R33 Series 1 Front Bar & Smi Removal

[BstewyR33]

Hey all, this is my first attempt at a tutorial so bare with me if i skip a couple of things, but hopefully ill cover it all.

As with most other's suggestions, its a fairly simple task, a little bit fiddely.

First up, once the car is jacked up (not necessary but worth while) pop the grille out (5 tabs, 2 on each side and one in the middle), and remove the 3 black screws

then check under the car and locate these 2 screws which are infront of the wheels on the underside of the front bar (driver & passanger side)

once these 2 screws are out, you can pull to plastic splash gaurd out to get to the 2 reo bolts (driver & passanger side) and the 2 front bar screws which hold it up ( driver and passanger side)

unplug the headlights - this can be a bit of a prick if they havent been touched for the life of the car

the front bar can now slide forward off

now for the side mount removal

remove the 2 bolt holding it to the chassis and any bolts that are attached to the black bracket & the car.

then in the engine bay, there are 2 screws that hold it up to the engine bay next to the intercooler pipes. if you've got the original air box, remove this to make life easier on yourself. if you've got a pod move it out of the way if you can, or remove it aswell.

undo the clamps on the 2 intercooler pipes and the side mount should drop out (have your other hand ready to catch it)

you're now ready to fit your front mount which other people have done tutorials on

Enjoy

Ben

[GTScotT]

RE001s aye,

nice write up mate

[parkie]

Cheers mate. Worked a treat. Installed my R34 GTT smic last Tuesday with this thread.