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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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i jacked the car up and undone the 17 mil bolts and dropped the metal plate that holds the mounts and took the old ones out no problem but to try and fit the new ones what a pain ive got the front one on but the back one will not have it nothing will line up,whoes done this before and can can give me some advise
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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changed mine a little while back mate , wot a pig , think iirc think the back one was 1st and the anti roll bar @ the front need to be unbolted to make it a lot easier to get it all lined up again mate.

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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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i found it hard untill i droper the front of the anti roll bar, i undid the 4 bolts which hold up the ARB to the front member, then it dropped down then i found it a lot easier,,
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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The cross member does make it a slag to do on a MK4
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