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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: IAN C on 29 March 2010, 01:55
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just picked up a front mount intercooler for my 1.8 turbo, thing is it has no holes on the intercooler its self for fitting. i know it came from a1.8 turbo. is there any way of fitting without or can it be welded on etc etc.
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Show us a picture.
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(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/807/fronmount.jpg)
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cableties ftw,
or get some brackets made up and welded on?
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from the top or bottom? seen a couple of differen ways what they go on??
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Just drill some holes in the tabs, and get a couple of strips of aluminium and bend them to make some bracket's and bolt it to your bumper bar, thats all i done with mine.
Phil
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just out of interest have you got a aum or a agu engine
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If im not mistaken it looks like it dont need the brakets, some fmic are held in place via the pipework but they are designed like that, most do need the brackets
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same intercooler as mine. i just drilled some 8mm holes in and bent some stainless bracket myself. id recommend cutting the crash bar a lil bit and mounting it up and back as much as possible to reduce how much you will have to chop out of the front bumper.(i found this out the hard way and the bumper lost the battle with the jigsaw :D )
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/BIKETRIAL2005/03022010100.jpg)
obviously your going to mount it slightly more central but you can see how much bumper i had to chop away.
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same intercooler as mine. i just drilled some 8mm holes in and bent some stainless bracket myself. id recommend cutting the crash bar a lil bit and mounting it up and back as much as possible to reduce how much you will have to chop out of the front bumper.(i found this out the hard way and the bumper lost the battle with the jigsaw :D )
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/BIKETRIAL2005/03022010100.jpg)
obviously your going to mount it slightly more central but you can see how much bumper i had to chop away.
Omg please tell me you dont drive around with your car looking like that?
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+1 :huh:
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lol
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i hope it sits better than that. that looks a bit unsafe to be honest. lol
thanks guys its going in tommorrow ill let you know what way it goes in lucky, i got the bumper aswell in with the sale of the intercooler as i know there has to be some plastic removed from the bumper
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lmao mate no offence are you blind, Slightly more central indeed !
Looks like you wiped out a fox and carried on.
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lol :grin:
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same intercooler as mine. i just drilled some 8mm holes in and bent some stainless bracket myself. id recommend cutting the crash bar a lil bit and mounting it up and back as much as possible to reduce how much you will have to chop out of the front bumper.(i found this out the hard way and the bumper lost the battle with the jigsaw :D )
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/BIKETRIAL2005/03022010100.jpg)
obviously your going to mount it slightly more central but you can see how much bumper i had to chop away.
Are you joking? Thats the biggest bodge job I have seen in my life :shocked:
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same intercooler as mine. i just drilled some 8mm holes in and bent some stainless bracket myself. id recommend cutting the crash bar a lil bit and mounting it up and back as much as possible to reduce how much you will have to chop out of the front bumper.(i found this out the hard way and the bumper lost the battle with the jigsaw :D )
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/BIKETRIAL2005/03022010100.jpg)
obviously your going to mount it slightly more central but you can see how much bumper i had to chop away.
Are you joking? Thats the biggest bodge job I have seen in my life :shocked:
was thinking this myself that looks awful :embarassed: and the front bumper is now wrecked to :laugh: hope you have sorted that out since the pic was taken :shocked: :grin:
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same intercooler as mine. i just drilled some 8mm holes in and bent some stainless bracket myself. id recommend cutting the crash bar a lil bit and mounting it up and back as much as possible to reduce how much you will have to chop out of the front bumper.(i found this out the hard way and the bumper lost the battle with the jigsaw :D )
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/BIKETRIAL2005/03022010100.jpg)
obviously your going to mount it slightly more central but you can see how much bumper i had to chop away.
Are you joking? Thats the biggest bodge job I have seen in my life :shocked:
was thinking this myself that looks awful :embarassed: and the front bumper is now wrecked to :laugh: hope you have sorted that out since the pic was taken :shocked: :grin:
Blue peter special!
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Don't think he's coming back, he's busy somewhere, maybe he hit another fox and decided to stop this time.
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Don't think he's coming back, he's busy somewhere, maybe he hit another fox and decided to stop this time.
:grin: maybe its straightened the intercooler at the same time then :grin:
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lol cheers for the replys guys :D its one of those temporary bodges. new bumper is waiting once i get round to buying a bit more piping. 'universal' intercooler mounting kits from ebay are pretty useless just for future reference.
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lol cheers for the replys guys :D its one of those temporary bodges. new bumper is waiting once i get round to buying a bit more piping. 'universal' intercooler mounting kits from ebay are pretty useless just for future reference.
lol well done for taking the comments on the chin, I got a spare Satin silver front bumper if you need one :smiley:
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no point creating a scene and making forum life difficult for myself.
already got a bumper lined up, thanks though :)