Fitting a front mount

keith555

Octane Boostaholics
Well after searching the net for a guide of fitting a front mount I did not come across one decent one.

So I thought I would take as much pictures while doing mine to have one for here.

This a front mount getting fitted to my v3 Impreza.


Before pictures

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Start by removing the following:

Grill(pops out after releasing clips through the two holes on top)

Sidelights(one screw on top of headlights)
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Headlights(two screws behind sidelight and two behind grill)
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Fog lights and indicators(three bolts around fog lamps)
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Remove the connections from all lights.
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Removing the front bumper:

Plastic and screw on bumper bar
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Two torgue screws to be removed
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Through wheel arch remove bolt
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Under the car there are a few bolts needing removing also, which I forgot to get picture of. :wall:

This is what you should be left with. :shock2:
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Then its onto taken out the air bottle in the drivers arch.

Remove two bolts in engine bay first.
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Then one in the arch itself. It should just pull out the through the arch.
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Cut across the two holes in the engine bay were the air reservour was in engine bay.
This will give the room the pipework needs.
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Time to fit the front mount to the bumper bar.

Mearure from hole to hole on the front mount and then mark it from the middle of the bumper bar.
Drill holes and attach bolts and washers to front mount and it.
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To give room for pipe work on both sides either cut or bend the metal out of place.
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On the drivers side the pipework should fit through the the hole cut out earlier.
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Fit brackets to bottom of front mount and to the holes under rad surround.
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Remove dump valve from topmount.
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Remove the topmount then.

A bolt either side to be removed.
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Loosing straps on topmount and turbo hoses.
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Topmount should then come off.(remove brackets that were holding topmount on from heads)
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Connect up pipework to the turbo and inlet.
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When happy with fitment of pipework, tighten up all hose straps.

Connect dump vavle to inlet pipe.
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Front mount and pipework fitted.
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After you have fitted the above, the worse part has to come.
Cutting the bumper to make it fit.
Trust me on this one, I took nearly a day doing this and the amount a cut I got fed up taking pictures.
Below is as far as I got with the picture taking doe.

Cutting the bumper.
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Remove air ducks
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Stay cutting bumper bit by bit using your head first before your pi22ed brain goes and does something you will regret.

After that its just the matter off putting everything back together.

Anyway this is the front mount on the car finished and sorry again lads with the lack off pictures with the bumper fitting.
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Hi Keith,

Your a star mate!! thats a real service you are after providing there!! fair play to you for your patience! real good job man.

rgds

Paddy
 
Looks the business Keith :thumbsup:

Fair play for the step by step guide, don't think I'd attempt that myself :shock2:
 
Great write up Keith very easy to follow and well illustrated with pictures of each stage :thumbsup:

Car looks so aggressive with the front mount :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted:

When you getting her mapped
 
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