Ex-Rolla
07-27-2005, 05:03 PM
Hey guys, Picked up the bar from Whos ur Daddy a couple of nights ago and installed it today.
Installing the bar is pretty straight forward. When I initially did a test fit, I thought to myself that there is absolutely no way this thing is going to fit. The bar did not clear the brake fluid reservoir.
I went ahead and tried it anyway because I wanted to know for sure how this thing fits...
Sedan Owners are going to have to remove the metal plates that are currently in place. Once removed you put the bar on and tighten up the bolts to the proper specs which is 14.1 to 20.5 ft-lb (they were really easy to take off) ... the bar will basically replace those metal plates.
Battery box cover will have to be removed or modified...You may need to cut a notch on the right side of the cover for the bar to fit over. if you choose to go the modifying route, keep in mind that if you need to access the battery, the strut bar has to come off. (depending how you modify the cover). I just took it off.
Here is a pic of the installed bar. sorry for the quality, it was taken using my phone.
http://ca.geocities.com/mp3master@rogers.com/strutbar.jpg
With the cover off, the pipe that is used to keep the batery cool will not stay in place properly. I didn\'t want to remove it because with the CAI, it looks like there is a huge hole on the right side of the engine bay. soooo I needed to figure out a way to secure it in place.
Here\'s what I did
http://ca.geocities.com/mp3master@rogers.com/airbox.jpg
I cut a total of 4 small, barely noticable holes. Two on the underside of the pipe and two more directly below the first two, but on the battery box itself. Ran a zip tie through and tightened it up. If you need to remove the the pipe frequently, instead of using zip ties, you can use black twist ties..
Hope this help!
Installing the bar is pretty straight forward. When I initially did a test fit, I thought to myself that there is absolutely no way this thing is going to fit. The bar did not clear the brake fluid reservoir.
I went ahead and tried it anyway because I wanted to know for sure how this thing fits...
Sedan Owners are going to have to remove the metal plates that are currently in place. Once removed you put the bar on and tighten up the bolts to the proper specs which is 14.1 to 20.5 ft-lb (they were really easy to take off) ... the bar will basically replace those metal plates.
Battery box cover will have to be removed or modified...You may need to cut a notch on the right side of the cover for the bar to fit over. if you choose to go the modifying route, keep in mind that if you need to access the battery, the strut bar has to come off. (depending how you modify the cover). I just took it off.
Here is a pic of the installed bar. sorry for the quality, it was taken using my phone.
http://ca.geocities.com/mp3master@rogers.com/strutbar.jpg
With the cover off, the pipe that is used to keep the batery cool will not stay in place properly. I didn\'t want to remove it because with the CAI, it looks like there is a huge hole on the right side of the engine bay. soooo I needed to figure out a way to secure it in place.
Here\'s what I did
http://ca.geocities.com/mp3master@rogers.com/airbox.jpg
I cut a total of 4 small, barely noticable holes. Two on the underside of the pipe and two more directly below the first two, but on the battery box itself. Ran a zip tie through and tightened it up. If you need to remove the the pipe frequently, instead of using zip ties, you can use black twist ties..
Hope this help!