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Originally Posted by ATL BRZ
No pain, no gain, right? But really, that hose is a bitch to get around the radiator! I wore nylon gloves and they only lasted a few minutes before they were shredded. My mechanics gloves were too thick to be able to work with the hose, so my hands met the same fate as yours.
Other than that what is your opinion on the install difficulty and the fit and finish of the kit? I'm still really happy with it after two track weekends, the latest of which was at my local track (Road Atlanta) that's the hardest on brakes.
I still need to pull my wheels off and inspect everything, just haven't had time.
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Honestly the part that I worried about the most (backing plates) turned out to be the easiest and most straight forward to install; and it was actually routing the hose that I found to be the biggest pain. I did put in an extra few zip ties to pull the hose away from various components, and found the easiest place in the splash guard to zip tie the hoses to is a small notch that protrudes inward into the wheel well area, which if you ziptie the hose there, really helps keep the hose away from the header on the passenger side. Other than that, install was pretty straight forward.
I did add mesh to the ducts though to prevent debris from getting in, as well as changed the hose clamps from silver to black for the ducts in the front grille for aesthetic purposes.