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[ginger_monkey]

Hello.

Just wanted to know if any one could tell me how to fit these. I haven't emailed them yet but I'll do that soon if no one can help me. Been looking at the pics but it's not too clear.

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Cheers

[DivineMisfit]

PM JetBLICK, he has one of those jobbies!
How much did it set you back?

[ginger_monkey]

Lots I'm afraid to say. You know when you go online after a drink and don't think things will hurt your wallet as much as they really do. Specially after the bloody import tax they get ya for. Totally forgot about that. BOOOOOOOO to this dam country..

Start off with $175odd for the parts then add on everything else. Will look wicked when done but dam..

[Ethel]

Looks like they might share the shocker bracket mounting bolts. Did they come ready assembled they look a bit too parallel for parallelogram hinges

I mean there's not much tilting going on!

[ginger_monkey]

Looks like they might share the shocker bracket mounting bolts. Did they come ready assembled they look a bit too parallel for parallelogram hinges

I mean there's not much tilting going on!

That's as you get them through the door. I must look like a nutter sat with a big hinge and bit's and bobs in my room with a confused look on my face. Moving it round and trying all different ways it should fit. Had a look at jetblick's threads and have given a bit of light on the subject. Will figure it out.

[Retro_10s]

The four holes you see mount on the same holes the shock absorber does,...

Boot hinges of various cars also work and are much cheaper as yu can go down the scrappy. BMW's etc have them.

Rover 75 Boot hinges work well and are a lot beefier than the superfastminis ones.

Edited by Retro_10s, 05 September 2007 - 12:41 PM.

[ginger_monkey]

The four holes you see mount on the same holes the shock absorber does,...

Boot hinges of various cars also work and are much cheaper as yu can go down the scrappy. BMW's etc have them.

Rover 75 Boot hinges work well and are a lot beefier than the superfastminis ones.

I'd defo say try and make some first from another car's hinges and if not then maybe go and buy these. There we're alot of money. (said while credit cards sit smoldering in my wallet)

[JetBLICK]

Lots I'm afraid to say. You know when you go online after a drink and don't think things will hurt your wallet as much as they really do. Specially after the bloody import tax they get ya for. Totally forgot about that. BOOOOOOOO to this dam country..

PMSL - thats exactly how i was persuaded to buy mine, i'd had a couple of drinks at uni and just though sod it.... then when you get them you realise how simple they are, how you could have easily made some cheaper.... and then the letter off DHL saying they paid the import duty on ur item and they want their money back - dont forget to pay them, i tried to avoid it because i was in student accommodation at the time, but then on the 3rd letter they threatened to send the lawyers round.... woops

Dont worry tho, once you've got it all together it'll all be worth it, and then u'll forget how you ever did anything without them


Oh and the brackets just mount on the top damper mounts, i take it they havn't arrived? or you havnt cut youre front off yet or something, because once you see it, its blindingly obvious how it all works.

[ginger_monkey]

I have them sat in my room at the mo as the car is in the shop for a bit of welding as i set my leg on fire doing a bit (don't ask) so thought I'd get him to do the rest of the hard bits. I have a normal flip front on there but it's flimsy and naff so am getting a 1 piece to use with these. Looking forward to trying to line up the spreader bar thing that gets bonded to the front. That'll be a pain I bet. But yes it will look the nuts and I am wanting to do the old VTEC conversion in the futue so this'll help. Going away for 2 weeks now though so it'll all have to wait.