Anyone have a Benen front upper Strut bar installed in their EK? How was installation (drilling holes)? How do you like it? Does it make noise on turns?
Thanks

 

i have that bar and love it!
actually, ken of benen industries drilled and put the bar on for me (i felt so special!). it was a snap, he put on the bar and took and pen and marked where the holes would be. he drilled the holes and then just lined everything up and it was on. as far as noises, nope, i don't have any.

 

I have the upper tripod on my car and I love it! I had to drill my own holes but it wasnt too hard. All I needed was a pen to mark the center of the holes. Just remember if and when you install to keep the nuts on top or the bolts will rip right off..from what I heard atleast

 

Thanks for the info guys. Now mounting to the firewall, is there a plate behind the firewall or its jus nut & boltin it? what about rust issues after drilling holes? <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by projectEK9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just remember if and when you install to keep the nuts on top or the bolts will rip right off..from what I heard atleast </TD></TR></TABLE> yea i read somewhere on HT that those bolts hit the upper control arm but i think the guy had it mounted on an eg.

 

i didnt know you had to drill holes out

 

I think its just non-Si that require drilling

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think its just non-Si that require drilling</TD></TR></TABLE>

I also think that EX's have pre drilled holes. As for the firewall, there are two black tabs that you can take out to show the holes, the mounting bolts that come with the bar should be fine for the firewall.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks for the info guys. Now mounting to the firewall, is there a plate behind the firewall or its jus nut & boltin it? what about rust issues after drilling holes? yea i read somewhere on HT that those bolts hit the upper control arm but i think the guy had it mounted on an eg.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The bolt doesnt hit on the upper control arm on mine. BTW here are some pics if you're wondering how it should look.




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Thanks for the pics! Looks good! I noticed you got the aluminum finish, does it say benen across the bar? I seen a pic of the black one before and it has Benen on it. Jus curious.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks for the pics! Looks good! I noticed you got the aluminum finish, does it say benen across the bar? I seen a pic of the black one before and it has Benen on it. Jus curious.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah it says "Benen Industries" on it. At HIN in San Mateo last month I saw a polished one on a Civic with all Benen Bars! Bling Blao! Thanks btw.

 

drilling the holes is real easy, i didnt even jack my car up when i drilled holes for my Si strut bar...

 

Damn! i was hoping it didnt say anything but oh well. i think im gonna grab one of these bars. Ive heard only positive things about them, now i jus need to decide black or aluminum..... thanks again for the info guys

 

you guys are talking about the tri pod strut brace right? I looked at there web-site and they did not have a 96-00 EK Civic application? are you guys using a different model or did I just miss something?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jon V &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you guys are talking about the tri pod strut brace right? I looked at there web-site and they did not have a 96-00 EK Civic application? are you guys using a different model or did I just miss something?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah according to their website they dont have applications for 96+ Civics. The guy I bought it off of knew someone at Benen and he told me it was a limited edition bar but I dont know. I think you should call or email them for application questions.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by projectEK9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah according to their website they dont have applications for 96+ Civics. The guy I bought it off of knew someone at Benen and he told me it was a limited edition bar but I dont know. I think you should call or email them for application questions.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i did just waiting for a reply, they also have a inner fender brace that they have on there web-site as in developement that I might have to pick up.

So how about everyone else in here where did you get your from?

 

On that inner fender brace, are you meaning the one where you removed the out fender panel and then bolt this upside-down L-shaped thing on? I think I've seen one before. Anyone got one of these fender braces? Impressions?