as the title says, i need help....the bar came with no instructions or hardware, so i'm assuming i need to reuse the factory bolts...not sure if the mounting brackets need to be installed before the bar as they were shipped attached to the bar already...i know there are a few people running this on their 03-07 coupes, so i'm hoping they can provide some insight...also, not sure if i will need a lift to preload it or if a level surface will suffice

 

anyone?

 

just take 3 bolts off strut tower

Install brackets

Torque bolts

Put in bar

Install nut and bolt in each side.

Very easy

 

sounds straight forward...just wanted to make sure

 

Yep he hit the nail on the head. If it take 10 minutes that's long.

 

Took me about 1/2 hr, WHY, the bar is a little to long, and I had no Help

 

took me 1/2 hours also. fitment wasnt right on had to use some muscle.

 

How'd u deal with the left side? There's this clip with a hose attached to it. Did u unclip it?

 

take a pic and post it.

not sure where you mean the left side? driver side or passenger side?

 

if you're talking about the AC line, you probably should be able to fit the bracket in around it. if you absolutely have to move it, just be really careful since those lines are very fragile.

 

10 minutes my @ss....hoses on the left side that needed to be moved first, pain in the **** a/c line clip that i struggled with on the right side, but was finally able to get the bracket on without having to disassemble my intake...of course, 5 of the 6 strut bolts came right off, but almost stripped the last one(that was after coating it in antiseize as well), sliced my hand open in that process too...finally after both brackets are on and i'm trying to install the bar i drop one of the nuts into my abyss of an engine bay, never hit the ground and i've tried backing out and pulling up 3 times to get it to fall, no luck...so both brackets are in but i will be making a trip to the local hardware store for a new nut that i'll probably have to take home and polish before installing the bar...that's just my luck, it could be raining pu$$y and i'm gonna get hit with a d!ck

 

Just a quick tip... leave one of the brackets loose, put the bar in both brackets, and then torque both brackets and the bar itself down. If you do it this way you can put the bar in without having to force it in. I've installed the ARC and GTSpec bars this way and it works great.

 

telescoping magnet always gets those dropped nuts.

 

^ good tip

 

problem is i can't see it, and i don't have a telescoping magnet so i would have to drive to get one, and more than likely i will lose the nut in transit