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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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The official Subaru part...

Is this easy to fit yourself?

I have just ordered one for MY03 WRX. Hope it can be easily fitted.

Anyone know?

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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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I would imagine it clips straight into place,unless you mean the WR1 style mesh in which case you will have to drill some holes

Post some pics when its fitted(unless its the hugly WR1 version)

I have the Orciari lower(and upper)grille which was a right royal pita to get it to fit properly



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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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I have the Subaru lower mesh. It clicks into place but requires 3 small holes to be drilled from underneath for self tappers to secure it. The only difficult bit is getting the drill underneath the car, as with only 6" of clearance and the average drill and bit being 14"+ long it may require a ramp, although it may get high enough if jacked to the max. A mate helped me drill mine with a special add-on to the drill which swivels the chuck 90º
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by corradoboy
I have the Subaru lower mesh. It clicks into place but requires 3 small holes to be drilled from underneath for self tappers to secure it. The only difficult bit is getting the drill underneath the car, as with only 6" of clearance and the average drill and bit being 14"+ long it may require a ramp, although it may get high enough if jacked to the max. A mate helped me drill mine with a special add-on to the drill which swivels the chuck 90º
Nice one. Thanks

Could you maybe post a close up pic of it fitted, as I have not really seen it properly yet.
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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Thats what I'll be fitting tomorrow, picked it from wednesday, got the recessed one as I didn't like the look of the WR1 style. 3 small screws is what it takes , hopefully it will be ok, and will take some pics when done.
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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I'm going to take mine off in the next couple of days and replace it with the Scott lowe grill, soI'll let you know how easy it is.

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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Elmer Fudpucker
I have the Orciari lower(and upper)grille which was a right royal pita to get it to fit properly
I have one of these on order at the moment - Can you tell me what the quality is like and what made it a pain to fit ??

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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by D16GER
Nice one. Thanks

Could you maybe post a close up pic of it fitted, as I have not really seen it properly yet.
Best pics I have are in HERE
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Here you go D16GER, fitted this morning. No real problems with it, just finding a tiny heave duty screw driver helped to get in the small area, but apart from that brill. The cordless drill only just squeezed under the bumper, so if your car is lowered you may have trouble!.
Looks 10times better and matches the upper grille a treat.


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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DarrenSTI
Here you go D16GER, fitted this morning. No real problems with it, just finding a tiny heave duty screw driver helped to get in the small area, but apart from that brill. The cordless drill only just squeezed under the bumper, so if your car is lowered you may have trouble!.
Looks 10times better and matches the upper grille a treat.
That looks superb matey. Very nice indeed

Many thanks for the pics and tips. Will let you know when I get mine sorted.
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