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AlexW
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10th May 11 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seriously, Have you checked those top mounts? I'm not being a noob, But if they aren't done up correctly, they could snap etc. Please check/get pics maybe?
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10th May 11 at 19:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hey dude,i haven't checked yet,i'll get a quick photo of them now

The car drives fine though and nothings knocking

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looks well mate, i think the only thing letting it down now is those rear mudflaps
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Cheers Jaffa mate,i've always preferred them black

Alex here's some of the top mounts :







Here's the clearance i have now with the strutbrace,two washers :












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Those nuts need to be tightened up more!
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Deffo NOT tight enough, Need air gunning up or offset ring spanner and allen key.

The cup bit should be tight on the rubber top mount, I bet if you was to have a jack taking the weight of the car, that top mount would move around.
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10th May 11 at 19:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What on the strutbrace?

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No, the top mount itself, Ignore the strut brace completely.

You see how the cup bit (the metal thing under/around the nut) is raised vs the rubber, I haven't got a pic of mine and haven't got cam atm, But you can see here the cup isnt raised like yours.


Yours is raised as its moved up and stopped when hitting the nut, Probs when jacked up

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10th May 11 at 19:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's all air gunned up.

I'll jack car up tomoz and have a look. You reckon i'll have to take the leg out again and re-fit it? It might not be in right at the top of the leg

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If its been airgunned up the shock must of just moved, Normally its fine, Best see if you can find a spanner to fit, It should all just sqeeze up, If not, You will have to take the strut completely off and try to stop the shock rod from spinning while you gun up the nut.

It is a pain, But that really isn't right, They aren't that strong at the top and its really Not ideal.
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Dan they are down I've been in ur car loads would 100% no if they wasn't done up right it would knock like fook, u did pit the original top mount on the coilover didn't you they do sit high maybe top mount fooked
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10th May 11 at 19:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Okey doke,thanks for the help,i'll let you know how i get on tomorrow

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You off tomoz Ash? Nip down tomoz if yo are as i'm spraying my brother's bumpers

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There definitely not tight enough, you cant just put an air gun on it and tighten it up as the shock will just spin. You need a 19mm swan neck spanner and an allen key to work against yourself.
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Would only knock if weight was fully taken off them, And i'm not convinced they would anyway as its all rubber. Its not right though, It shouldn't be up like that, Even if its all tight, It will be fucked top mounts, which are just as bad.

Turning the wheel left to right and knowing what your listening for would 100% confirm top mounts But as its hard to explain and your miles away, its not that simple

I know what I'm talking about, I've been around vauxhalls for years.
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quote:
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There definitely not tight enough, you cant just put an air gun on it and tighten it up as the shock will just spin. You need a 19mm swan neck spanner and an allen key to work against yourself.


TBF, I've had success just gunning them up, Most of the time it works for me, I normally do it with weight on it so it helps.

And swan neck, I couldn't remember teh name
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Yea same, i've always been told the air gun has enough power in it too tighten them straight up.

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Not always as shown tho.
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Yea true

I'll sort it out tomoz

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tell what would finish it off now is coloured silcone pipping
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They cost a fortune though mate

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would have looked good tho
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
There definitely not tight enough, you cant just put an air gun on it and tighten it up as the shock will just spin. You need a 19mm swan neck spanner and an allen key to work against yourself.


i just used air gun on mine when it went loose bitta duck oil and job was a goodun backs done the same but thats how i roll haha bodge it if it comes loose get it fixed properly
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Just chek the top mounts with a swan neck spanna n alan key as aw06 said dan. Its piss easy to do. Cars looking a tad on the shiney sidw!!! Lol cnt get over how gd those hids look!
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Yea I'm going to try and sort it tomoz dude

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