My what a difference!
I removed my old one in about 15 minutes, and you can feel how flimsy it is - you really can twist / bend it in your hands very easily. It also has areas that are clearly designed to flex...no thanks!
So I remove the old strut brace, inspect it, laugh, then try and fit the new one, only I had to drive to Halfords as the 13mm socket I had was too fat for the holes in the new strut. The car felt absolutely comical during the short drive - completely devoid of feedback but oddly is smoothed out the bumps a treat!
Took me about 10 minutes to fit the new brace in Halfords car park (nice and level) and immediately the feedback is so much better - it's more communicative, needs less correction mid corner and brings so much feel through the wheel. It's not noticeably harsher than the OEM strut brace in any of the suspension modes, which is good.
Needless to say, I strongly recommend this cheap and simple mod - to anyone looking to improve the handling check out this post: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/658976-CR-15-Upper-Strut-Tower-Brace-Realtime-Install
I removed my old one in about 15 minutes, and you can feel how flimsy it is - you really can twist / bend it in your hands very easily. It also has areas that are clearly designed to flex...no thanks!
So I remove the old strut brace, inspect it, laugh, then try and fit the new one, only I had to drive to Halfords as the 13mm socket I had was too fat for the holes in the new strut. The car felt absolutely comical during the short drive - completely devoid of feedback but oddly is smoothed out the bumps a treat!
Took me about 10 minutes to fit the new brace in Halfords car park (nice and level) and immediately the feedback is so much better - it's more communicative, needs less correction mid corner and brings so much feel through the wheel. It's not noticeably harsher than the OEM strut brace in any of the suspension modes, which is good.
Needless to say, I strongly recommend this cheap and simple mod - to anyone looking to improve the handling check out this post: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/658976-CR-15-Upper-Strut-Tower-Brace-Realtime-Install
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