LOL.......... that is exactly what I did for my OMP bar !

 

Removing the liner takes a few minutes -- and if you carve out the channel from the backside you can save yourself 99% of this work. I know that doesn't help you now . . . but I would recommend it to others as the easier way to go.

 

More explanation please?

 

After noting where the padding needs to be removed, take the entire liner out. It is held on by the scoop support and about 15 plastic fasteners. there used to be a thread with a picture of the liner and a highlight of where each fastener is located, but I can't find it now (if someone does, please post here). One good tip, put a towel over your engine bay to catch fasteners you drop and to keep you from having to dig them out for 20 minutes.

All you have to do then is use exacto and fingers to carve out insulation from the inside, and then replace liner with the fasteners.

This is the better method, in my opinion, because it keeps the liner looking OEM and keeps insulation from raining down on the engine bay if you've cut the front of the liner.

 

is it ok to run with the gap? i just installed mine and it's probably a 2mm gap. is it safe?

 

I have run 63,000 BMP / M7 gapped miles with no problem If anything it gives a little exra cooling to the engine bay .

Randy
M7 tuning

 

Hey ... "Sushi"

good to meet you today ...
Hope it was me that inspired the install ...
2 mm won't hurt ...but not the way it really should be.

If your that close (as I have seen some more than 5mm "lift")

I'll bet we could do a "soak the liner and squish" mod...

 

 

hey brian! and yes... thanks to YOU i went home at 630 and installed the strut bar in the dark! hahah i did the soak method and i'll check it out tomorrow morning. btw you got a pm for this saturday if you're free...

 

If you REALY soak the pad and then lay a couple of layers of cardboard or wood door trim or a yardstick right on top of the bar (not to much ...about 1/4 inch or less) take a deep breath and shut the bonnet (it needs to latch)

then go watch some racing on TV ... have dinner ... go to bed ...WAIT .. like overnight.
The open the bonnet, remove the "spacer material" and the padding will be crushed enough to clear the bar with a bit extra.

 

In the future, you should make some indication that you're kidding, like parenthesis with (jk) in it. Example:

My bonnet which has been dented by the strut-brace actually allows more cooling air to reach the engine bay (jk!)

Or

On one hand, the strut brace may not allow my bonnet to close......but I'm saving wear and tear on the hood release.........

.......April Fools!

Some gullible person may actually believe this rubbish. You wouldn't want that - would you?

Keep smiling!

Skip

 

never have I seen such spin since the 80's

 

"Mind the Gap"

Quote:

If anything it gives a little exra cooling to the engine bay

This must mean that the R56 has the coolest engine bays.

 

Do you have the CAD pic to show the extra cooling efficiency?

 

Not at this time . I will have my people get back to you on that one

Randy
M7 Tuning

 

This is about the 4th time I have thrown this one out there and finally someone picked up on it . What took you guys so long to find it ?

Randy
M7 Tuning

 

cutting back on my coffee intake mebbe?

 

Note ...
Sometimes no matter how much squishing you do the bar will still rub or lift .. my son removed his liner and tha bar still rubs on the hood stifiner support.

 

You didn't go decaff did you ? They closed down all of the Starbucks for a few hours for training one day recently and most of Los Angeles went into shock .

Randy
M7 Tuning

 

hell no!

offtopic, but check out Nate's stuff - he's local to you - www.wcrcompany.com - the Torro is awesome for espresso, and the Colombian is better than any Starbucks I've had for a drip machine.

I've cut back to one cup/day instead of the normal 3-4

 

Good tips I was not aware of those offereings and will give it a shot .

As for back on topic it is good that this thread pops up now and then to see the various methods people have come up with solutions to the Bulge situation no matter what the brand. The soak and slam still seems to take care of most issues but the trimming of the liner from the back side looks like the best solution for those with more of an problem. Thanks to all who are participating

Randy
M7 Tuning

 

First off
Good for you Dan for cutting back on your coffee consumption.

2nd - My '02 Cooper S has no bulging bonnet. Maybe that shows it is random and not by year.

 

I think it is even more random that that. I have a 02 and I had three different bars with bulge " issues " . Go figure ?

Randy
M7 Tuning

 

If there is a bulge in my bonnet, I don't notice it anymore.

 

i just recently installed my bar on an '03 and used the "soak and slam" method, still has a hood bulge so im gonna try removing the liner and trimming it, seems like that is the final cure.