DONT BUY DEFLEX - Sticky Thread?

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DONT BUY DEFLEX - Sticky Thread?

Postby Max M4X WW on Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:33 pm

Think this needs to be pinned somewhere, people keep mentioning poly bushes and things and it scares me :lol:

I bought some arb bushes from them, yes they were under a tenner, but you'd think simply copying the standard ones but in a diff matierial would be simple.

But, They dont fit great and are quite rough.

On the other hand i bought some powerflex bushes for my zs beam and they look and fit great. Not too much more either.

Who agreees?..
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Postby heeman10 on Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:06 pm

This is my opinion:

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Postby Max M4X WW on Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:13 pm

:D Woo
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Postby jdfiesta on Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:51 am

i always cringe when i hear of people saying they've bought 'deflex this...'
after reading peoples horror stories with them i think i'll steer clear
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Postby chumkila on Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:01 pm

I thought it was common knowledge. :lol:
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Postby Gazeddy on Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:04 pm

can someon point me in the direction of polyflex to save me from buying deflex i want the lower engine/gearbox mounts for a 1.1/.3
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Postby teamfatboy on Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:23 pm

I think deflex is a poor mans polyflex, their prices a too cheap to be comparable if of the same standard, its like fosters to stella, both lager but fosters is a gay immitation
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Postby nick050 on Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:46 pm

teamfatboy :I think deflex is a poor mans polyflex, their prices a too cheap to be comparable if of the same standard, its like fosters to stella, both lager but fosters is a gay immitation


cant compare it like that mate fosters is much nicer imo ;)

never used either of these but i shall be buying polyflex after this thread so its working on guiding the ones that have never bought uprated bushes
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Postby Max M4X WW on Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:21 am

Polyflex? Dont you mean Powerflex?
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Postby B7 DGJ on Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:02 pm

some of the lads on passionford have had the same problems
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Postby MATT-FRST on Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:57 pm

my engine goes back at the end of this week and i am ordering my vibratecnic (sp) mounts this week

my engine mount bolts snapped with 145bhp - cant see them lasting long with 250bhp sitting on them!
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Postby MATT-FRST on Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:57 pm

my engine goes back at the end of this week and i am ordering my vibratecnic (sp) mounts this week

my engine mount bolts snapped with 145bhp - cant see them lasting long with 250bhp sitting on them!
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Postby heeman10 on Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:32 pm

Bloody hell, sorry to hear that - was any damage caused?
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Postby MATT-FRST on Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:23 pm

luckily no - i wont be taking that risk with 250bhp tho
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