OMP Lower strut brace help

1. Richardson_VTS Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Northallerton Posts: 1672 Mini Cooper S

   #1 12th March 2007, 20:31

   my bolts are too short, or am i trying to fit it the wrong way round?? lol
   
   help please. And if anybody has pictures of it actually bolted on, that would be awesome!!
   
   Thanks
   
   Si,
2. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #2 12th March 2007, 21:01

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Richardson_VTS my bolts are too short, or am i trying to fit it the wrong way round?? lol help please. And if anybody has pictures of it actually bolted on, that would be awesome!! Thanks Si,

   
   This happened in mine, the strut was slightly too long.
   
   
   I had to put one end of the strut in the vice, bend it slightly and then do them same to the other side.
   
   
   1 sec Ill do a vid to explain where to bend it.
3. Luke Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 Bradford Posts: 26687 '15 Focus ST-2

   #3 12th March 2007, 21:08

   Got me wondering now as mine has just been dispatched today.
4. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #4 12th March 2007, 21:11

   ok so,
   
   
   
   
   
   1/ First off, get a piece of cardboard and put the strut brace on it, mark the position of the holes on the cardboard to measure the bend you are putting on it.
   
   
   2/ Put it in the vice in the position shown in my diagram MAKE SURE IT IS STRAIGHT..
   
   3/ Apply pressure where shown.
   
   4/ When you feel it ever so slightly bend, take it off and compare it to the position on the cardboard.
   
   5/ Do the same on the other side. You will be able to see that the holes will come slightly closer together on the carboard.
   
   
   
   Bit of a bitch of a job to do but it's definetely worth it, really tightens up the bottom end.
   
   
   
   scott
5. Richardson_VTS Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Northallerton Posts: 1672 Mini Cooper S

   #5 12th March 2007, 22:49

   Thanks for the help mate, still abit unsure about it fitting though. I'll take some pictures of the underneath of my car 2moro.
6. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #6 12th March 2007, 23:10

   nice drawing buddy lol
7. adamhighfield Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Shrewsbury Posts: 642 Saxo VTS

   #7 12th March 2007, 23:22

   hi
   i put 1 of these on my saxo & it went straight on, perfect fit.
   
   only thing is i had 2 take it off because it was literally an inch from the floor & kept hitting the floor because they sit quite low.
8. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

   #8 12th March 2007, 23:37

   by the sounds of it you have put it on the wrong way round
   
   its really simple todo and didnt have to put mine ina vice or bend anything
   
   
   just need a little tap to get it in and it was as simple as that
9. Richardson_VTS Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Northallerton Posts: 1672 Mini Cooper S

   #9 12th March 2007, 23:39

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by hesslevtr by the sounds of it you have put it on the wrong way round its really simple todo and didnt have to put mine ina vice or bend anything just need a little tap to get it in and it was as simple as that

   Yeah think i'am. I'll get some pictures!!
10. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #10 12th March 2007, 23:43

    the nuts sit in the holes if that makes sense
11. Richardson_VTS Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Northallerton Posts: 1672 Mini Cooper S

    #11 12th March 2007, 23:56

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hesslevtr the nuts sit in the holes if that makes sense

    Yeah it does mate Thanks alot!!
    
    I'd already tried it this way, fits fine, but cudnt get anything like a socket in to tighten the nuts to the bolts.
12. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #12 12th March 2007, 23:59

    odd i got 1 of my sockets in depends how thick the sockets are
    
    try a ring spanner
13. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

    #13 13th March 2007, 09:08

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hesslevtr by the sounds of it you have put it on the wrong way round its really simple todo and didnt have to put mine ina vice or bend anything just need a little tap to get it in and it was as simple as that

    I put mine the right way round and it didn't fit so I had to bend it. Might be something to do with mine being a 1.1 ?
14. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #14 13th March 2007, 09:58

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by snewham I put mine the right way round and it didn't fit so I had to bend it. Might be something to do with mine being a 1.1 ?

    all the chassis are the same
    
    seems odd that though
15. boz Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2005 somewhere on this planet, doing something..... around northumberland or in the middle of the sea Posts: 8774 Mk2 VTS track mk1 turbo vts scooby engined 2CV

    #15 13th March 2007, 10:00

    was looking at getting one of these.
    
    hessle how low is your car? does the brace ever catch anything?
16. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

    #16 13th March 2007, 10:03

    boz my vtr had one at 50, never used to catch on anything, well if you went to fast over a speed bump it would
    
    i cant see how they wouldnt fit, they are all the same, plenty of people have them, first ive heard of someone putting it in vice to bend it
17. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #17 13th March 2007, 10:04

    its 50mm
    
    i havent got it no more yatesy has it
    
    it did catch on some surfaces and needed to take some speed bumps at angles
    
    its a really good mod though
    
    especially for track
18. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

    #18 13th March 2007, 10:06

    Scott mine fitted perfectly on the 1.0, if i remember correctly the OMP logo actually faces the rear of the car and as Hessle says the nut goes into the hole. Passenger side nut was easy to do, there was something in the way on the drivers side which made it a little more tricky.
19. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

    #19 13th March 2007, 10:07

    Mines never rubbed or caught on normal speedbumps either, been over some pretty steep ones.
    
    Id avoid driving over stray bricks or debris in a road though, its caught on a brick and ive had part of an animal dangling off mine