I figure more people in here have taken it off.



my guess would be some kind of side impact piece?

 

Actually I left mine in... I figure it would lessen the damage of any impact (a little) on the quarter since that whole area is unsupported except for that lil bracket.

 

Maybe it takes the place of the ABS control unit that was used on the older ABS pumps. I'm not sure if the newer '97+ ITR/'98+ non-ITR's still place them separately or if they just moved it.

 

I didn't know that Type R's came in purple...?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IN VTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Maybe it takes the place of the ABS control unit that was used on the older ABS pumps. I'm not sure if the newer '97+ ITR/'98+ non-ITR's still place them separately or if they just moved it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The ABS control unit is in the same place, on the passenger side, and that brace is behind the control unit also.

I pulled mine out.

That little piece is too flimsy to do much of anything.

It looks to be of the same thickness as the piece of metal under the steering column and in the glovebox.

 

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In his sig, ssbp gsr

 

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His comment was in reference to which forum the post was made in, and which type of car the thread starter has.

 

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His comment was in reference to which forum the post was made in, and which type of car the thread starter has.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I know.

 

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The ABS control unit is in the same place, on the passenger side, and that brace is behind the control unit also.</TD></TR></TABLE>
You mean I'm looking at the wrong side? Shiot.

I thought that was the passenger-side.

 

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it's ssbp, but in the inside coating it looks more purple...and my camera's coloring does as well)

the bracket is located on both sides. Imagine it's for rear passenger safety, although it's very very flimsy (like the ones in the dash).

haven't noticed any adverse effects yet

 

awww man tweak - are you pulling crap out of your car again for "weight savings"??

 

My car is a 94 and it doesn't have any of these, just a little bracket to hold the ABS control unit in there

 

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aside from the sunroof, a little more tar, and the gas tank splash guard it's there

 

I figured that was to prevent wobble on the panel where the speakers attach. Because that panel is super flimsy and a speaker tends to make it flap with road vibration if the bracket is removed.