Reply With QuoteIf the price is reasonable and it can be removed with a leatherman (as in when I'm out), sure.
Volkswagenist
I was making an enquiry with UNIbrace about the possibility of them making me a MkIV Golf Rear XB Brace without the mounting holes drilled so that could machine it down to fit and drill my own mounting holes.
He asked me if there was demand for more than one of these as they could the make a new version to specifically for the 9N3 Polo if they could get orders for 10. I told him that I would gauge local interest.
In case you haven't seen them, this is what I am referring to. It is by far the nicest looking rear brace tha I have seen and is easily removable after the initial install as it uses nutserts to hold the brace to the body.
So, who else might want one?
Current interest count: 5 + a maybe
Last edited by kaanage; 15-06-2011 at 07:38 AM.
Ultimate Dubber
If the price is reasonable and it can be removed with a leatherman (as in when I'm out), sure.
Volkswagen Fanatic
Are the advantages similar to those delivered from a RSB?
Volkswagen Fan
What would the ballpark price be?
Ultimate Dubber
Very different. This device helps with chassis rigidity, sway limits the difference between suspension movement. It's more like the front strut brace.Originally Posted by Bflat
Volkswagenist
Is this the one that sits behind the rear seat, attached between the struts, or the underbody brace, like a H brace?
Volkswagenist
Click on this to see the brace and how it fits
I imagine the price will be the same as for the Golf rear braces A$420 delivered
Ultimate Dubber
damn, thats not cheap... I am sure its well designed, but think i'll have to sit this one out
Volkswagen Fanatic
Being a lot smaller than the Golf, do the Polos suffer badly from chassis flex?
Volkswagenist
A 9N3 is almost the same size as a MkIV Golf - any hatchback flexes at the back since there is no bracing at the rear wheels.
I'd say this would do much more for performance than oversized wheels and brakes. But that's an unproven opinion.
And think what a single high performance tyre costs.
Last edited by kaanage; 08-06-2011 at 08:12 PM.
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