just like the title says i am making a trunk brace that goes from one side to the other using the bolts that screw into the floor on each side of the spare tire space. but theres a problem i cant find anything to use with it. i need a box aluminum tube like 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch by like 2 inches and about 40 inches long. anyone know where i can get this? i checked ebay and called so many places i cant count.

 

home depot or lowes they have a random metals section, tube, plater, angle.....etc

 

haha i know i work at lowes and we only have 3/4 inch box tubing and i actually bought the 3/4 inch thing i have from home depot!! uh oh hope i dont get fired haha. but i think i need 1 inch to be effective. but i REALLY want a flatter one, you know like a type r strut tower bar. i actually have one of those cuz i got sent the wrong one before, but its about 3 inches too short

 

Check orchard supply, thats where I bought all my materials for a trunk bar

 

ok well i live in mass so i dont think that would be very helpful to me. thanks for the idea though.

 

propane torch and a hammer will flaten out the ends of that square tube.

 

Pssss, here's a little secret.

Get a lower tie bar for a EG/DC2. Take off the brackets.

The bar will line up perfectly to the holes on the trunk floor and it'll look much much cleaner than using the square tube method.

Your welcome.

 

uh please no one yell at me...eeek....but what is an eg/dc2? i know its a version of the integra...but which one. like in general terms. integra 2nd gen type r? orrr what. and you mean the rear lower right? is the hole in the tie bar bigger than 12mm? cuz thats how big the bolts are that are needed to fit into the holes.

 

eg is 92-95 civics
dc2 are 94-01 gsr and 96-01 itr

 

so this would work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33591

 

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According to carma_626 it would seem so

 

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Yeah, that'll do it. I made a trunk floor brace for my car, using the square tube. It's okay, but in no way does it look clean. It's just a ugly bar bolted to the floor.

However, I soon realized that the lower tie bar is the perfect length. Just pull the the stock bolts for your bumper support and install the tie bar.

I used a generic lower tie bar, like the one on ebay.

It'll work.

 

awesome thanks a lot. i just bought it.

 

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My mistake, you actually need a front upper strut bar. Sorry.

j/k.

 

hahaha i knew you wouldnt do that to me. funny though

 

DC2 is two door GSR and ITR(?)
DC4 is two door RS/LS/GS
DB is 4 door teg

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by carma_626 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Pssss, here's a little secret.

Get a lower tie bar for a EG/DC2. Take off the brackets.

The bar will line up perfectly to the holes on the trunk floor and it'll look much much cleaner than using the square tube method.

Your welcome.

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