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Rasi

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Hey all,

On the weekend I was installing a 600x300x76 front mount. All was going well until I put the front bumper back on. I had trimmed the bumper back as required, but that wasn't the problem with the bumper fitting. The indicators / fog lamps on the front bumper (series 1) hitting the intercooler end tanks. So as a temporary measure I have zip tied the indicators in. I need another inch of clearance behind the indicators. The intercooler has been located as far back as possible, and the air con fan was removed to move it further back, but it still hasn't helped. The clearance between the indicators is 620mm, while the intercooler is 660mm total width (incl. end tanks)

Has anyone had this problem before???

Is the series 1 front bar different between a sedan and a coupe? (mines a sedan) or is there a difference in the indicator / fog lamp depths. I have searched the forums and it appears that no one else has had this problem.

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From memory; of the last installation we did with such a front bar; everything can stay where it is - you just need to perfectly align the front mount.

The indicators need modification; take them out and get at them with a grinder of some sort. Be careful not to go right through them when removing the plastic.

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Stan

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recce

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Hey! Same here. Just installed my front mount and the both fog / blinker were on my way when putting back the front bar. I just took the fog / blinker out at this stage. I need find 20mm some where to get it in. I think I will notch out 20mm from the fog / blinker coner.

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The front mount is aligned as close to centre as possible with an equal amount overlapping the indicators. I was not sure if the indicators could be cut away as it would be quite a decent chunck. Upto 30 x 40mm cut away.

Hey dude...

I put in a fmic a few days ago and had the same problem, I had to cut a bit of the back of the fog light off, using a jig saw, and then use good thick electrical tape to cover the gap up, and all went well, and fogs still work..good luck, I didnt have to move my air con fan, I just mounted the fmic as back as possible, and trimmed the bar as usual

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