Swift GTi Strut Brace

they look better raw than painted i reckon !

Cheers Mate, I just posted out one in gloss white today, looked really good.

Will try get some pic's up of the other colours.

what are they made of?

I'll have one in black on next payday

so do you think they will make any kind of difference on my race car? bearing in mind i have solid mounts fitted already

typhoon wrote:so do you think they will make any kind of difference on my race car? bearing in mind i have solid mounts fitted already

It a solid brace and will definitely help with the handling of the vehicle.

Depends on how solid your 'solid' mounts are.

If there like the one's that I make (alloy with a bonded metal rubber insert) then its not really necessary to have a fourth engine mount.

The brace is useful as its helps to stop the rear engine/gearbox mount bolts getting pulled out.

This brace design is also quite good in an accident / front end crash.

InstantCustard wrote:
If he buys one, charge him an extra £20 and forward it to me!

Hi all,
Just thought I would report on my findings with these braces.....I want One!!! Andy I want it back lol

The brace changed the feel of my car, I already had a Hot Bits Brace on it, but once Andy's brace was fitted it made the car feel much stiffer, much more solid and a lot nicer to drive.

My car has pretty sloppy engine mounts as they are, this meant I could feel a lot of engine movement under hard acceleration. The brace pretty much stopped the movement and improved the drive of the car under acceleration no end.

You can feel that the brace is there when manoeuvring the car slowly. You get a slight vibration through the steering wheel, this I like, it gives the car a better feel, a more sort of "capable" feel. This vibration can be eliminated with better clutch control, ie. Not letting the car do all the work just on the clutch with no revs. I cant see this being a problem to anyone on here tho, if it did im pretty sure you would/should all be driving Saxo's and Corsa's with power steering, and safety stuff like airbags

It’s safe to say that I would/will definitely purchase one when I have enough money.

Anyway, here is a few pictures of it on my car.













Cheers
ADAM

I now have 2 left and one of them is taken pending cash...

Click me now for a good time

please tell me your going to be making more of these mate ?

I have only one left on ebay, Most likely sold.....

I can make more no problem, I have a working jig for the strut brace and the 4th engine mount.







I will only make another 5 if there are multiple people interested at once (at least 2 buyers) as the costs are hight as well as the effort to get them to a finished product.

any of these strut braces left ?

Just paid for another batch of these to be laser cut...

Any interest let me know asap as I have 3 left to sell.

Colour will be Gloss White or Unpanited.

Total : £150 posted to your door (within the UK)

Pm if your over seas and want a shipping quote.

il have one

Started sorting things out today for the next batch of strut braces with 4th engine mount....>







Thinking of just keeping with the black theme...

JDOG wrote:il have one

Send me paypal credit and you can have one

I get paid on the 28th mate il buy one then

I'll definately buy one. Can I have it in black?

im having bright pink

Got the money waiting, just need the go ahead

shuja wrote:Got the money waiting, just need the go ahead

Hey Mate, They are ready just need painting.

I picked up some Black paint today ;o).

Will PM you my paypal details.

Cheers
Andy

whats the price including postage £150 ?

Also can you send them unpainted ?

Cheers
Cle

Cle wrote:whats the price including postage £150 ?

Also can you send them unpainted ?

Cheers
Cle

Yeah Mate £150 posted, I can do one un-painted for £140 posted.

done me a pink one yet blood? i get paid next friday

JDOG wrote:done me a pink one yet blood? i get paid next friday

Blud, You buy the paint! send it to me and I will paint it .

This is a quality bit of kit. I fitted one of these to my standard GTI and have been driving with it on for a couple of weeks now. The ride is massively improved, handling is much stiffer, and the engine brace stops engine movement and cuts out the delay when pulling off.

Basically this was a great buy and I thought it was worth letting others know!

Any chance that these are available for purchase?

Unfortunantly it seems like garndi's website is down and im unable to get in touch with him.

Anyone willing to sell their's and post to OZ?

Cheers