Strut Brace on a VY SS UTE need help!

[W45H1NGT0N]

Hey Guys,
i Have recently bought a strut brace for my vy ss ute and did not even notice that the vy's dont have the strut brace bolts to mount them(unlike the vz's)

im thinking about either welding the bolts onto the strut towers, or drilling holes in the strut towers and putting bolts through to secure the brace.

so has anyone else come across this problem?
and how have you fixed it?

All Constructive comments and critisism welcome

CHEERS DUDES

[DLFHUB666]

when i put 1 on my vx i had to drill the holes an it came with bolts to secure it

[W45H1NGT0N]

Ok yeh i got mine off ebay and it was only the brace, where did u get urs from?

[DLFHUB666]

my sisters boyfriend works for a truck company on the sunshine coast an he got it for me from 1 of there suppliers at cost it was like $20 its fully adjustable not the hsv 1 an i cant remember the brand but yeah came with full instructions an all

[W45H1NGT0N]

ok sweet as

[VY_utester]

give the boys who you bought it from a yell. they would (ie should) know how to put it all together. Just make sure you get the right nuts and bolts with high tensile strength

[W45H1NGT0N]

its a one piece strut brace, I need to know how to attatch it to my car

[Calaber]

Interesting that the bolts weren't already there. I have them sitting in the engine bay of my Series 2 Berlina doing nothing. I would have thought they were a basic fitting. Perhaps not on Series 1 VY's?

[VY_utester]

people who sold it should know how to install it. Other option would be to contact the company who actualy made the brace. Its not a difficult instal process. Just make sure its even on both sides and straight, mark and drill away. Theres really no technical measurments and such to go on best way to do it

[DLFHUB666]

^^^ thats pretty much all i did and you have to drop the struts so u can get the nuts on the bottom of the bolts i think the instructions said to take out the strut out but i just droped them down so i could get my hand in there its really not that hard

[VYMAD]

Interesting that the bolts weren't already there. I have them sitting in the engine bay of my Series 2 Berlina doing nothing. I would have thought they were a basic fitting. Perhaps not on Series 1 VY's?

That's right, mine were already there, too. I thought they started installing the bolts from factory with first of the VY's? Maybe is only series 2 on.

[W45H1NGT0N]

yeh im thinking about just welding some threads on to the top of the strut towers and going from there

[TI3VOM]

people who sold it should know how to install it. Other option would be to contact the company who actualy made the brace. Its not a difficult instal process. Just make sure its even on both sides and straight, mark and drill away. Theres really no technical measurments and such to go on best way to do it

^^^THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO^^^

What kind of strut brace is it? Stock HSV one or an aftermarket one?

Either way, nothing needs to be welded just drill some holes, in the right locations of course.

[W45H1NGT0N]

yeh true but i CBF dropping out the struts just to install a strut brace.
BTW its a stock hsv/holden brace

[sweefu]

Same on my S1 VY Berlina i think it is from the sereies II that they got the bolts from factory.