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Old 05-05-2003, 08:37 AM
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you will definitely have to drill the holes in the roll bar. The other place you'll have to drill a hole is in the black bar that sits in the trunk. The exitisng hole there will not meet the 3rd leg, it's shorter than the stock one. but the anchor on the floor behind the driver seat is fine, just measure where the hole needs to be on the roll bar (while it's dry fit, mark a center line and then the distance you'll need to pin point along that marked center line. To ensure that the bolt will pass all the way through both sides of the pipe on this lower mount, after you've measured where the hole should be, drill only that one side of the pipe and then refit the roll bar. after you put the roll bar back into position, check to make sure that the bolt enters one side of the pipe. If it does, great, using a slighly smaller drill bit, insert the drill bit or a punch or something so that you can drill the hole across the pipe so that it lines up exactly, in my case, the hole I drilled on the other side didn't match up exactly so I put a metal blade on a jig saw to adjust the size of the hole so that the bolt slips all the way through, this will make more sense later. Basically, after you drill that first hole and the bolt lines up on one side, you will marke the inner tube with the smaller bit or punch, remove the hoop and stick the correct size bit through that first hole and drill right on the mark that you punched or set. more I think about it, if you can get the dealer to install it for $70 bucks, that's a good deal, because it will take you a good 3 hours the first time through, and only 40 minutes on the second one. it was fun doing it yourself though, and in the spirit of bruised knuckles, enjoy the journey!
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