strut braces

[tris]

i have been told that you need to buy the audi (A3 top) strut brace as they dont do one for the leon
but i have found somewhere that dose do the leon omp
am going to have a look tomorrow but he tells me the audi one has a slight kink at both ends where as the leon one is stright across
dose anyone no which is the best one?

 

[Scotty_b]

The Audi one has a kink to go around the wiring harness. (the slide like thing in the top right of the engine bay) the leon, golf ,s3, a3 and TT etc all have this so you will need to get around this

Im having the S3 one fitted on Friday by BBT but i know FK are doing some good strut braces that should fit the cupra fine (no engine cover to get in the way, unlike the LCR)

Also if you have a look on awesome web site im sure they have a few more up

 

[awelch]

i have been told that you need to buy the audi (A3 top) strut brace as they dont do one for the leon
but i have found somewhere that dose do the leon omp
am going to have a look tomorrow but he tells me the audi one has a slight kink at both ends where as the leon one is stright across
dose anyone no which is the best one?

How much does the A3 top Strut brace cost??

 

[Empi5]

Its the S3 Brace, retails at approx £55-£60

 

[Ruddmeister]

Looks like this..........bolts are extra.

 

[tris]

How much does the A3 top Strut brace cost??

i can get them for less then 40quid

 

[tris]

The Audi one has a kink to go around the wiring harness. (the slide like thing in the top right of the engine bay) the leon, golf ,s3, a3 and TT etc all have this so you will need to get around this

Im having the S3 one fitted on Friday by BBT but i know FK are doing some good strut braces that should fit the cupra fine (no engine cover to get in the way, unlike the LCR)

Also if you have a look on awesome web site im sure they have a few more up

cant understand why the one listed for a leon dose not have the kink but the A3 dose

 

[awelch]

cheers steve, phil.

I'm not too interested in changing the springs and shocks, but may well buy arbs and strut braces. how much difference do they make with out the springs/shocks??

for car below obviously

 

[Si]

i can get them for less then 40quid

Do tell???

 

[tris]

omp in red mate of mine works for a motorsport retailer maybe able to get a group buy sorted
but not sure which ones are correct for the leon as they have both leon & A3 fit and they look diffent the leon has no kink

 

[Ruddmeister]

cheers steve, phil.

I'm not too interested in changing the springs and shocks, but may well buy arbs and strut braces. how much difference do they make with out the springs/shocks??

for car below obviously

dunno but just make sure you get pairs of ARB's done not just one with std springs and shocks, someone got just the rear ARB on std springs and shocks and said the car handled really wierd.

I would go for a 25mm front ARB and 25mm or 28mm rear

 

[jim4983]

tris id be well up with getting a red one. goes with my red samco pipes on order!!

 

[J@mes]

custom all the way!

glad to hear you have overcome the fear of having your struts drilled scotty! (just hope chris does a good job )

 

[jim4983]

i want one....how much that one cost you james. U polished that yourself looks nice

 

[J@mes]

i bought it 2nd hand from pete (he never fitted it) but he had started to polish it and i finished it off... i made it slighter neater/more polished and then sprayed the ends black and laquered the whole lot!

including paint/laquer etc it cost me £40 all in (bolts were £5!)

so a nice cheap worth while mod!

 

[jim4983]

i bought it 2nd hand from pete (he never fitted it) but he had started to polish it and i finished it off... i made it slighter neater/more polished and then sprayed the ends black and laquered the whole lot!

including paint/laquer etc it cost me £40 all in (bolts were £5!)

so a nice cheap worth while mod!

thats ridiculous.......40 quid? Have you noticed any difference in handling etc??

 

[J@mes]

i think i paid £25 for the actual brace tho!


yes made turn in slightly better!

nite jim!

 

[torrito]

i have seen the sparco one for leon and in croatia it cost about 80 euros

 

[Deleted member 7729]

This Audi S3 one does it fit to a 2003 Cupra without modification

 

[Scotty_b]

glad to hear you have overcome the fear of having your struts drilled scotty! (just hope chris does a good job )

Should i be worried?! About chris fitting them that is?
Ive not got any bolts, did you let BBT do it or DIY? If BBT did it did you supply the bolts? Cars in tommorow and i completly forgot to check!