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anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:29 pm
by shirtz
my na is stock height with a lip and I already cant get a jack under it. its only going to get worse when I get coilovers! ive seen Bevis do quick release pins on his NB, but has anyone done it on their NA?
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http://beavismotorsport.com/store/quick ... latch.htmlor those rubber band ones..
Re: anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:44 pm
by shirtz
anyone? surely this is not just a problem for me!
Re: anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:29 pm
by bruce
People buy a low profile jack.
Fitting quick releases seem a bit dangerous. You don't want your bumper falling off as you drive along, or even if you have a small nudge.
Re: anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:41 pm
by smy0003
What Bruce said, they also look awful and require you to drill holes in your bumper and wings. Even with the quick releases it will still be a pain to undo all the other bolts every single time you need to raise the car.
Buy a Costco Arcane (?) low profile jack, and get some wooden ramps if you need that little bit of extra clearance.
Re: anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:42 pm
by shirtz
thanks guys. have the Costco jack but gets stuck on the front lip. will have to knock up some wood ramps...
Re: anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:49 pm
by ManiacLachy
I'm lowered a little, but even with a low profile jack I have I can't get to the front jacking point with the car on it's wheels. I use a crappy Supercheap jack on the pinch weld to raise one corner off the ground, then using my low profile jack I can get under the front. The extra step doesn't add much time.
Re: anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:44 pm
by greenMachine
Don't be a wuzz Lachy, give the man a link to your ramps thread
Re: anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:50 am
by shirtz
greenMachine wrote:Don't be a wuzz Lachy, give the man a link to your ramps thread
haha now im curious!
but yeah, the raise one side method or get wood ramps seems to be the best thus far.
Re: anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:17 am
by ManiacLachy
greenMachine wrote:Don't be a wuzz Lachy, give the man a link to your ramps thread
My ramps thread? I do have some wooden ramps, but I don't think I've discussed them. Even using them to get the car up slightly I still need to jack from the side, the low profile jack's "hump" is too big to fit under the lip and I can't see what what I'm doing anyway. Maybe I need to add some extra height to my ramps.
Re: anyone fitted quickrelases to the NA bumper?
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:03 pm
by greenMachine
ManiacLachy wrote:greenMachine wrote:Don't be a wuzz Lachy, give the man a link to your ramps thread
My ramps thread? I do have some wooden ramps, but I don't think I've discussed them. Even using them to get the car up slightly I still need to jack from the side, the low profile jack's "hump" is too big to fit under the lip and I can't see what what I'm doing anyway. Maybe I need to add some extra height to my ramps.
Bummer! It was Rocky's thread I was (mis-)remembering
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