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Offline AD1.8T

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downpipe rattles !!!!
« on: 04 November 2013, 14:25 »
First thing sorry all for the multiple threads the last couple of days !

Now my decat is finally on but yuuuup you guessed it its now vibrating like man I can see where its resting so I tried something knowing my dogbone mount is abit tired I jacked up the car the put another jack under the front bolt on the dogbone. I only done 2 or 3 pumps on the jack and it gave me just under an inch clearance!

So if I replace my dogbone mount should it cure the problem ?

Also I think I know whats wrong but since doing the decat and catch can my car smokes real bad (white) but I believe this is because I left the mid section outside last night and it rained as I did poor abit of water out of it this morning :/
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Re: downpipe rattles !!!!
« Reply #1 on: 04 November 2013, 18:42 »
I had the same problem when mine was fitted years ago mate, new dogbone cured the problem
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Re: downpipe rattles !!!!
« Reply #2 on: 04 November 2013, 18:47 »
Nice one cheers buddy mine is foobard to be fair I did put the poly bushes in well over a year ago but they were horrendous!! I dont really want to pay £90 odd for a r32 one, would a lemforder one from ecp be ok £40 is alot more appealing lol
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Re: downpipe rattles !!!!
« Reply #3 on: 04 November 2013, 19:36 »
I would go for an R32 mount or genuine OEM.

Can't comment on Lemforder but I had dogbones from THS & ECS which I assume are based on cheaper non OEM mounts - both failed in less than 12 months, smaller bush excessively worn in both cases.

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Re: downpipe rattles !!!!
« Reply #4 on: 04 November 2013, 19:37 »
I bit the bullet and got the R32 one all those years ago.
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Re: downpipe rattles !!!!
« Reply #5 on: 04 November 2013, 20:02 »
Hmmm maybe after xmas then, my mrs goes overboard around xmas and its never good for the wallet !
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Re: downpipe rattles !!!!
« Reply #6 on: 04 November 2013, 23:16 »
If she goes over board whack it on your list ;) save buying one yourself.

I was going to buy a second hand dogbone and poly bush it but after reading this maybe r32 is the way to go.
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Re: downpipe rattles !!!!
« Reply #7 on: 05 November 2013, 07:03 »
Obviously its all down to preference mate but I advise not to polybush I used the (I use this term lightly) "softer" red bushes and it felt/sounded like I had a bulldozer behind the dash !
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Re: downpipe rattles !!!!
« Reply #8 on: 05 November 2013, 08:19 »
R32 mount FTW

Ven fitted to my old Golf it was nice and quiet yet still able to handle the torque
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Re: downpipe rattles !!!!
« Reply #9 on: 05 November 2013, 12:40 »
i have pollybushed mine.

know what everyone means about the vibrations etc. but soon get used to it.
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