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Old Sep 7, 2005
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That's what I said...see the pic
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hey cool! i will look for that little bolt and see what i can do with it. thanx! mine is an 01 btw.
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^^are you sure you can rescrew it on a 04?
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I have a 01, check yours if its a 04, it's not that difficult.
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hi, i have a 2000 6th gen civic and ive ordered a front strut bar.

when i opened the hood of my car i noticed that there is a metal sheet of some sort covering the two strut bar holes on each side. how do i get around this? Just drill right thru it?
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hi, i have a 2000 6th gen civic and ive ordered a front strut bar.

when i opened the hood of my car i noticed that there is a metal sheet of some sort covering the two strut bar holes on each side. how do i get around this? Just drill right thru it?
can't really help without a pic.
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dang

i cant post a pic or url yet since i dont have at least 15 posts, but it'll come...

thanks for the tip.
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i would think a flat head screw driver. but yea post some pics
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What if I bought a 3 piece bar, and just welded that the **** out of it where it connects. Does anyone see any problems with doing this?
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What if I bought a 3 piece bar, and just welded that the **** out of it where it connects. Does anyone see any problems with doing this?
It is still weak in those parts. The strut bars don't do much for our cars anyway.
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here's the hole cover that im talkin about.



how are you supposed to put a screw in and then have a bolt go in on the other side?
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no!! lol! unscrew the 2 rusty assed bolts on each side of that calcium encrusted bolt. then put the strut bar on. then screw the bolts back ontop of the strut bar.
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OH....

i was looking in the wrong place...

oh so the bar goes there.

ok, now that seems a lot easier to do. thanks alot, majin.

yes, i will get new bolts for sure.


as you can see, i havent received my bars yet; i have a front and back one on its way.
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cool. post those just to make sure lol. to get the calcium and rust off, just get some COCACOLA and drip some on the bolts. the coke will literally eat away the rust and calcium. cool trick
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thanks... will do.

do rear bars even help?
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i don't see why not. before i put my SRI on i had that strut bar and i felt a tigher steering diff. so it would help. little things all add up.
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Rear bar will help a little.

I suggest going to the dealer to get 4 new nuts. But follow Majin's advice.
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Rear bar will help a little.

I suggest going to the dealer to get 4 new nuts. But follow Majin's advice.
mine was the ghetto way
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