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Niko

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  1. Here is a before and after.
  2. Hi all this will be my first guide if it's not pretty I apologise feel fre to amend anything admin Firstly I'd like to say big thanks to Tarmac for the springs and awesome service. First I removed the  for the  strut brace and loosened the 3 <14mm?> top mount  nuts and the <21mm?> shocker centre nut for the suspension. (hint, don't remove the centre nut for the suspension just yet! That would be painful!) Then jack up and take off the wheel. Remove the <17mm?> anti roll bar drop link nut and move drop link out of the way. This gives the hub room to move downwards to remove the shocker later!  You'll need 2 x 17mm sockets to remove the shocker bottom bolt next. Undo the 3 x <14mm?> shocker top nuts completely now, your suspension should be relatively free to move around now. We found this way best because it allows you to get a 14mm socket onto the top A-Arm bolts in order to remove them, without doing this first you can only just fit a spanner in there! (the arms attached to the bodywork just below the top of the suspension.) After pulling the A-Arm away from its mountings, your suspension should be ready to remove. When you get the shocker out, compress the spring with suitable spring compressors.  Once the load has been removed from the top mount,  remove the 21mm top nut then you can pull off the top mount and dust cover assembly. Then remove the old spring and undo the spring compressors (carefully!) Get your new spring and fit in reverse! Making sure its the right way around! On mine this was With the writing upside down on the springs... Follow the steps in reverse to install For the rear it's even easier For the rear just jack up take off the wheel Then with the 17mm take off the rear spring coupe bolt think I used a spaner too After that push down the cup beeing cearfull as the spring will be under tention, once youve relised the tention move the spring about and remove the rubber cone holding the spring good to have an extra per of hands to help you out, ones the spring is out take out the bottom rubber locator Fit the rubber cone and bottom locator and fit the spring back Use a second jack to the cup and the spring into place then bolt everything back up
  3. Cheers guys, I did have a go this morning but gave up as I thought it was too tight to get my hand in, I think I'll try taking off the bumper
  4. Hi all. Is there a guide on how to to this? I've had a look at it this morning but it looks like a lot of stuff has to come off. is there an easy way to do it? Cheers
  5. Im still after some tinted ones. I'll do a swap with you?
  6. Niko

    Niko...

    Yeah it was good fun
  7. Niko

    Niko...

    Lol. I would have wondered who it was at first but I'm sure I would have recognised you. One I got to tescos roundabout I had a little play with a impreza p1 lol.
  8. Hi Tarmac. Is this a one off or will you be getting more kits in the future?
  9. cheers. ill give it a go when it get here
  10. Hi guys and girls. Dose anyone know we're I can get a template for the front bumper air intake?. As the one on its way doesn't have one. Cheers.
  11. nice car , I'm also in chesterfield. Mines a sunset with gunmetal gray rays.
  12. +1 for the one in your pic
  13. All the best bubby with the new car, don't be a stranger to the forum!
  14. o/e painted Nice one Cheers.
  15. Very nice , and can I ask we're did you get you're wheel nuts from? As I'm after some for my sunset.
  16. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350z-Nismo-Bu ... _500wt_922
  17. What are you asking for the wing mirror covers?
  18. I've had a look on eBay, most or from Japan ant the others are a bit pricey for what it is.
  19. Hi everyone. I'm after a Carbon fibre front bumper air intake like the one in the pic, If anyone has one they don't want anymore drop me a pm Cheers guys.
  20. I had a knocking on the front end not lona ago, it turned out to be the front anti roll bar drop links.
  21. Lol my mate sent it me today coz he was looking for some things for his mx5. Thought it would make us all laugh on the forum
  22. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewit ... 0926895732
  23. Cheers guys, I'm well happie with it two
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