Audi TT Strut brace

[acepower84]

Has anyone fitted the strut brace from an Audi TT? If so, could you please let me know how you did it as i was expecting 3 bolts/nuts to be holding the struts in but this does not appear to be the case (shows how much i keep thinking of the 80s cars...)

[P34RC3]

Take a 8mm drill bit and 6 m8 bolts with 12 washers and 6 nuts. U can grind the brackets off the strutbrace if u want to. Most people do including me. Make sure u paint the exposed metal to prevent rust. That's about it.

[acepower84]

So i have to take the inside wheel arch liners out?

[Lloyd55vrs]

No mate u can just about reach up to get nuts on

Use a punch to mark holes so the drill dont go awol tho

[Lloyd55vrs]

[Lloyd55vrs]

M8x35mm

[P34RC3]

2 person job really. Bolts can be a pain to do up on your own

[acepower84]

Many thanks for that guys. Will order items i need and crack on with it asap

[simontouron]

Ooh liking this wot mk of tt do they come off?

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[Lloyd55vrs]

Mk1 TT

ebay guys, £25/£30

[dan281082]

i know i digging up old threads , but thats whats the search is for?!?!?

 

anyway i have a audi tt brace to fit. now can i use rivet nuts in the strut of better off using good old nuts and bolts??

[dubDEAN]

only had my new one 3 years now needs painting due to getting moved from house to house lol should probably fit it  :p

[YellowCar]

You can use rivet nuts I suppose, would be neater and less hassle to remove. However it scared me a bit in case they didn't go quite right and I'd have to correct something. What I did was use the shortest bolts I could get away with and put black plastic dome covers on, looked pretty neat.

[dan281082]

yeah i suppose using rivet nuts i must be totally precise. and the hole would need to be bigger than the bolt so if things go wrong could cause me issues!! 

[YellowCar]

Indeed, make sure you get some zinc primer and touch up paint to rust proof the holes, and do all you can to keep the swarf out of the engine bay.

[dan281082]

will do in the process of painting it now plasticote black., in two minds whether to change it to blue tho!

[YellowCar]

Whatever floats your boat mate. I left mine black which looked good on yellow. I reckon white might look good on yours, your cars black isn't it?

[dan281082]

yeah black , but all the silicone pipes are blue, was gunna match them up, but lot of hassle probs just stick with black!!

[dan281082]

so yesterday this happened!  fitted my tt brace only £12.50 bargain!  i did cut the brackets total ball ache getting the bolts held from underneath wheel off job and some twisting of my arm and its fitted..

 

[YellowCar]

Nice work, I found an open ended spanner vertically up onto the bolts from underneath held them just enough to get them tight, it is awkward though whatever you do