Can't install Cortesy RSTB...need help
 

Ok don't flame me but I can't seem to install it. It just doesn't seem to fit. I get one of the plates on but the other one won't drop into place. The bar just seems to big for it. I installed a matrix FSTB with no problem at night. I'm not an expert maechanic but I do normal mechanics (oil change, brakes&rotors, Tranny) all the time. Can anyone help me out or is there a write up somewhere? I know about having to cut a whole in each side of the covers so that's not the prob.

ill take it off your hands for 30$$

Turn the bar around, you have it on backward

Same thing happened to me. The mounts are the right ones, but the bar seems an inch or so too long, right? Compare the rear bar with your front bar. If they are the same size, it is the wrong one. Courtesy sent my RSTB with the proper rear mounts mated to a front bar. Wouldn't fit no matter what I did. Called Courtesy, explained to them the problem, and they said it has happened before. They shipped me a new bar immediately, and I sent the wrong one back in the same box. They picked up the tab for shipping both ways.
BTW, don't expect a huge improvement in handling. The improvement is there, just subtle. But the bar makes a good "holder" for things like automotive fluid bottles so they don't fly around your trunk.
Just a little tip. To make installation easier/more professional looking, take out your backseat and the sheetmetal behind it (10mm bolts). Install the rear bar through there. Much easier to work with instead of bending all over in your trunk. And you can get the holes in the trunk liner perfectly lined up.

Dave

Hey....i'm not THAT frustrated with installing it. :lol: Thanks for the offer though. Thanks for the heads up Dave. I'll call courtesy. Shouldn't take too long to get another bar since this one was on back order for like 4 months.

How much does Courtesy get for the RSTB? There are plenty of no name FSTBs on ebay, but no rears :(

I paid 59.95 way back in Jan.

That's why people don't bother with RSTBs, they don't really do anything and the installation is kinda hard. RSBs actually improve our suspension...