What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

**h100vw** · 17-11-2009, 08:57 PM

Of course VW came up with the DMF to reduce vibrations but I have owned, lots of VWs with solid flywheels and none of them vibrated just because of the flywheel.

Even when I fitted uprated mounts on my G60 Golf, there was no vibration.

I can't accept that I was lucky not to get vibrations on my A3, where you have.

Are you sure that there's nothing touching, like the exhaust on the subframe or something similar.

Gavin

**McDub** · 17-11-2009, 09:16 PM

i imagine that would sound like metal on metal and i'm not getting that sort of vibration, more a droning vibration. tbh when i jumped in the car and started it, i thought i was in the wrong car or something! reminded me of a mates 25y/o hottted up fiat... but not that bad, haha.

anyway my mechanic reckons it's the dogbone inserts. he actually warned me about cabin noise before putting em in. though i didn't have a proper chat with him when i picked the car up, was in a rush for work. will chat more with him in a couple days. he may even read this post :-P
Though he doesn't seem to have time to sleep so don't think he spends much too much time on here anymore

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**fuzion** · 18-11-2009, 06:38 AM

the car on the jacks was at tims (golfworx)... lol so ask tim where he taxed them from! i wanted them hahhaa..

**gavs** · 18-11-2009, 07:16 AM

McDub, the APR mounts are a 90 shore hardness which is what I have in mine which introduces a pronounced vibration into the car, but I am now used to it.

I had a very tourquey toyota deisel 4x4 before my golf and I did a dual mass to solid flywheel and clutch conversion and there was no extra vibration so I think that the source of your vibration could be related to your dog-bone inserts. It might not be directly the mount itself but because it has stiffened things up, it could be translating the vibration through other worn-out mounts like your transmission or engine mounts maybe...

**fuzion** · 18-11-2009, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by McDub

i imagine that would sound like metal on metal and i'm not getting that sort of vibration, more a droning vibration. tbh when i jumped in the car and started it, i thought i was in the wrong car or something! reminded me of a mates 25y/o hottted up fiat... but not that bad, haha.

anyway my mechanic reckons it's the dogbone inserts. he actually warned me about cabin noise before putting em in. though i didn't have a proper chat with him when i picked the car up, was in a rush for work. will chat more with him in a couple days. he may even read this post :-P
Though he doesn't seem to have time to sleep so don't think he spends much too much time on here anymore

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If your 'mechanic reckons', i would honestly take it to a specialist. If your in sydney there is quite a few guys

East/South Side; Jade Auto @ Rosebery
North; Derek from European Autotek @ Mona Vale
West; Arthur from Exoticars @ North Parramatta
West; Seb from Euro Automotive @ North Parramatta (Greystanes)
Further West; Matt from Camden GTI

I would go to someone who knows about VW/Audi cars personally myself..

**McDub** · 18-11-2009, 07:50 AM

haha, yeah i did take it to one of those guys! As i said, i picked the car up in a hurry so didn't have a good chat to him about it. But i agree that it could be another mount that is loose.

**DUB 12V** · 18-11-2009, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by McDub

haha, yeah i did take it to one of those guys! As i said, i picked the car up in a hurry so didn't have a good chat to him about it. But i agree that it could be another mount that is loose.

if you want to buy a new mount 034 motor sport make a nice one with rubber mounts like STD but slightly stiffer than std not as stiff as poly? i have a spare one if you want it $120.00