to poly or not to poly ??

[F17BAD]

yeah wanna paint mine too, did u have to bleed the brakes or is it/do u think it will be, possible to remove it without disturbing my fluids ??

were the polly bushes easy to get in place without a press ?

[Khare]

Bushes didn't need anything to go in. I used a little bit of copper grease to make it even easier, but if they're nice and clean and the inside of the beam where the bushes mount is clean and smooth too then it goes in so easy by hand, no force.

Brakes can remain in place. Just removed the calipers and leave them on the car, supported. The beam will have the discs attached still obviously. No need to disconnect any brake lines.

You'll need an assistant to help line up the beam and also to remove it, it's pretty heavy.

[Khare]

You can see the calipers laying in the ground still connected on that last pic.

[F17BAD]

Cheers for clearing this up brother (from another mother)

Ben will be at hand to assist so no dramas their.. we was just trying to confirm if i had to disturb my fluids and thats something i don't want to do as i am running expensive fluids and iv just done them haha!

did you brush on your paint or spray it ?

[Khare]

Hammerite smooth. Brushed on rust and all. Just cleaned the axle a bit to get rid of loose dirt/oil and then brushed it all on.


I know you're OCD/anal when it comes to this, so I'm sure you'll be sanding down the axle and then priming it, layering it and finishing it off 

[thai-wronghorse]

I stuck with OEM rear bushes on my past two mk3's and did them both in situ.

[F17BAD]

I was thinking brush on smooth too, i only ever use hammerite on my cars even in the bay all my black bits are the satin or smooth finish

did you remove the stub axles and discs or just leave all that in place ?

[Khare]

Left it all in place mate. As you see the axle in pic 1 is how it was painted (bit cleaner ofcourse).

[F17BAD]

sound as a pound
was thinking to get another axle, paint it, then fit the bushes and then just swap it out for my existing one

not decided yet..

[thai-wronghorse]

I guess that way you can spend as much time and effort as you like getting a decent finish on it rather than whipping it off then having to stick it back on quickly so that you can use the car again.