Advice on Front Shock replacement and Brake Fluid Reservoir

[CrispyEdd]

Nice and tight but not harsh, B4 and eibach fabia pro springs. Said 25-30mm lower but looks same to me at moment! Really nice ride on 15 forged alloys. It feels factory with touch of sport. Certainly better than soft old factory springs and wooden returns and definitely comfortable compared to my old sport with 17 oem alloys! For me it's spot on.

 

[Warhead3000]

How is the ride with new setup ?

Hi Guys

Just a quick thank you for all your advice and help, my A2 1.6 FSI Badboy is now fully back on the road with a completely new front suspension setup (Wishbones, Bushes, Dampers, anti-rollbar control links) and a brand new set of Michelin Pilot Sport 5 tyres on the front.

Sailed through it's MOT a few days ago (after I had to patch a hole in the exhaust by the hanger bracket with some £10 QuickSteel).

So hopefully will be running a while yet, although the gearbox is making a nasty grinding noise so will probably need to replace that next, oh and get the Tumble flap working.

Drives and steers great now

 

[Tardis]

Finally got round to changing the other top mount on the most recent A2.
Glad I did as it was starting to spread around the spring top and got the occasional spring bong on lock.
While the old struts and springs gave a more compliant ride over the local potholed roads the major craters were a bit abrupt.
Removed the strut complete and rebuilt on the bench with Sachs top mount B4 strut and Suplex spring.
Did it the same way as the other side, removing the arch liner and brace.
Here are a couple of pics showing the ease of access