make a bigger space for the FMIC?

i ripped this off of RRE!

ok, so any opinions about this? i'm very much considering it for the look, i like it a lot better...


http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/100978front_cut.jpg

What's stock? I don't have an Eclipse :)

what does stock look like. so far i can't identify the difference. but then again, i am dumb. lol

I think he is talking about the top part. I also like it open like that.

yea that is really sweet...i might have to do that when i get my fmic!

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/378000-378999/378039_87.jpg

there is a lip on the upper space where the FMIC is, i want to take it off. personally i think it looks lame and i want a more clean look.

Vince,,... just how clean do you think you can get :biggrin2:

I did it when I was installing my fmic. just take the bumper off, and take a sawzaw or hacksaw or a rediculously sharp blade and cut it out from the inside. it's pretty basic. and then you got it. I"ll post up some pics once everything is mounted back up and I have the car back (it's taking forever again... I miss my car!!)

dremel dude!

I thought it could be removed too. but once I got the bumper off I realized it was all one big peice. It came off nicely with the saw. it's ok vince... you can do it... take a deep breath.

LOOOOOL...

ya i was thinking Dremel to do it. i have a hack saw but i think a dremmel would be a bit nicer to use. i'm not sure how much the upper pipe on the type-24 will be visible, but looking from above the car like at standing or driving hieght it should look ok :)

hey Jonathan, could you just take a few pics of what you have so far? that would be the shit. i also got to shave down the lower portion of the hole where it meets the bottom of the FMIC as well.

use a hack saw and watch you'll fuck it up.. !! LOL... dremel is the way to go. it's good for all kinds of cutting ie. pc case modd.

go for it man! it looks hot :thumbsup:

aight it's going down on friday :)

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PICTURES!!!

OK... here it is!

i removed the bumper cover and put it up onto 2 stools. i then measured 3/8" of a cut around the whole bottom part [lower mouth if you will]. then i got a Dremel and with a large cutting disc i cut the top corners [picture a sideways D with the stright part up] all the way down to the front of the cover. this was all done from the back side of the cover, cutting the inside [unseen] part. then i flipped it over and cut the lip out from the outside to the inside. after all that was cut away, i went back with the sander tool for the dremel and evened out everything. fairly simple. i did have on safty glasses [i took a disintegrated cutting disc to the cheek!] and a real painters mask on [fumes are eyewatering!]

overall about 2 hours taking my sweet ass time and tweeking on the clean-up sanding. i did lose one of my fog light covers on the freeway because i didn't make sure it was secure after i put the cover back on... lol. i might just say fuck them and dremel out those holes too. who knows ;)

and now the pics! [that is my bro Jesse helping measure it out]
and they are all from my cell phone [i lost the batt charger to my real cam :(]

look ma! no bumper!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/100978front_off.jpg

measureing the cut!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/100978measureing.jpg

back on!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/100978new_front_end.jpg

just a few minutes ago!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/100978front1.jpg


you can see the return pipe for the GReddy... it looks sooo much better and WAY more agressive!

Too hot vince! Def a hotter look. Plus the extra cooling can't hurt! Now it's time for that big ass turbo Mr. Money bags!

ya that is on the way... lol

i just bought a new 2004.5 Jetta GLI 1.8t, so it may get put on hold...

- THAT LOOKS FUCKING EVIL MAN! fuck, dude. I love it!!! great job on it