I6's TS50 front bar

I6corp · 13-08-2006, 12:47 PM

Gday,

Next weekend im headind to sydney to pick up a TS50 bar for the forte ;)
only setting me back $300 with a high series bonnet. (dw JC still buying the XR front for my dad)

Few Q's.

How hard is it to install? (After it gets painted)

Anything i should watch out for?

Will it look completely wrong if i install it without side skirts?

:

Cheers falla's and gals.

b2tf · 13-08-2006, 01:00 PM

3rd question is a personal preference thing I guess, but if it were me, I would get the bar and put it in the shed until I had some matching skirts and rims to go with it. A TS front bar on an otherwise stock forte will get you some looks, but probably not the ones you're after.........

JC · 13-08-2006, 01:06 PM

That should look good, and great price too! Fitting is pretty easy - one 13mm nut each side of the bar, and a couple of plastic screws for the grill. Plus the plastic undertray, and those plastic clips that hold the plastic inner guards on. All up, allow 1 to 1.5 hours. Bonnet is even easier (4 bolts) but you will also need a series 2 bonnet latch - another 2 bolts and the undo the cable clip (and yes, the latches are different) - I happen to have one you can have for $30 (they are about $60 new).

I've got a set of galaxy blue AU2 SR side skirts that were on my AU1 XR8 - not the chunkiest around, but better than none. Yours for $100 and they won't need painting to fit yout car. Then you can save up for the TS skirts, and you should be able to sell the SR ones for the $100 again (or fit them to your dad's car).

GlennBA · 13-08-2006, 01:36 PM

Sounds good. It'll look silly without the rest of the kit, but the beauty is you can buy bits as you go. Thats what i did, i bought the rear and side skirts one week and a few weeks later i bought the front.

I6corp · 13-08-2006, 01:50 PM

Cheers JC, ill defiently take you up on the skirts. ill pick them up when i pick up ur XR front and the latch too.

B2tf, i totally agree... Im getting some 18" very soon, just wondering about the rest of the kit.

Cheers mate.

alpineau · 13-08-2006, 02:48 PM

Here is a photo of a ts50 bar on a AU with out side skirts or rear bar, I found this photo in the show n shine

Cheers
Alpineau

Baboon_AU · 13-08-2006, 03:27 PM

it doesn't really looks that bad without the rear and sides

AU2PWR · 13-08-2006, 04:11 PM

looks tough lol

I6corp · 13-08-2006, 04:36 PM

It doesnt look bad, but i still think ill go with the SR skirts as a min.

Baboon_AU · 13-08-2006, 05:02 PM

yes, SR skirts are good loving

JC · 13-08-2006, 06:38 PM

The car in the photo posted by alpineAU has SR side skirts on it. That's Janek's car and I've seen it in the flesh and it looks fine.

Jay.Blanket · 11-02-2012, 08:43 PM

Any chance of somebody reposting this picture of the ts50 front with SR skirts? I'm quite interested to see the look of this as I'm considering the bar for my SR forte

nstg8a · 11-02-2012, 08:55 PM

heres how mine looked with no skirts

and with them

if you were in brissy id sell you my whole kit for $100 more than your paying for just your front bar...

T3man · 12-02-2012, 12:47 AM

They reckon you have to set your clock back 5 years when you go up to QLD - seems to be some truth to it LOL.

JC · 12-02-2012, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T3man

They reckon you have to set your clock back 5 years when you go up to QLD - seems to be some truth to it LOL.

It's a fine balance between starting a new thread and being told there's an existing thread that answers the questions vs and using search, finding a 5 yo thread and posting. I think it's great he used search.

nstg8a · 12-02-2012, 11:26 AM

Lol I didn't even notice the dates...

My price is still current though

Jay.Blanket · 12-02-2012, 01:06 PM

haha yeah i stumbled accross is trying to find pictures and thought why not somebody might be able to help me out even if it is 5 years old! it doesnt look as bad as i thought without skirts although i still want to see it with the SR skirt!