Ok, so I started removing the air box and vac lines when I got to the part about removing the front bumper, I realized that my MS bumper wasn't held on by screws but instead rivets! So installation is currently stalled. I'm going to drill out the old rivets and put new ones in when I'm done.
I thought that I wouldn't have to raise the car but in order to get the rivets off I have to, so I'm also waiting on a jack and jack stands. My question is does anyone know if a floor jack will fit under my car? I have the MS body kit and no I haven't lowered it at all. Any help or alternative ideas would be great. I live in Granger, IN. near South Bend. Thanks


Picts to follow soon.

 

Here are the rivets

 

Those rivets are not what's holding the Mazdaspeed front bumper in place. I hope that you didn't already attempt to drill them out. I don't have a scanner so I can't send you a copy of mine. But if you look in the DIY section you should find one thread on Front Bumper Removal, and another on Mazdaspeed Body Parts. That thread will take you too a link with a scanned .pdf of the Japanese instructions. At least with that you'll have the pictures.

And even if your car isn't lowered, good luck with getting a floor jack to the center lift postion from the front of the car. I've never been able to get even a low profile jack in there far enough from the front with room left to lift it up. If you insist on using the single lift point in the center of the car (between the front wheels), you may have better luck doing it from either front wheel well after cranking the wheel all the way to one side or the other.

 

get some ramps first, then a jack will fit without an issue

 

No I haven't tried to drill them out yet. I'm didn't want to have to drill them out so I waited until someone had some input. So what are those rivets for? My car came with the kit already on it so I didn't have to install it.

 

Alright the intake is on now the fun part of putting everything back together. I did find out my car has been repainted at least once. I'm missing most of the foam in the front bumper. I'll post picts when I get the chance