does this look right?

[Wayne]

what is worn? cause at the mot they only replaced the top mounts.

scott

It is the top mounts that have failed again or have not been put together correctly.

[AudiA8Quattro]

They are not normal, whether lowered or not.
They are worn out, and need to be replaced.

Mine and alot of other people here have that happening with lowering.

Does it creak and knock when turning?

This tends to happen when poor quality mounts are used.
The rubber goes out of shape.
They should be replaced when they look like that.
Here is what they should look like:-
http://vwpolo2000.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=suspension&action=display&thread=236&page=1

[AudiA8Quattro]

what is worn? cause at the mot they only replaced the top mounts.

scott

It is the top mounts that have failed again or have not been put together correctly.

If new mounts have been recently fitted then they are poor quality items.

[gtiscott]

its going in on friday to get new front brakes so i will tell them to redo the mounts, thanks for the replies guys

scott

[gtiscott]

could this cause a kind of banging noise when breaking? , i put it down to my brakes but.....

[AudiA8Quattro]

Hard to say, but it is possible.
The only way to tell is to jack the car up, grap the spring and see if there is any 'give'

[gtiscott]

will try that tommorrow and see what happens, thanks for the help

[gtiscott]

just go it back, guy said top mounts are fine, although he took them off and replaced them anyway, needed new brake pads as one had split and was stuck to disc

scott

[Wayne]

just go it back, guy said top mounts are fine, although he took them off and replaced them anyway, needed new brake pads as one had split and was stuck to disc

scott

Has the gap now gone?

[gtiscott]

yes it has