Front strut brace 8v

[V8Rumble]

Is there a difference between an 8v and 16v front strut brace, if so what is it. I have one but it sits on top of the expansion bottle and very near the throttle. I have an 8v Golf.

[Neo Badness]

Pic?  just an idle though have you tried turning it 180degrees ?

[V8Rumble]

Thanks for the reply I will try different positions as I have only tried it as it came from the seller on Ebay. If not I will try and sort a pic.

[V8Rumble]

I have tried rotating the brace but one cure creates another problem, here is a couple of pics sorry about the quality they are off my phone

[Gambit]

see if you rotate the bar 180degree, will it clear the throttle body - but then foul on the coolant bottle?

id a similar issue on my 16v where it was tight up against the coolant bottle but i just dropped the coolant bottle an inch by making a modified bracket. also, mine is the earlier type coolant bottle whereas yours is later type

[V8Rumble]

I did try rotating it but to stop it fouling anything I would have to lift it up but then there is bonnet clearance. I was going to move the coolant bottle around the strut tower rather than lower it just to be sure I kept correct height.

Looks like I have some work to do I foolishly thought it was a bolt on job lol and didn't want to start messing about if it was for another car, ho hum

[Gambit]

The coolant bottle just needs to be higher than the inlet on the side of the head, so you can drop it an inch no problem

[Thom89]

Note to OP,
Use the IMG code on Photobucket for a full size picture

Thom

[V8Rumble]

Thanks for the replies and advice. How do I do the photoshop thingy?