firebird1999us
08-14-2014, 09:56 PM
This post was tremendously helpful to me in terms of lower bracket placement:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=571409&postcount=15
And the final product:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/firebird1999us/null_zps471b6b35.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/firebird1999us/null_zps881b897f.jpg
I'm glad this didn't involve me readjusting the hood like I had to on my Mach 1! Once I figured out bracket placement and got out my adjustable socket extentension I was good. Although I did still put painters tape on the bodt to avoid any dings or scratches where I was working. The directions seem simple enough but I was kind of confused as to why the picture indicates the bracket attached to the hood looked like it was upside down. In any case easy install once I found the above post to see what I was doing wrong. Mismounting the bottom brackets can cause the strut to get scratched so be careful before you attach everything and just close the hood! It was a lot of work to replace the crude looking prop - but I definitely like the end result!
And on an unrelated note here's the plate I just received from HMC billet - I'm going to add locking screws to it. I've got another plate from a company called MGW for my mustang that's quite a bit thicker but this one is pretty good quality for the price:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/firebird1999us/bef0076c-f3d7-4901-8430-14e26f67ac9f_zpse3679ece.jpg
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=571409&postcount=15
And the final product:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/firebird1999us/null_zps471b6b35.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/firebird1999us/null_zps881b897f.jpg
I'm glad this didn't involve me readjusting the hood like I had to on my Mach 1! Once I figured out bracket placement and got out my adjustable socket extentension I was good. Although I did still put painters tape on the bodt to avoid any dings or scratches where I was working. The directions seem simple enough but I was kind of confused as to why the picture indicates the bracket attached to the hood looked like it was upside down. In any case easy install once I found the above post to see what I was doing wrong. Mismounting the bottom brackets can cause the strut to get scratched so be careful before you attach everything and just close the hood! It was a lot of work to replace the crude looking prop - but I definitely like the end result!
And on an unrelated note here's the plate I just received from HMC billet - I'm going to add locking screws to it. I've got another plate from a company called MGW for my mustang that's quite a bit thicker but this one is pretty good quality for the price:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/firebird1999us/bef0076c-f3d7-4901-8430-14e26f67ac9f_zpse3679ece.jpg