RacingLine MQB Carbon Fibre Rear Body Brace / AW Polo

Want to sharpen up your Polo AW (and other MQB A0 models) handling responses? RacingLine’s beautiful billet and carbon Rear Body Brace reinforces the bodyshell at its weakest point for a more precise and pleasurable drive. The smart fitting design requires no drilling or cutting, and rear seats still function as normal, up or down.

Modern cars like the MQB A0 platform run a pretty stiff laser-welded bodyshell. Up front, the chassis is very rigid between the suspension tops, but at the rear there is much more chassis flex which negatively affects vehicle handling in hard use, especially with stiff suspension. That's why the track-focussed limited edition European Golf Clubsport S gets a rear brace fitted from the factory. The RacingLine Rear Body Brace solves this issue by locking these crucial hard points together. The Brace uses solid billet aluminum mounts secured into a beautiful, ultra-stiff 3K twill weave carbon fibre 35mm link bar, drastically stiffening the rear of the chassis. It fits all MQB A0 models such as Polo AW. By reinforcing and tying the rear strut towers together, the brace helps to maintain proper suspension geometry under heavy cornering loads. It removes much of the bodyshell flex, and the suspension geometry can work as it was designed to do. Despite the added stiffness, this improved handling performance comes without sacrificing any ride quality or introducing any additional noise, vibration, or harshness into the cabin. The clever design means that installation is simple, using the existing rear seat mounting points requiring no drilling, cutting or removal of trim. All meaning that it’s completely reversible without trace for removal. RacingLine’s thin, low-profile design means minimumal impact on trunk space and no effect on rear seat operation. It’s compatible with rear seats up or down (or removed altogether). As a track-orientated modification, RacingLine have taken a ruthless approach to weight-saving. Solid billet CNC 5-axis machined aluminum aerospace-grade T6-6061 mounting brackets are bonded to the ultra stiff 3K twill carbon link bar.