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#357141 - 09/10/11 02:35 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Looey]
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Yeah glad i dont work down there anymore. Fitted my straight bracr today and thr car feels a bit stiffer now in the corners and when i go over bumps
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#357142 - 09/10/11 02:39 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Looey]
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brackmills ones are a joke. have to crawl over them ones but any others are fine.
hitting a pot hole tho that is a different matter feels like you hit a wall




especially with a strut brace as well

Like driving over a breeze block
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#357143 - 09/10/11 02:43 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: gary4vicky]
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Yeah glad i dont work down there anymore. Fitted my straight bracr today and thr car feels a bit stiffer now in the corners and when i go over bumps



bet your loving that mate. i did not think i strut brace would make it handle so weel but you can fling it into the corners
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#357144 - 09/10/11 02:45 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Looey]
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Yeah glad i dont work down there anymore. Fitted my straight bracr today and thr car feels a bit stiffer now in the corners and when i go over bumps



bet your loving that mate. i did not think i strut brace would make it handle so weel but you can fling it into the corners




same here, didnt think it would make a big difference but even just driving around the steering feels lighter- defo worth doing imo
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#357145 - 09/10/11 02:47 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Burn4]
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yes 100%
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#357146 - 09/10/11 05:14 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Looey]
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Yeah i love it and it feels a bit less leany aswell in the corners . Cant wait to get it lowered as well now to make it complete
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#357147 - 09/10/11 06:57 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Looey]
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It's a bit bumpy if you don't go slower but not ever a scrape!

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#357148 - 09/10/11 07:05 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Kaxe]
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It feels like you've not got tyres on when you go down a pot hole
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#357149 - 09/10/11 11:00 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Kaxe]
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It's a bit bumpy if you don't go slower but not ever a scrape!




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It feels like you've not got tyres on when you go down a pot hole




Great way to explain it! and completely true
same for if you dont slow down for a speed bump
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#357150 - 10/10/11 12:19 AM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Burn4]
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Cheers ben i'll give puma build a ring in the week as its not too far!

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#357151 - 10/10/11 09:17 AM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Dan_The_Man]
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i slow down to about 15-20mph and go over them don't scrape, but i get a few rude mouthed words from people around my area normally... if i do i just stay at the same speed till the next bump instead of speeding up




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#357152 - 10/10/11 11:11 AM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Alex_H]
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defintely get a strut brace for your car too . only got charged an admin fee to put it on to my policy
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#357153 - 10/10/11 12:25 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: gary4vicky]
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defintely get a strut brace for your car too . only got charged an admin fee to put it on to my policy




I wouldn't have bothered telling them about a strut brace unless you were putting something else on at the same time - you're with Greenlight, right? Is that not £25 admin charge just to tell them about a strut brace?!
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#357154 - 10/10/11 03:19 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: ST_Lee]
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Dev, slow down more for speed bumps and avoid pot holes at all costs. It's well worth the little extra hassle
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#357155 - 10/10/11 03:37 PM Re: Speed Bumps [Re: Duncan_P]
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yeah screw telling them about a strut brace
just take it off if you crash

i havent told them about lowering, flexi, k&n, strut brace, new stereo or tints
Then again K&N, strut brace, tints and stereo i'd just rip out if i had to claim and pray they don't notice the lowering and flexi
surely they wouldn't notice a flexi?? not worth the risk some might say but it is in my eyes

Coming clean next year though
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