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Poly strut inserts?

I agree with Larry.I have poly mounts on the side mounts. The vibrations are 
driving me nuts now that I have a fairly quiet muffler.

Spring time? I cut them out. (after reinforcing the front mounts)



Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
Amsterdam NY




>From: "Larry Fry" <rocco16@sbcglobal.net>
>To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Poly strut inserts?
>Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:19:36 -0800
>
>Are poly strut inserts worth it?
>Not to me.  The only benefit I can see is longevity.  The price paid in
>noise/harshness/vibration is not worth it TO ME.  My priorities lean 
>towards
>pleasant every-day usage.
>  Will they make the car handle better?  I don't see how....since they 
>don't
>prevent suspension "settings"  change (like poly does in suspension arm
>pivots).
>   So, I, as is the norm, fly in the face of list consensus.
>Larry
>sandiego16v
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Utley" <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:03 PM
>Subject: Poly strut inserts?
>
>
> > This is me, being a nag...  Nag-nag...
> >
> > So far everyone has said, Yes, they do add a BANG, but they are so worth
>it...  Okay.  Is that the concensus, or are there any desenters(sp?) among
>the ranks?  Anyone disagree?  Anyone agree, but with some quid pro-quos?
>Anyone care?  Anyone at all?!
> >
> > Okay, yes I am bored.  The list is dead, and I wished I were dead.
>Breathing through my post-op'ed nose is kind of like trying to suck air
>through a recently submerged sponge...  But enough about my problems...  
>:-)
> >
> > David
> >
> > Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
> > --Ralph Waldo Emerson
> >
> >
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