Front strut brace - Please Help! - United Bimmer Community

**GreenTourer** · 08-16-2007, 12:46 PM

I purchased a strut brace and after fitting the mountings to the suspension housing, am having trouble fitting the bar itself! I can fit one side, but then the other is about .5'' too long and no amount of straining will put it into place.

It is definitely the one for my car as it's marked on the box, the company that made it confirmed this, and others have purchased the same bar and fitted theirs.

Any ideas? Someone suggested jacking up the car to take the strain for the suspension legs...

Any help/ideas very gratefully accepted.

nick_318is · 08-16-2007, 02:10 PM

Jacking the car, I don't have one of these but I have hear from others that jacking it can align the bar so you can get it bolted down it seems to be a common procedure at least with the e30. I also don't remember if its just the 318is or the whole e30 family there are some with slightly different distances from center of the shock towers i think it depended on build date but i'm not 100% sure.

**celsdogg** · 08-16-2007, 02:12 PM

^^^ yeah, thats what you have to do, i think with almost any car. my friend had to do so in his civic (no flaming, its not mine).

nick_318is · 08-16-2007, 02:14 PM

sorry to hijack, you can do a civic nicely i have seen some that would kick some serious ass not just all rice.

Continue Strut bar discussion.

**GreenTourer** · 08-16-2007, 02:19 PM

Cheers guys! So jacking up the car seems favourite. I will have another go tomorrow then.

**RSF5** · 08-16-2007, 02:25 PM

Yeah, jack the car, if that doesn't work undo the mountings on one side and then refit them with the bar in place it they fit.

**GreenTourer** · 08-16-2007, 02:48 PM

Great! Hopefully I'll return soon with a photo of the completed job........fingers crossed.

**Dudesky** · 08-16-2007, 03:59 PM

Hey Green- Sorry for the OT, but where'd you get the German stripes on the grille?

**GreenTourer** · 08-17-2007, 06:10 AM

No probs, Dudesky. I bought it on the internet for next to nothing. I can't find the address, but am trying to find it. Will let you know when I come up with the website.

**GreenTourer** · 08-17-2007, 03:20 PM

Hey Dudesky,

This isn't where I got mine, but they do the same badges and more!

http://www.okixtreme.com/eurobadges.html

Hope this helps, bud

**Dudesky** · 08-17-2007, 06:52 PM

Thanks!

**GreenTourer** · 08-17-2007, 11:30 PM

You're welcome, Dude.

Got the strut fitted at last! It took three of us, one trolley jack gave up its life thanks to my over enthusiasm, but the final result was worth it! She feels 'tighter' to drive, too.

witeshark · 08-17-2007, 11:36 PM

Very nice!

**GreenTourer** · 08-22-2007, 09:39 AM

Thanks, witeshark!