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Latest little update on the Lupo is I’ve swapped out the steel Recaro sidemounts for some Recaro Aluminium sidemounts, whilst I was at it I also made the seat based out of T3 Aluminium as well to save a bit more weight. In total I managed to lose 16kg which is more than I thought I would, very close to sub 900kg now!
This is one of those things I've wanted to do for a while, since fitting the ompracing strut brace, getting the cap off the expansion tank isn't possible so after seeing how small they are on the MK8 Golf Hybrid I had an idea! Looks so much better, more like the size a Lupo one should be haha!
Not all that much has been happening lately. I ordered some Silver Project adjustable top mounts to try increase the Castor as Lupo’s come with hardly any from the factory. Upon removal of the KW coilovers I noticed the front right shock had failed, it had depressurised. So I’ve send the front pair off to Cornering Force to have them rebuilt, typical they had ran out of warranty by a month! But they have done just over 2 years, 20k+ miles and many trackdays and Nürburgring trips so I’m not too bothered.
Kev_Mk3 said:
I was trying to get hold of cornering force for over a month for help with mine as a bush had gone, gave up and went direct to KW in the end.
That’s interesting, I rang them as soon as I found the issue. They answered first time and within 5 minutes they had organised the collection of them!This thread is fantastic, an inspiration to all us GTI owners!
I have been trying to fill the engine mount as you did - did you simply cut off the rubber round bit at the bottom and drain it or was more surgery required?
Mine seems to be full of black stuff and the oil doesn't really drain out. It seems there is another rubber diaphragm behind that sieve-like metal thing that you can see in your picture of the filled mount, but I can't get to it to cut it and release the oil.
I have been trying to fill the engine mount as you did - did you simply cut off the rubber round bit at the bottom and drain it or was more surgery required?
Mine seems to be full of black stuff and the oil doesn't really drain out. It seems there is another rubber diaphragm behind that sieve-like metal thing that you can see in your picture of the filled mount, but I can't get to it to cut it and release the oil.
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