strutbrace help

[Dodson]

@ RikH....I spy some new blue bits!

 

[RikH]

glad you agreed to fit the lower 2 and my TIP for £5 lee

 

[Dodson]

oh im a nice lad.

 

[c11rgd]

S3 Strut Brace

Upper S3 strut part # = 8L9805629A

Just rang up Rideway Audi in newbury and the price on that is £58.52 inc VAT

 

[Ruddmeister]

Just rang up Rideway Audi in newbury and the price on that is £58.52 inc VAT

Was £55 2 years ago when I bought mine so not a bad price

 

[ChrisUK]

I asked Awesome to fit my strut brace & they quoted me £80 !!!!!

Getting it fitted for £50 at Demon Tweeks....

 

[Deleted member 7729]

these will fit all leons
and are well worth the money
iirc, brand new from audi they are <50
lower brace was about 25 all in including riv nuts and bolts

you asked about fitting kit for the s3 brace, iirc it was 6x or 8x m8's, nuts and washers. awesome gti fitted mine for 45+vat

tightens the front end up nicely

same as mine had mine fitted a few weeks back at JKM however does anyone else suffer from the engine cover vibrating aginst the brace

 

[speedsix]

Does the brace need to be 'modified' i.e bent atall to get it to clear/fit?

 

[kez]

nope, but you might need to bend your bonnet lifter out of the way a little.

 

[ChrisUK]

Nope, should go straight on with a bit of fiddling about mate.

 

[Ruddmeister]

Does the brace need to be 'modified' i.e bent atall to get it to clear/fit?

play around with the brace and get the bonnet lifter end in first, fiddle about and it slots in with NO bending/modding etc

 

[smoothuk]

mine is sitting here against my desk begging to be fitted, i got a sparco one for my LCR. and a rear one on the way cant wait to get it fitted, think i may bet BBT to fit it for me, i just cant bring myself to drill the turrets...

 

[ChrisUK]

lol - same here. I got a red adjustable Sparco front one - rear one is already fitted

 

[daveyonthemove]

Does the brace need to be 'modified' i.e bent atall to get it to clear/fit?

My brace started vibrating on the cover the other day. It always did a little from very low speed when your just getting the car moving, but once it was going i never heard it, however it was vibrating constantly after a service the other day, so i had a fiddle with it.
I pulled the engine cover off and found the rubber bit had stuck to the cover support. I tried to get it off, but with the brace in the way it made it tricky and it fell down the back of the engine. never to be seen again.
put the cover back on, and there is no vibration at all! Bonus.
so if your does vibrate, try removing the rubber from the support below the brace. it will allow it a few mm of clearance and avoid vibrations.

 

[ChrisUK]

lol - was that after you said "****, I've just dropped it........."

 

[c11rgd]

Fitting

When all you guys say " im gettin it fitted" does that mean that the bolt holes are not present .
Bcos on previous cars i just remove the bolts which hold the suspension cap in place in the strut and tehn slide teh strut brace over teh top and re bolt it all.

from what im reading some of you guys are talking about drilling. etc

is this strut brace not a straight fit??

 

[ChrisUK]

Nope - you need to drill some holes, jack your car up, take off the wheel then bolt from below.......

 

[c11rgd]

Strut

Nope - you need to drill some holes, jack your car up, take off the wheel then bolt from below.......

Ahhh, Gutted, ok, nay recommendations on the type of bolts, nuts and washers to use?

 

[ChrisUK]

Nope - hence why I'm getting mine fitted lol

Don't forget to use that anti rust stuff if you drill your own holes !!

 

[c11rgd]

mission

Nope - hence why I'm getting mine fitted lol

Don't forget to use that anti rust stuff if you drill your own holes !!

i might just get mine welded on!, see what happens!