jamiejamweb
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Hey guys and girls I've brought the omp rear upper strut brace but tried to fit it but it doesn't fit has anyone else had this problem?
mwalsh":18rahtxv said:i had to trim/grind some of the edging off in the rear turret for the brace to fit
lgonzalez":2j9gc3r1 said:Hmm...not sure if I really want one if I have to start grinding stuff to make it fit...how much trimming are we talking here? Anyone got any pictures of what needed doing to make it fit? Surely omp should have made it to fit without chopping stuff about in the first place.
oscar":1an7asb4 said:lgonzalez":1an7asb4 said:Hmm...not sure if I really want one if I have to start grinding stuff to make it fit...how much trimming are we talking here? Anyone got any pictures of what needed doing to make it fit? Surely omp should have made it to fit without chopping stuff about in the first place.
simple reason for this, there is no true centering point for the rear dampers so in every twingo you'll find that the distance between the two strut studs varies by up to 5mm. you'll see what i mean, to get it to fit you just need to jack the rear of the car up onto axle stands and remove the bottom bolts for the rear dampers to see how much movement there is when tightening down the top of the dampers to the car. stick the strut brace on before you tighten and voila!
oscar":lbvmto8x said:lgonzalez":lbvmto8x said:Hmm...not sure if I really want one if I have to start grinding stuff to make it fit...how much trimming are we talking here? Anyone got any pictures of what needed doing to make it fit? Surely omp should have made it to fit without chopping stuff about in the first place.
simple reason for this, there is no true centering point for the rear dampers so in every twingo you'll find that the distance between the two strut studs varies by up to 5mm. you'll see what i mean, to get it to fit you just need to jack the rear of the car up onto axle stands and remove the bottom bolts for the rear dampers to see how much movement there is when tightening down the top of the dampers to the car. stick the strut brace on before you tighten and voila!
lgonzalez":3lgh1bi8 said:oscar":3lgh1bi8 said:lgonzalez":3lgh1bi8 said:Hmm...not sure if I really want one if I have to start grinding stuff to make it fit...how much trimming are we talking here? Anyone got any pictures of what needed doing to make it fit? Surely omp should have made it to fit without chopping stuff about in the first place.
simple reason for this, there is no true centering point for the rear dampers so in every twingo you'll find that the distance between the two strut studs varies by up to 5mm. you'll see what i mean, to get it to fit you just need to jack the rear of the car up onto axle stands and remove the bottom bolts for the rear dampers to see how much movement there is when tightening down the top of the dampers to the car. stick the strut brace on before you tighten and voila!
Ah I get you. Give this man a star. Guess what'll be getting ordered soon then
Oh?!!!! Will it definitely be available to purchase? May wait it out and see then.oscar":2ygj7cac said:lgonzalez":2ygj7cac said:oscar":2ygj7cac said:lgonzalez":2ygj7cac said:Hmm...not sure if I really want one if I have to start grinding stuff to make it fit...how much trimming are we talking here? Anyone got any pictures of what needed doing to make it fit? Surely omp should have made it to fit without chopping stuff about in the first place.
simple reason for this, there is no true centering point for the rear dampers so in every twingo you'll find that the distance between the two strut studs varies by up to 5mm. you'll see what i mean, to get it to fit you just need to jack the rear of the car up onto axle stands and remove the bottom bolts for the rear dampers to see how much movement there is when tightening down the top of the dampers to the car. stick the strut brace on before you tighten and voila!
Ah I get you. Give this man a star. Guess what'll be getting ordered soon then
there will be a much nicer one available in a few months time. this one will actually serve a function!
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