Fitted an Audi A3/S3 Lower Strut brace this week

[Rookwise]

Couldn't believe how easy it was to do and for £17 for the parts its a well cheap mod

 

[nibbles]

really cheap and easy mod ,,,nice one mate

 

[HarveyGTI]

hi mate

where did you get this from? did you do it yourself and did you just jack the car up and swap over....just asking as judiging how easy it is to do it by myself

 

[DPJ]

hi mate

where did you get this from? did you do it yourself and did you just jack the car up and swap over....just asking as judiging how easy it is to do it by myself

Have a search, plenty of threads!

Get them from Seat dealer. Part no in Pab's thread. You need Riv bolts too. If you don't torque them up sufficiently, you might as well have not bothered fitting it.

 

[Rookwise]

Yea I did it myself. Always do as it something learn't at the end.

Part numbers are:

8N0 199 403 B comes up on the database as Support
N10 467 901 comes up as Bolt and you will need 2
N90 914 701 comes up as Riv Nut and you will need 2

There are also 2 washers your supposed to fit but the one that are supplied are too small.

Didn't jack the car up at all. The pic shows how much space I had to work in.
You will need a 16mm socket to do up the bolts and something to hold the brace in place when bolting it to the car (I used a small bottle jack place on its side)



Guide on how to fit the brace is here on SCN

Strut Braces - Front
Written by Pabs

 

[HarveyGTI]

Yea I did it myself. Always do as it something learn't at the end.

Part numbers are:

8N0 199 403 B comes up on the database as Support
N10 467 901 comes up as Bolt and you will need 2
N90 914 701 comes up as Riv Nut and you will need 2

There are also 2 washers your supposed to fit but the one that are supplied are too small.

Didn't jack the car up at all. The pic shows how much space I had to work in.
You will need a 16mm socket to do up the bolts and something to hold the brace in place when bolting it to the car (I used a small bottle jack place on its side)



Guide on how to fit the brace is here on SCN

Strut Braces - Front
Written by Pabs

thanks Rook...i am going into my Seat dealer on Friday to get my stereo sorted and pick up the LCR splitter...if i quote these parts will they be able to get them in?

and i am guessing the S3 strut brace is a vast improvement over the standard kit on my LC...if there is one fitted as standard?

 

[HarveyGTI]

EDIT im an idiot...just seen the link to your guide, great work fella!

 

[Rookwise]

The brace was fitted to the Leon Cupra R's only but not the Cupra and lower models mate. You won't really feel any improvement unless you going to be tanking it about on bendy roads lol