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removal of frontbar

Postby muzza2 » Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:19 pm

OMG!
i had to remove my front bar today and it took like 5 hrs to remove and reinstall!
their was like 300 bolts on the thing!
so i tell ya, that thing will NEVER fall off while ur driving :P
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Postby Astroboysoup » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:11 am

you get use to removing the bumper.

since the very first day i had the car ive been ripping it off and putting it back on.

I take off the front bumper, rear bumper, boot lid and bevel panel in about 40 minutes including lights. :)
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Postby AJ » Tue Apr 11, 2006 4:03 pm

just goes to show differences in build quality..........the new 300C Chrysler has exactly 6 small nut & bolts holding that bloody great nosecone on :shock: .........i've had a close look underneath those things & would NOT recommend anyone buy one for a family car..............very poorly built IMHO :roll:
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Postby pluto » Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:58 pm

My NB8B needs a respray for the nosecone (and bonnet), and I was thinking of removing it myself to ensure a good job.

How hard is it going to be, and can anyone share some pointers, pls?
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Postby Garry » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:04 pm

Not that hard, I've done it. A bit awkward though, much easier with 2 people.
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Postby Astroboysoup » Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:09 pm

you'll be fine doing it yourself..

just don't loose the screws... I had a magnet to hold them altogether in one place... :)
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Postby sabretooth » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:44 pm

Wow, really? I took my front bar off when fitting my intercooler - it couldn't have taken more than 20mins to do. The bolts are sometimes difficult to locate though!
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