2011 VW GTI: Episode 34: Unibrace UB install

[@LastHumansGarage]

@cavinsoo no, i havent tried that one. i don't want to drill holes in my car personally. but most say its even better than the UB.

[@Thefastlane425]

This is better than most of the shit on tv. Well done again

[@LastHumansGarage]

wouldnt really know. except the only thing that usuaully hits the brace are downpipe resonators. Since the APR downpipe does not use a resonator, it would be assumed that it would fit.

[@cavinsoo]

Nice video! Thanks! Also, have you tried the Unibrace XB?

[@dlroto]

Mark did you ever switch out your dogbone mounts on your gtis, if not why?

[@brulevin]

Very good video Plac!

[@flyin18t]

Good vid. Interesting info. Thanks.

[@cavinsoo]

Are you plac in the forum? If yes, I saw your post with regards to flange nuts. Did you buy a few of them? Can you please tell me where you get them? I need 4. Somehow there is no front brace in my Golf R and 4 nuts are missing.

[@GMperformanceOWNER]

Nice review I was wondering if you know if the APR TBE for the mkvi gti will fit with the brace?

[@dlroto]

Dude you are making me want to get this now that they might end production

[@LastHumansGarage]

me too.. but the $..... they will keep doing production runs until they don't have enough people to fill a run anymore. than it will be over.

[@jeremyhall6232]

​@LastHumansGarage I think that time has come unfortunately

[@jernigan007]

did you have any clearance issues with the UB unibrace and a UR dp? im getting a UR dp, catted, no resonator

[@dramchaser1022]

Won’t the brace scrape even if the car is lowered about 1.25”. Have you scraped your brace on a speed bump, on a driveway, and/or a medium? Thank in advance.

[@LastHumansGarage]

i was never lowered. but i had tons of room personally. with over an inch lowered, i suppose you might scrape on speed bumps..

[@LastHumansGarage]

they're not missing. R's i've seen don't come with 2 braces.

[@pupulik2]

You wouldn't happen to have that Unibrace for sale?

[@LastHumansGarage]

+Paul Abramov no

[@pupulik2]

+LastHumansGarage thank you. Would you say that it's worth $390, because that's how much it costs on the web. And did you see a major improvement in your GTI's performance after installing the UB?

[@LastHumansGarage]

+Paul Abramov hell no its not worth that much money. i bought my last couple used.

[@pupulik2]

+LastHumansGarage I can't find them used, I checked eBay so far.

[@mariuszparkitny9954]

And what are the experiences of using this UB?

[@LastHumansGarage]

excellent. makes more of a difference on mk6 than mk7.

[@chrisgallinger9044]

Thank you so much for your videos! I'm at about 40,000 mi on my Mk VI GTI and I'm starting to experience a significant amount of creaking coming from various parts of the car when travelling over uneven terrain (from the hatch area, doors, etc). Do you think this would tighten up the chassis enough to reduce the torsion that I believe is causing these noises or am I mis-diagnosing the problem?

[@LastHumansGarage]

its a little late now, but it will help. 40k is when your door seals are worn down 1-2mm. That is why the doors squeak on curbs. Go outside and push on your back doors in and out. You will hear the squeak. Only way to properly fix it is get new door seals which are longer length and not worn down at the top edge where they rest on the door jam.

[@LastHumansGarage]

my pics tell the story of what happens to your door seals and why they start squeaking. www.bellbottomblasters.com/images/suckydoorseals4.jpg www.bellbottomblasters.com/images/suckydoorseals5.jpg www.bellbottomblasters.com/images/suckydoorseals6.jpg www.bellbottomblasters.com/images/suckydoorseals7.jpg

[@chrisgallinger9044]

LastHumansGarage Thank you very much for your time, it has been driving me crazy and so many of your videos have empowered me to turn a wrench on my own car. Have a wonderful night!

[@chrisgallinger9044]

+DarkSim905 I ended up replacing door seals but still had the sound of rubber rubbing on metal and traced the sound back to my hatch I think it was the ECS hatch pop kit causing a poor seal and then the rubbing. Since uninstalling that kit I've noticed the noises come down a lot. Hope that helps.

[@frankfreedie8286]

Would this work on the mk5 r32 because of the 4 motion

[@LastHumansGarage]

you have to read all this to find out. unibrace.com/product/series-ub/ub/

[@AXO335]

Great How Video! Great tips...

[@paezjroger]

What the torque supposed to be on the bolts?

[@LastHumansGarage]

that is a very controversial subject... and people snap bolts sometime. I stopped using torques on it.. and i do it by hand.