I have a 2000 non-Si Civic
I plan on buying this NEUSPEED front upper strut bar for my car, but after looking at so many pictures here, there seems to be a bolt missing on each side of my engine bay chassis, but rather there is a black rubber plug that is stuck in there.

From the neuspeed site, it says Honda Civic 1996-2000 (Excluding Si) Part #35.20.72

YodaisGod's 2000 Si:


dogpile5's EJ1:


So where does the bar bolt into? (most bars like spoon/skunk2 bolt into A & B)


Since my car has that rubber plug I was referring to (area C), then the neuspeed bar will not bolt perfectly into my 2000 civic???
i think it connects to the SIDES OF THE SHOCK TOWER(where there ARE ONLY RUBBER PLUGS!!) and NOT into the bolts on top of the shock tower.....
If this is right, that means the Neuspeed bar will be TOTALLY USELESS to my car since it doesn't have any bolts to fit into?

 

The bar will bolt to A/B. On the pic with the white bar/valve cover, that is the older 92-95 chassis civc part #35.20.71 . The reason for the 2 plugs is that in '96+ they moved the upper control arm mounting points to the sides of the shock towers so there is no longer a set of studs protruding. Order the 35.20.72 and the ears are oriented to bolt to A/B. The pics you have are not showing what the bar really looks like.

PS, if you need the HT deal on the bar, please let me know. Thanks,

Tom


[Modified by lightning, 11:25 PM 10/29/2002]

 

OHHHHHHHHHH
so the Neuspeed Bar 35.20.72 (made specifically for the EK 96-2000 civic) will bolt perfectly into A/B bolts on top of the shock tower according to the diagram
If that's the case, I WILL buy a neuspeed bar for my EK civic