R33 Series 2 Front Bar On R33 Series 1

[Riceburnerowner]

hey guys i was just wondering if anyone has done this before. I needed a new front bar and i like the S2 bar heaps more. So i put the S2 bar on. So my only problem now is that i have about a 2cm step from my head lights back to the top of the bar. Not a big issue but is a bit anoying. Only thing is that i've seen atleast 2 other S1 R33's with the S2 bar on it and they sit perfectly... So i'm just curious if anyone knows whats mods need to be done??

any help would be appreciated

cheers

[moobaque]

hey guys i was just wondering if anyone has done this before. I needed a new front bar and i like the S2 bar heaps more. So i put the S2 bar on. So my only problem now is that i have about a 2cm step from my head lights back to the top of the bar. Not a big issue but is a bit anoying. Only thing is that i've seen atleast 2 other S1 R33's with the S2 bar on it and they sit perfectly... So i'm just curious if anyone knows whats mods need to be done??

any help would be appreciated

cheers

Mate the series 2 has different headlights and bonnet to make everything look snug... your going to need to change these as well to make it look right. Although the reo bar is different between the two series' also. i would have though the bar wouldn't clip on properly without swapping that too...unless you don't have a reo bar on your car?!

Cheers

Camden

[Riceburnerowner]

ha yeah i'm not a complete idiot. yeah needed S2 reo as well. And the headlights and stuff don't really matter as i've seen a couple of S1's with S2 bars that sit perfectly. with standard grill, headlights etc.

Mate the series 2 has different headlights and bonnet to make everything look snug... your going to need to change these as well to make it look right. Although the reo bar is different between the two series' also. i would have though the bar wouldn't clip on properly without swapping that too...unless you don't have a reo bar on your car?!

Cheers

Camden

[Riceburnerowner]

hey here is a pick of S1 with S2 bar fitting well... and i know it looks gay but they do look good on a car thats not a shitter.. haha

[cheez]

where the reo meets the car, round out the bolt holes so u can change the pitch of the reo bar. make the front of the reo higher and the slits at the rear wider to allow this. then fiddle til the gap is gone. its the same when u buy an aftermarket bar, this is the easiest and least f**k around way of fitting the bar snug

[DNGRUS]

Iv got a series 2 reo bar 4 sale if u need one

[jeffworld2]

maybe it would sit at the right height if you chopped the series 1 reo. remove the lower section and bolt it on if it looks like it will work. it will definitely hold the bar at the right height

Its just as illegal to chop the reo as it is to put one on from a different car

series 2 can have a smaller reo because they have airbags i figured

[Riceburnerowner]

hey yeah it's not that it has a gap between the headlights and the bar it's that it has an overhang on the lights... if that makes a little more sense than my previous explination... the bar sits back from the lights a tiny bit, but it sits good in the middle and at the wheel arch just under the lights....

I would just assume it's the lights that is the problem except for the fact that i've seen a few pics of S2 bars on S1 cars with a good fit... (see above picture)

Oh and i have S2 reo as well..

[jeffworld2]

aha... well in that case it would be easier tomove the whole reo forward/back a little bit by elongating or drilling a new hole for the two 14mm bolts on tjhe side. you may end up with a noticeable gap on the sides of the wheelarches, but there is a fair bit of play and stretch in fitting a bar. when you get it in the right spot, screw it in and job done

good luck