R55 ALta/Helix style FMIC is a no go for 2012 Clubman. :(
#1
ALta/Helix style FMIC is a no go for 2012 Clubman. :(
This for everyone's info. I bought a FMIC Alta style for my 2012 clubman s. After spending over an hour taking the front fascia off , I was ready to start the install of my intercooler. As I was taking the oem piece off, I realized I did not have as much room to take it off as all the videos I had seem before taking on this project.
Well, mini for 2012 decided to weld a bar from side to side right in front of the intercooler. That bar will not allow the new intercooler to be installed. There is not enough room to maneuver it into place. I am assuming this bar must help the mini in case of a front collision.
I am a little disappointed and pissed I could not get this upgrade installed.
I will post the pictures in the next few days. Well, my new ic will be mailed back
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8...3344c8ee_z.jpg
Well, mini for 2012 decided to weld a bar from side to side right in front of the intercooler. That bar will not allow the new intercooler to be installed. There is not enough room to maneuver it into place. I am assuming this bar must help the mini in case of a front collision.
I am a little disappointed and pissed I could not get this upgrade installed.
I will post the pictures in the next few days. Well, my new ic will be mailed back
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8...3344c8ee_z.jpg
Last edited by veloci1; 12-10-2012 at 08:33 PM. Reason: Better pictures
#5
zre, i hope you can tell me how you maneuvered the ic through the bar. i really do not want to send it back, but, i could not get it through or pass the bar without risking damaging the cooler.
from below, the top of the ic would not clear and there was to angle that would allow me to place in place from the top.
help!!
please, let me know.
regards,
from below, the top of the ic would not clear and there was to angle that would allow me to place in place from the top.
help!!
please, let me know.
regards,
#7
hamptup, i think my ignorance on this subject got he best of me. when i looked at the Alta/helix IC they all looked the same to me at a glance. i bought the IronHorseCooper sports version thinking that all dimensions were the same. well, i should have researched my model year a little better and i would have found out that this version has different dimensions and that is why it will not fit my 2012 due to the reinforcing bar across the bumber.
i am sending it back, but, i have no upgraded IC and the Alta or Helix are way more expensive. i missed both GB's, so, i am SOL.
live and learn.
thanks to everyone that replied on this issue.
i am sending it back, but, i have no upgraded IC and the Alta or Helix are way more expensive. i missed both GB's, so, i am SOL.
live and learn.
thanks to everyone that replied on this issue.
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#10
zre, so, the Helix just went on between the reinforcing bar and the bumper without any issues? did you install it from the bottom up or the other way around, from the top?
i just want to know.
i just looked at the Alta version and it seems like it will fit.
now i am just paranoid.
@yetti96, IronHorseCooper sports version looked like a really good quality piece. it was polished and all the welds looked amazing. i wish i had been able to keep it. really good price too.
i just want to know.
i just looked at the Alta version and it seems like it will fit.
now i am just paranoid.
@yetti96, IronHorseCooper sports version looked like a really good quality piece. it was polished and all the welds looked amazing. i wish i had been able to keep it. really good price too.
#11
In researching for a FMIC on this site is was stated that the Alta IC may of required some triming of the bumper. I called Helix and spoke to thier techs and found that they had just installed a unit on a 2011 with the added bumper bracket. The FMIC fit in from the bottom by angling it slightly then rotating it into the hoses. To date I have had no issues with the unit or install. They also have a great video on thier website which shows the install. You should check it out.
#16
the whole metal support is bolted to the frame horns with i think 4 torx screws 4 bolts coming from rear of horns and 6 nuts from the front.. 5 minutes work. i am sure of it. i have pulled several off weekly. i could have snaked mine in without it but its so easy to take it off i did it that way.
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