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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: vRSAlex on July 11, 2012, 04:27:11 pm

Title: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: vRSAlex on July 11, 2012, 04:27:11 pm

Car in this afternoon wasnt handling very well and had a knocking from the N/S/F.  Straight up on the ramp and was greeted with a dangling roll bar link as the roll bar had snapped.  Has this happened to anyone on here before?  The rears are all bent on the ends too.

H&R kit is now going on next Weds  :evilgrin:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv489%2Ffordkaracing%2F_MG_3265.jpg&hash=632dff8be8f7254bac03f20d1ec148a70b62b5cf)

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: E30Dom on July 11, 2012, 04:31:01 pm

Are these tube solution bars? I'm sure i've heard of tube arb cracking/snapping before, can;t say it was Autotech ones though...

H&R FTW.

Dom

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: rich83 on July 11, 2012, 04:32:09 pm

Blimey... ill have to keep an eye on my autotech rear then  :scared:

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: Hurdy on July 11, 2012, 05:17:43 pm

Yes,

I had two brackets break on my ED30 and when I did some investigation there were a few in the USA who had their bars splinter and break. Not common though I'm glad to say.

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: sub39h on July 11, 2012, 05:21:28 pm

Quote from: richwig83 on July 11, 2012, 04:32:09 pm

Blimey... ill have to keep an eye on my autotech rear then  :scared:

+1  :scared:

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: DFish on July 11, 2012, 07:04:29 pm

I've seen posts about the brackets failing, also something about the older versions failing like this, but there were also comments about them resolving the issue.

If I do have this problem I hope that the supplier will stand by the product they sell.

Fish

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: MAT ED30 on July 11, 2012, 07:12:30 pm

I have snapped a rear anti roll bar in half  :signLOL:

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: danishmkvgti on July 11, 2012, 08:04:39 pm

Thx for the heads up Alex, i will keep an eye out for my front and rear Autotech sway bars  :happy2:

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: Aaroncupra on July 11, 2012, 08:14:33 pm

Dont like the sound of that, im waiting on my Autotech RARB 

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on July 11, 2012, 08:56:55 pm

My neuspeed in January...

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FMy_Leon_Cupra%2FMods%2Fe535055f.jpg&hash=fbafc5c4b5bd8453ba9eb74f179fff5af6274341)

Shiny new ones...

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Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on July 11, 2012, 09:02:24 pm

The damage...

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fk482%2Ftfsi_mike%2Fe2a89eb5.jpg&hash=b102b61d3b892a6139c9067e71ea4a146d077fba)

Title: Re: Snapped Autotech Roll Bar
Post by: Aaroncupra on July 11, 2012, 09:10:22 pm

Good man Mike  :signLOL: