I just got my ViS Racing Invader kit.. I need to know how to modify the bumper brace (the aluminum bar) so that I can leave it on and put the bumper on too.. I have been riding around without it..and the handling isn't as good anymore.
PLEASE someone! Anyone! Help me! My car is getting painted saturday!
e-mail me....Lucky13racing2001@yahoo.com
Thanks!!
-STEVE[B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=7]

You gotta take it off.

It couldnt have made that much of a difference, do u have the stock brace on the strut mounts?

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Nov 11, 2003 - 11:32 PM

i want to get this, or order around christmas. How bad is the install? do I need to drill the holes, or are they predone? I'm getting the front and side skirts.

that is a bumper support beam, it does nothing to the handling except cut a few pounds from the front of the car. but if you get in a crash your in deep.

So you HAVE to take it off in order to install the kit? Aren't there serious safety issues involved with that?

-Brian

-Hym3n+Dec 1, 2003 - 3:28 PM

Well, except for those two, are there any others that require that support beam off that I should be aware of before I go purchasing one?

-Brian

-Hym3n+Dec 1, 2003 - 6:02 PM

you can install the front bumper support with the vis invader front.. I have dont it and it took about 3 min to do.

there are two ways around this.

1: you can cut the corners of the brace at a 45degree angle.

2: you can make a small cut in the front of the kit where the driverside turn signal goes.. this is what I did and you cant notice it unless you are looking for it. I also modded my front opening to allow for my FMIC so that might of helped also but didnt really notice if it did or not.

I chose this route as I had powdercoated my front bumpersupport beam prior to doing this.. If I could redo it I would probably just cut the ends at an angle but thisway works just fine also.

here look - please pardon the dirt is been a while since I have needed to clean it >>

the small notch under the turnsignal is the cut I had to make to make this fit.. and the turnsignal itself isnt mounted properly at the moment.. it is not a result of doing this with the front support beam.

here is a front shot of it also

What is that in your front bumper? At a glance it looks like an Apexi fmic, but then again, it doesn't look like a fmic at all.

In regards to the reinforcement bar (rebar, if you will), I just wanted to share my (not so good) experience.

One day, I was at a stop light on my way to return a movie. There were three cars in front of me. The first one made a right when it was clear. The second car in line was about to make a right, BUT DIDN'T because they thought they saw another car coming... so she broke hard... the van in front of me broke hard... but I didn't... cuz I was busy looking to the left to see if there were any incoming cars. I BUMPED... not crashed... but BUMPED... the van at about 3 MPH... yes... I said 3 MPH... and guess what happened? CRUNCH!

That's right folks... that's how fragile the kit is... now imagine if I hit the guy at 20+ MPH... scary stuff...

The reason why I'm telling you guys this is because I want you all to be EXTRA careful once you have the kit on.... I didn't have the rebar on... and my bumper crumbled and my high beams shattered.

I was just thankful that I didn't own the AUTHENTIC Veilside kit at the time... which is part of the reason why I always recommend the knockoffs... unless you're some RICH rat bastard... >>

Thanks for taking the time to read my story... and please know that this all really happened to me... and I'm just glad that I have a good brother who spotted me 6 bills to get the front fixed...

-Ray

Yeah..Well.. I finished the install....the car can been seen on www.6gc.net my SN is 97Celica... There WERE a few problems..and I had to "MODIFY" the front support brace with a dremel tool..the kit from ViS Racing does NOT come pre-drilled but DOES fit pretty damned good once you get past the small hump of the support brace. E-mail me at
lucky13racing2001@yahoo.com if anyone has any questions about the install or post a reply in the forum.Thanks...

nice job. Can u put up some more shots with better size if possible, I want to see exactly how fitment is.

haha neverstop were gunna weed pictures from you yet!! any update on the ETA??

Yeah.. I updated my profile on www.6gc.net under the SN 97Celica with a few more recent pics..check them out for fitment..the only problem I am having is with the gap on the rear bumper with about 1/8" in space that kinda looks like ****...I am having it molded though.