Josh's BB4

[NafemanNathan]

Been a while since I've checked out your lude Josh. Nice job with all those niggley jobs and upgrades.

The Advans should look pretty smart as well

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a85/Ch ... g~original

[Img] coding wouldn't work ^^^

EDIT: Bloody Nora nor will that! Oh well, it was a picture of a phantom grey 4th with the same wheels on. I'm sure you'll have plenty for us in time

[wurlycorner]

Neither does clicking on the link?

[jjmartin349571]

I'm fairly certain googling Advan Touring Competition brings up a Prelude in grey/black as the first image.

*Edit:

It's the 4th image

Shamelessly stolen, this should give you an idea of what it looks like;



I will definitely need to lower mine soon as there is a similar vertical gap between the wheels and arches and nobody like to see that

*Double edit:

Oh, I can't link it either

[newkid]

[NafemanNathan]

That's cheating newkid! Yes I checked your link!

[newkid]

That's cheating newkid! Yes I checked your link!

[alinton]

With your bumper skin off, couldn't you measure the distance between the pole tip and those two mounting points?

Then with the skin back on, use a pair of vernier callipers to mark small arcs using those measurements, where they cross is the place to drill?

[jjmartin349571]

With your bumper skin off, couldn't you measure the distance between the pole tip and those two mounting points?

Then with the skin back on, use a pair of vernier callipers to mark small arcs using those measurements, where they cross is the place to drill?

I like your thinking, but the tip of the bumper pole stands proud of the bumper bar so you'd have the same need for bolts and shims to take your measurements accurately. My acrylic drilling jig did the job in the end

[jjmartin349571]

Right then, I've come back to this a little later than expected as I got Fallout 4 the other day and I have spent all my spare time glued to my Xbox One as a result Laura wanted to spend the evening on Fallout today though so I went and sulked in the workshop.

First up was finishing fitting he bumper pole. My 'obvious error' from my post RE the jig I made was that I drilled out the hole which was meant to be the guide for the pilot hole in the bumper I was ging to remake the jig, but then I engaged my brain and realised I could use a large drill bit in the jig to scribe a small mark in the bumper, and then drill a pilot hole. That gave me this which wasn't too scary:



I measured the outer shaft/housing on the bumper pole, it came in at 16.5 mm. I thought I needed a snug fit so went off to buy a 17mm holesaw, however Screwfix only had a 20mm so I got that instead, which was a happy coincidence as it seems to be the perfect size - I think 17mm would have caused issues with the securing nuts. There was no going back from this point!



It feels very wrong drilling holes that size in a part of your car

Next up I mounted the bumper pole to the bracket on the bumper bar:




I have no idea if that is the correct place for the bracket to go, but it seemed to fit happily there and puts the pole where it needs to be. Then it was just a case of screwing the shroud on:




Considering all I had to go by was a few pictures on the web, I'm pretty pleased with the final location. It could perhaps have gone back slightly by 2-4mm but I don't think it's going to notice.

Wiring-wise I needed a feed from the bumper pole control unit and a feed from the sidelights - I was surprised to find that an accessory loom is present on the car for the lighting, which just leaves me to run two wires to the control unit to complete the eltrical side of the install. The lighting loom in question:



There is an identical one the other side for the turning lights. I'm guessing these must be standard on all Jap imports?

With the wiring figured out (I've yet to run the wires to the control unit) I set about refitting the bumper... What an absolute fecker of a job. My hands are cut to bits and I still had to leave it half done as it got too late to be swearing my tits off and crashing around outdoors

Most of my frustration is coming from this bolt:



Try as I might I can't get the bracket foot in to place and so the bolt keeps on cross threading I will get back on the case tomorrow with a clear head.

I also need to check if there are bulbs in my fog lights, I have a sneaking suspicion that there aren't and that I forgot this when I fitted them

At any rate here's a sneaky preview of the car as it now stands:



Once it's finished I will give it a good wash and get some daylight shots

I'm just hoping that I can get the bumper back into alignment, the top of it and nearside is all over the shop currently More fun for the weekend I guess.

[Drax]

good work!! I am highly jealous but loving this thread tell me about it with the drilling holes in your bumper feeling wrong, I have two dirty great holes in the front on mine I cut out with a dremel