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Tried to ring some place for a quote of FMIC installation.

However I discover some place (somewhere in North west) even charge up to $500 for a Trust FMIC installation, :eek: , don't know how they justify the cost? Or it's because roll on thing?

I just wondering how much people paid for their cooler installation, specially for the "kit" like trust or HKS..and all pipinf come with package..and how they feel the workmanship?

I have think about doing myself, but just don't have tools need...:D

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Ive just almost finished putting mine in. Costs are as follows;

Mild steel pipe

5 x right angle bends

2 x 45 degree bends

$145

Silicon hose conector

10 inches

$60

Welding

$64

Hose clamps

$20

Labour

Free, did it myself, and a couple of days work.

Total

$289

Originally posted by Doctor

Ive just almost finished putting mine in. Costs are as follows;

Mild steel pipe

5 x right angle bends

2 x 45 degree bends

$145

Silicon hose conector

10 inches

$60

Welding

$64

Hose clamps

$20

Labour

Free, did it myself, and a couple of days work.

Doc,

How do u go bout doin the measurements (any special tool, etc) and is the piping for a R32 same as a R33, otherwise I could maybe just take ur measurements if u dont mind?

sidewaymambo: Get a few mates together with a case of cold beer and do it yourself.

Cereal Jacques and I fitted the cooler on my car, good fun considering i would normally take on such a project. Its really quite straight forward. the only annoying part is the trimming of the bar etc required, this depends on the bar you have and size of the cooler.

As least mount the cooler. If worst somes to worst do what you can and get someone to finish it off.

My cooler was a micks metalcraft package which including all alloy piping. Having the kit include all the seals and clamps makes life alot easier.

Nick

try and find a mate with a welder and do it all yourself its soooo easy, all u need is the bends and straight pipe, if u use steel just goto the local exaust place and buy a "snake" a snake is about 8ft long (depending on what size pipe u want ie 2" 2 1/2" 3",)

and has about 8-9 mandrell bends on it,and u can cut the bends off as u need them,then buy maybe 2 mtrs of the same diameter straight pipe then measure and cut the pipe to whatever u want,also u can stickytape the pipeing together so u can work it all out be4 hand ready for welding, this way if u dont have a welder u can take it to a local welding place and it will cost u a slab of bear to weld it up :D

anymore help needed?

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