That's not nice Flick, just felt sorry for y'all and thought I'd let ya win a few. Oh, and yes, the food was rather shit I'm sorry to say Shoulda gone the steak
You don't need to remove the front bar. I've done it myself before without removing it. It is however, a pain in the ass; atleast for me it was. Just remove the bolts and have a play around trying to get it out...
Good luck!