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To my small knowledge Tomei do not make lock bars.. only the lock kit as posted on ebay.

So it's pretty much two shims to stop the hicas bar moving and a electrical box to trick the computer into thinking the hicas is still working to prevent hicas light coming on etc etc

Personally i went the "chuck the hicas out" method and put a lock bar in place (think i payed around $40 for it off here???) because i didnt want to pay $170 for the tomei one. Also got rid of useless weight (hicas is heavy) and just took the hicas globe out.....

Since you have an R33 replacing with a lock bar is easy and you dont have to worry about hydro lines like on a 32 where a tomei lock kit might be an easier option!

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Remember you'll need a 4wheel alignment straight after.

I just threw one in my 33, went for a quick drive round the block and she seems to be crabbing a bit, is the wheel alignment gonna fix this up??

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cant u just unplug the harness on the hicas motor on the r33's?

and just remove the fuse in the rear of the boot, so the light doesnt appear? -> if there is a fuse/relay..lol ????????

so why sell lock bar for 33, wen people can simple just unplug the harness to turn-it off?????

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cant u just unplug the harness on the hicas motor on the r33's?

and just remove the fuse in the rear of the boot, so the light doesnt appear? -> if there is a fuse/relay..lol ????????

Isn't the lock bar to make sure it never moves....?

Anyway, I'm looking at HICAS lock bars, there's a lot of talk about ripping it all out but I'm pretty sure that relates to the R32 (or does it?)

Cheapest I've found so far is:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nissan-Skyline-R33-...bayphotohosting

If anyone knows where to get it cheaper that would be great, all the R33 bars look identical to me.

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