Strut brace fitting

[jonnie]

Hi all. Just fitted an omp front upper brace and it seems to make the bonnet bulge along the top edge under the screen. The brace came off an 02 mcs and i wa informed it would fit my 04 car. can anyone help?

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[stoney]

Hi Jonnie

This is a common problem with the OMP brace I know people that have had them cut a re welded so they fit better

[Mon the fish]

Also your strut towers may have mushroomed slightly which won't help

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[badwolf340]

Also your strut towers may have mushroomed slightly which won't help

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Bet that cheered you up :laugh:

[Mon the fish]

Sledgehammer sorted mine :laugh:

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[badwolf340]

Sledgehammer sorted mine :laugh:

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Not much a hammer can't fix :hand:

[EcosseGP]

I don't mean to be stupid (probably will be) but did you try fitting it the other way see if it makes any difference ? It seems crazy that a company such as OMP would make a strut brace that didn't really fit .. was just a thought ..

[jonnie]

Sledgehammer sorted mine :laugh:

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Really? Please enlighten me.

[stoney]

Other thought is sound proofing is fairly thick so possibly have to remove that ?

[Mon the fish]

Really? Please enlighten me.

The strut towers deform, mushrooming up. This would make any brace closer to the bonnet.

To fix mine, I got the car in the air, dropped the strut, then bashed the tops of the towers back down

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[Mon the fish]

Other thought is sound proofing is fairly thick so possibly have to remove that ?

Or soak it with water before you shut the bonnet - it then takes the shape of the brace

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[Eddie]

Not all strut bars do that. Mine just bolted on


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