25th December 2016, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Belgrave, Australia
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I was just thinking as I read through this post that machining out the upper portion of the insert holes for the upper arms to make them round then inserting a machined sleeve (preferably made from Aluminium) would be a relatively inexpensive solution to this corrosion problem.
It should last another ten years like that and provided the sleeve is alloy, you should be able to simply replace it.
I don't think the design of the uprights is necessarily flawed. Protecting against salt corrosion for 14 years or more is a pretty tough ask.
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Marty
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2001 Audi S8 - Brilliant Black with Black interior, C5 RS6 rims (whenever I actually put them on...), Solar Sunroof, Tinted side and rear glass, RNS-D, Grom, Bose, clunky old phone in arm rest!
2002 Audi S8 - Project
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