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Title: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: david_phillips95 on January 30, 2010, 06:36:39 pm: Decided to get the H&R springs fitted today, so my mate and i got stuck in.

The H&R Springs
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Before Lowering...
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Work In Progress...
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Lowered...
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Love the new stance, Very similar to OEM when cruising and stiffer when cornering hard. Really a big imporvement.

Cheers Davie
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: SteveP on January 30, 2010, 06:37:35 pm: Good work :congrats: :congrats:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: markymark on January 30, 2010, 06:38:14 pm: Very nice davie, I also have H&R's :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: john_o on January 30, 2010, 06:44:40 pm: good work , looks sooo much better :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: snapey on January 30, 2010, 07:21:37 pm: Looks brilliant, I can't fault the H&R's on mine one bit.
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: KRL on January 30, 2010, 07:46:40 pm: Great work Davie :congrats:

Think I'm going to have to get mine lowered now :jumping:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: Greeners on January 30, 2010, 08:00:19 pm: Thats made a massive difference! :congrats:

Need some spacers though as the wheels look a bit lost in those arches IMO................ :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: WhiteGTI on January 30, 2010, 08:53:21 pm: That looks lovely! Great mod :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: Beddie on January 30, 2010, 08:56:01 pm: Looks great, a 100% improvement! Loving the colour too! :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: gazbutS3 on January 30, 2010, 08:58:30 pm: nice work, it will drop more once settled, like so

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O yes, what happened to your underbonnet soundproofing, fancy a bit more noise?
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: NB07 on January 30, 2010, 08:58:55 pm: nice work and good choice, i love mine on H&R's :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: WhiteGTI on January 30, 2010, 08:59:33 pm: Ahh those wheels (Team Dynamics) on your car Gaz are pure car porn :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: Phil Mcavity on January 30, 2010, 09:27:02 pm: Awesome looking S3 , lovelly rare colour, but i would hide your Reg plate fella in your photo's. :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: KRL on January 30, 2010, 09:35:52 pm: Quote from: gazbutS3 on January 30, 2010, 08:58:30 pm
O yes, what happened to your underbonnet soundproofing, fancy a bit more noise?

Mine has no sound proofing under the bonnet either. I have always wondered whether it was like that from that factory or whether it had been removed.
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: david_phillips95 on January 30, 2010, 10:45:02 pm: Quote from: KRL on January 30, 2010, 09:35:52 pm
Quote from: gazbutS3 on January 30, 2010, 08:58:30 pm
O yes, what happened to your underbonnet soundproofing, fancy a bit more noise?

Mine has no sound proofing under the bonnet either. I have always wondered whether it was like that from that factory or whether it had been removed.

Think it was introduced with 08 onwards S3's

Davie
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: VC on January 31, 2010, 12:35:21 am: looking two thumbs fresh mate :drinking:

puffin out with some spacers might be worth considering next?
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: Toast on January 31, 2010, 02:58:19 am: Looking good Dav :happy2: Now for some wheels or colour change :party: And heard about your sticker for Crail :happy2: :grin:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 31, 2010, 05:30:33 am: Looking good just don't forget to have all the tracking etc checked. :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: gazbutS3 on January 31, 2010, 10:15:49 am: Quote from: david_phillips95 on January 30, 2010, 10:45:02 pm
Quote from: KRL on January 30, 2010, 09:35:52 pm
Quote from: gazbutS3 on January 30, 2010, 08:58:30 pm
O yes, what happened to your underbonnet soundproofing, fancy a bit more noise?

Mine has no sound proofing under the bonnet either. I have always wondered whether it was like that from that factory or whether it had been removed.

Think it was introduced with 08 onwards S3's

Davie

maybe, mines 08 and has it, so that would work out, what years yours KRL?
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 31, 2010, 10:37:59 am: Looking nice! :drool:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: KRL on January 31, 2010, 10:40:43 am: I think mine is an MY08 although it was registered in September 07. The model years change around July time IIRC.
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: T88OMM on January 31, 2010, 07:02:40 pm: Much better matey, I have them on mine for about 15k miles now and I can't fault them :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: JPC on January 31, 2010, 08:34:29 pm: that looks a whole heap better!
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: Top Cat on January 31, 2010, 08:43:10 pm: Quote from: JPC on January 31, 2010, 08:34:29 pm
that looks a whole heap better!

I am no English expert, but have you not missed out a comma in your sentence Jay. :chicken: :laugh:
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: DaveB@Vagbremtechnic on January 31, 2010, 08:44:17 pm: In the market for some H&Rs, did you shop around and get a good price?

I could spend 30 mins on interweb myself but looking for a reccomendation from off here even if its a bit pricier.

So where did you order them from?
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 31, 2010, 09:12:16 pm: Why not try the eibachs... I think they come in cheaper than the H&R counterparts?
Title: Re: H&R Springs Fitted Today - Before & After Pics
Post by: david_phillips95 on January 31, 2010, 11:13:25 pm: Ordered my springs from Awesome, there currently on sale 33% off coming in at Â£180 :) cheapest i could find them. Eibach are Â£150 but there kit only contains front springs lol??
H&R are perfect IMHO

Davie