A couple/few of you may have gleaned over the 2 decades of my participation here that I’m a little persnickety when it comes to my car(s).

Although I do enjoy, and have installed a few, upgrades/enhancements, I’m not especially one for showy, flashy, blingy things ... I really try to maybe make any modifications (to the extent possible) look like their “supposed” to be there.

So I’ve got this RSTB that I’d like to install to accompany my presently installed FSTB. But ... there is no way I want to eliminate my original trunk wall liners and the only way to accomplish both of these is to modify the liners.

Can any of you guys share a technique for cutting the trunk wall liners to allow for the RSTB install while keeping a nice, neat, tasteful modification to the liner pieces?

I’d like to keep the cutting to a minimum as I don’t want to wreck my original and pristine trunk liner pieces ... that being the case, maybe I just answered my own question.

 

cut it to a minimum and be done. not much to it. you may have to re attach the padding behind the liner if it detaches during the cutting. and i agree with you on keeping it clean and original looking =)
one of the best compliments i got on my car was "it looks like it came that way"

 

Test fit, eyeball the horizontal cut, keep checking fit. Once it's right make relief cuts for the bar but don't remove any material. Make little fingers for lack of a better explanation.

 

Sutter,

if it’s not too much to ask, when you have the opportunity, would you mind posting a close up/closer up of this spot ... ?

 

Not the prettiest up close. I should put some tape on the back.

 

Silly thought, a whisker biscuit could cover the cut. Or maybe someone is smarter who knows of something like it but an actual grommet.

 

What is an RTSB?

 

Really Stupid Tasting Beverage















rear strut tower bar

 

Did you notice any improvement/change by adding it, though?

 

No. It's probably just a waste of time. This particular one is from parts laying around. I think it's a generic A32 gen bar with B14 brackets. More of a whatever, toss it on because I can. I've build a few others.

I had a Stillen bar, while bragging rights are high, the cost is not worth it. Not to mention it was pretty to look at.

A rear anti sway bar, anti roll, RSB (whatever you consider it) is far more effective.

 

Thanks.

 

and for gods sake j, who's damn trunk is that clean? sheesh.........

 

Everyone’s should be ...

 

if i had a clean *** old max like you 2 do, then i'd probably keep my trunk cleaner. fact is, i keep so much crap in there, plus i have a huge sub box in there, there's just no way.

 

... that biscuit is a really nice idea.

I was was actually thinking of one of these. Properly sized of course.

 

Yo literally all you need is a box cutter or a razor blade and cut a straight line lol

 

It's a 3rd vehicle, summer car. It doesn't need to be full of crap until we go somewhere. But I am a pretty organized person.

 

but you would have to cut a slice in the biscuit (or whatever) right?

Or would you slip the biscuit over the Bar first, then assemble the bar to strut towers and...what, then back the biscuit into the hole you made?