Looking to have a go at fitting this myself, have done a search but cant find anything at the moment.

How long would you expect it to take for a first timer?

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I got one when got my RS SPEC ic from hybrid...they gave me a link too.
The document seems heavy, but because it has some hq pictures if you scale them though...

 

NIGHTMARE,

took me 2 days, need a grinder, plenty of tool's, and plenty of plasters!

 

should take about 6-8 hours,note- you have to remove the front slam panel (all bolts off) and a lot of the bumper requires trimming (done mine with sharp stanley knife)

only done my own but once you done 1 it is easy

 

Haven't got a hybrid, but fitted mine in about 3 hours.... on Friday afternoon !

But spent all day Saturday and Sunday carefully trimming to get a good fit for the bumper ! Stanley knife orbital sander and elbow grease....

DunxC

 

So the bumper is what takes the time then?

 

Does the hybrid require any metal work as well? I'm thinking of the rectangular hollow section (behind the bumper) that goes between the two parallel chassie rails (on blob eye, but i think it's the same on a bug eye)?

If so, you'll need an angle grinder or a metal saw of some sort.

 

I dont know mate, hope not

 

ask harvey fitting instructions.
1st time 8_10 hrs

 

Mine needed, the inner wing cutting, the front bumper support cutting (its like a metal girder that runs the width of the car, behind the fog lamp's needed cutting, then the bumper.

Seriously to do a Good job, over a day. I even welded in bits on my bumper support to make it a bit stronger, and whilst it was off, gave it a paint. to stop it rusting.

 

What did you use to do the cutting?

 

angle grinder is fine for the bigger areas (and surprisingly, for the bumper).

I used a jigsaw with a metal blade for the finer details, but access is a bit restricted in places. I squirted wd40 on the blade every couple of seconds to stop it overheating and breaking

There's something called a "reciprocating saw" as well, it works along the same principle as a jig saw, but the blade is coming out of the front of it, so to speak. It gives much better access and has sturdier blades.