AVO Coilovers Loose ?????

Hi All

I have bought a MK2 Golf 16V fitted with AVO coilovers all round, the car has been fully prepped for track days but i am unsure if the front Coilovers are fitted correctly.

When the front wheels are jacked off the ground the top mounts are really loose and can be shaken and moved by the suspension leg or top mount itself, the springs are all held in tight nut this movement concerns me. The top mounts under the bonnet also appear to be made of a neoprene foam, is any of the normal.


thanks
Nick

 

Any pictures?

The top mounts are meant to drop if you jack it off the ground and the top plate stops it falling through the strut tower. The weight of the car is what holds it onto the rubber top mounts.

 

i'll try to get some pictures loaded up later , the top mounts are not rubber they are foam ???? searched all over the internet for foam top mounts for a MK2 GTI and cannot find a thing.

When i bought the car they were described as 'front floating top mounts' , does that mean anything to anyone ?

 

sounds like mk3 mounts which is normal, mk2 one sit better and have a different top plate to stop the mount dropping as much.
but in both with shorter coilovers- mounts will float a bit when jacked up.

 

Sorry for the delay in the reply, i have taken some photos but how on earth do you upload them onto here ?

I have searched everywhere as they look a bit torn but cannot find out what they are or where they came from ?????

 

Load them onto Photobucket and then post the img link

 

thanks, photo from photobucket below


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Another picture below , they are looking pretty torn up now as the car has been jacked and the suspension on full droop for the last few weeks whilst i waited for me new brake discs to arrive, when the car was lowered back doen they looked like this.

Where can i get these new replacements ?????

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Agreed with Mushy, those foam bits are not standard, that top plate looks like its sitting too high, possibly due to worn rubber mounts underneath.
The foam has been added in an attempt to reduce the movement when jacked up by the looks of it.

i don't think you are going to know what's really going on without removing the struts and having a good look...

 

Have undone the top mounts today and this is what I have , any ideas anyone ?

http://email.photobucket.com/wf/cli...QmFDelI1jClrX-2FRSbt7PDADth-2Fs5vpToEcc2X32BY

 

Forgot to add , part number on the top metal stop plate is BLH 191412411 ???

 

Thanks gents, I have searched every car on parts base.org and cannot find any reference to that part number , it is stamped with the vw and audi logo so is genuine , this car is becoming more of a mystery the more I delve !!!

 

Any joy finding the part number ???