Newspeed Top strut bar

[DUB 12V]

Just looking at fitting my top strut bar and it knocks on the very end of coolant bottle were the hose starts, if you try and put it on flat and it wont sit flush:



lookin at pics from other vr6's & how they fit theres and every one seems to fit it with the hose looping over the top like this:



I was wondering if there is a different shaped coolant bottle off later model vr6 thats shaped differently so it will sit flush?, or if not is there a connection i could put on the end of the coolant bottle to dump the hose down so i can sit the strut bar flush cause it looks a bit looping the hose over the top!?

[DUB 12V]

Big pictures for the blind! prob wont need your glases for this thred!

[KI11Z]

thats a very clean engine bay you have there

[DUB 12V]

thats a very clean engine bay you have there

yeah its not to bad for a vr6 with 57,000km on it

[bboyskidz]

couple of people have had this issue. Matty T was the last person I can think of that had it. basically everyone before that just jammed it on. when the bolts are in place, it stays where it should.

I think the best option would be to replace the hose that goes from the "T" connector to the reservoir with an angled one... or is it the actual reservoir that is stopping it from going on?

AFAIK there isn't any different OEM replacement

[DUB 12V]

yeah thats right i was thinkin putting an angled hose connection from there, does any one know were i could find one or something similar that might fit..??

dev's there no oem replacement!!

[Pullstarter]

Just get generic elbow fittings and hose clamps and use your standard hose to make something up. All auto spares places will have em.

[MattyT]

I jammed mine on too. Bar went under the hoses. I'll take a pic tomoz if you like.

[KI11Z]

yeah its not to bad for a vr6 with 57,000km on it

57k! damb, nice work . . . . . . . umm, jealous is an understatement . . . . .

[bboyskidz]

I jammed mine on too. Bar went under the hoses. I'll take a pic tomoz if you like.

yeh thats what i thought. most of the fitments and tubes for that reservoir are pretty bendable.

[The_Hawk]

Mine didn't have any real issues, but my pipe looks longer than yours.

[DUB 12V]

Mine didn't have any real issues, but my pipe looks longer than yours.

yeah it does for some reason? mabi its just year model.. anyway il sus it out boys i have a look at what i can get and post up when its done, thanks for your help!

[MattyT]

Ok i had a look, mine goes underneath as well but my pipe off to the T-joint is much shorter. It more or less sits directly on top of the bar. It's flexible stuff tho, so it should be okay.