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i got the front and rear one still gotta pay for it... but things have been set in motion.... and i will post a DIY and hopefully it will be a little more stable.... but its a cheap no name brand one... but im excited about it too
the front one should be a breeze but the rear one im not too sure about....
any help for the N00b?

 
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u can probably keep the rear one, but as for the front, if u decide to go with any aftermarket intake system, then only Neuspeed & DC Sports will fit[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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for a rear one, you'll have to make a little incision in the carpet in order to let the brackets stick through. I recommend you do a top cut, not a side cut (I don't know how to explain it better, I hope you know what I mean). In other words, you exacto knife should be vertical when you make the cut, not horizontal (hope this helps more). This will make a much much cleaner install. I did the mistake of cutting "sideways" in my old 2000 civic, and it didn't look too good.

I hope you don't have an intake on your car, or ever plan to get one, because the bar won't fit if you have one

 
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Yeah I tried some (3) cheap no name brand of front strut bar there is nothing to do...they don't fit with my CAI....so this is a usefull hint when buying bar...!!!

Eric

 
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if you have injen or OBX intake (with the 90-degree bent pipe attached to the TB) any strut bar should fit fine.

 
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Or you can be creative and make it fit, like I did mine. I will try and post a pic. It's amazing how I do not have any pics of my engine bay. i guess I know its because our cars are slow and I do not have any mods to the engine itself(directly), but I do have a CAI and exhuast. I to have the front and rear from Ebay. The rear is just as easy as the front. You just have to know how to take out the rear's interior.

 
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Check out Ractive as well. They make an strut bar that will fit with the AEM Intake. Not too many people seem to know about Ractive making a bar. I just found out myself when a friend pulled up and showed me. Similar to Neuspeed, but it goes in front of the intake as the DC Sports bar does.