Intercooler fitment time?

[Craig!]

Out of interest how long did it take those with a Forge FMIC to fit it? Thinking of doing mine tomorrow but it is essential I have the car up and running by Tuesday!!

 

[cordobabrendy]

to be honest with the leon most of the time was spent gewtting the bumpers off, actually fitting the fmic wasnt that difficult or time consuming.couple of hours, give it 3 if you arnt familiar with the bumper removal.

 

[m0rk]

3hrs really.

don't trim the 'mount' - just cut it right off & file smooth

 

[Jonzy]

Getting the strips out is probably the hardest bit, and id cut the orginal pipework out from the inlet side of the intercooler, saves having to unbolt the subframe.

 

[davidol]

as Jonzy said, cut the original intercooler pipework where the instructions say to drop the subframe. I also had to trim the bumper alot, jonzy however didnt, seems to vary depending on the car

 

[bbsboy]

Most of the time i had was to trim the bumper, everyting else lines up nicely and fits well, except the bumper, had to trim about 1" off it

 

[cupra_matt]

I have fitted 2 Forge kits now, really easy. Removing old pipe work is probably the worst bit cause you have to drop the subframe a little bit. Bumper trimming is minimal. I didn't cut the old bracket off, i bent it upwards out of the way.