MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Matto on January 22, 2012, 01:07:52 pm
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Car had a service in november and the dealer said that the drop link bushes were split. It went in last week for the injectors and whilst it was in they did a health check. This time they said it was rear trailing arm bushes. On the "additional work" sheet both times the part numbers have been the same:
1K0 501 529 F and 1K0 501 530 C which both point to the drop links.
I have done a search but most of the results are over 3 years old. So my question is, do I replace with OE drop links or are there some better aftermarket ones? I have also been looking on the Polybush site as they do kits for the drop links. Although they are quite pricey.
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Just use OE Droplinks.
I fitted some BSH ones and they just knocked like hell on bumpy roads under 50mph. I tried all sorts to stop the knocking and took them off after about 2 weeks as it just annoyed me.
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The Neuspeed ones has worked for me, i've had them for 2 years with no issues whatsoever :happy2:
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The Neuspeed ones has worked for me, i've had them for 2 years with no issues whatsoever :happy2:
+1, but ive only been using them for 6 months or so.
Anyone want to test the 034 motorsports links?
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BSH...clunk clunk clunk here as well.....stock ones went straight back on!
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The Neuspeed ones has worked for me, i've had them for 2 years with no issues whatsoever :happy2:
+1, but ive only been using them for 6 months or so.
Anyone want to test the 034 motorsports links?
Yes Alex, i'm up for it just send them to me and i'll review them for you :happy2:
You didn't want me to buy them did you?? :laugh: :booty:
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Regarding the BSH ones being clunky, that seemed to be the general opinion on them in the search results I found. TBH I have no issues using OE ones just wondered seeing as I was going to change them, was there a better alternative.
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IMO as Carl said...OE all the way, you gain so little from the others it isnt worth the bother. :smiley:
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Car had a service in november and the dealer said that the drop link bushes were split. It went in last week for the injectors and whilst it was in they did a health check. This time they said it was rear trailing arm bushes. On the "additional work" sheet both times the part numbers have been the same:
1K0 501 529 F and 1K0 501 530 C which both point to the drop links.
I have done a search but most of the results are over 3 years old. So my question is, do I replace with OE drop links or are there some better aftermarket ones? I have also been looking on the Polybush site as they do kits for the drop links. Although they are quite pricey.
I'd stick with OE, when u say Trailing arm bushes. Is that the rear suspension arms? Same place rear toe (I think) can be adjusted!?