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Sat 5 May 2001 07:09

Golf cabriolet - strut braces - John Kent

Our 2000 Golf Avantgarde has really bad vibrations - a combination of inherent body flex and the 45 series tyres fitted (factory spec). It is worse that every other one I have driven but VW dealers say it "It is not nice but probably within factory tolerances" and so VW don't want to know.

Would an underbonnet Strut Brace help reduce up the body flex?

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Sat 5 May 2001 10:53

Re: Golf cabriolet - strut braces - honest john

A little bit. But the primary purpose of a strut brace is to stop the tops of the strut towers moving inwards during hard cornering. If you really want to strengthen the car, think in terms of a roll cage.

HJ

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