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4gen pre facelift to facelift
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:18 am
by jonja
Will it fit? Im just worried about middle part where handbrake is, cause it looks like handbrake position will be moved and how hard is it to do?
And same with mirror switches
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:55 am
by lucas
ive done it bud, was a bit tricky with the handbrake re location but other wise very easy
i will find pics
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:36 am
by lucas
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:41 pm
by jonja
Looks perfect, i just wanted to know if its possible.
Cheers for answer
I will msg you when i will get it
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:10 pm
by lucas
Glad I can help
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:29 pm
by JimmerJDM
Quick question, how did you relocate the handbrake? Looking to do this at some point, was it fairly straightforward?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:01 pm
by Vtecmec
There is also a mid face lift version, no sex blocker but no need to relocate the handbrake.
For a full face lift conversion I believe you'll need new handbrake cables and you'll have to cut and weld the tunnel section where the handbrake sits.
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:57 pm
by JimmerJDM
Ah i see, makes perfect sense cheers
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 7:55 pm
by lucas
No cutting or welding was needed.. i even used the prefacelift handbrake and cables
You will need to bend the front bracket so it can bolt to the side of the tunnel.
Then used a turn buckle to extent the cables.
Cost me £5
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 1:11 pm
by Rich
lucas wrote:No cutting or welding was needed.. i even used the prefacelift handbrake and cables
You will need to bend the front bracket so it can bolt to the side of the tunnel.
Then used a turn buckle to extent the cables.
Cost me £5
Just about to do the same thing in my car. What sort of turnbuckle did you use lucas? Seen loads of different types and don't want to get the wrong one - need to try do the job in one go as I'm using the car daily.
I've thought about getting one with the same thread/pitch as the existing turnbuckle, and then screwing one end onto the existing tb and chopping the end off the hook/eye on the other end to leave behind just the rod (if that makes sense) - onto which I connect the existing bracket thingy with the brake cables attached. Would that work?
