Over the weekend I decided to install the final Tom's brace I have had sitting around for the last three years. I knew it was going to be more than a simple install, so I never wanted to do it. With having a decent garage and believing I can actually do it, I went ahead with the install. I had purchased a drill bit that makes holes. If I remember correctly, the size for that was almost two inches in diameter. I pulled up the Chilton's manual, which is still not the best of help since some of the illustrations are vague and the instructions are basically "Remove fasteners on LH side of car". The biggest pain in the ass was that I had to remove the rear seat bottom and two pieces on each side in order to remove a panel fastener in the trunk. All in all, it was not the hardest thing, just a pain to figure out what needs to be removed. Once the panels were out, the brace went in quickly and the holes drilled into the panels look decent too. I need to do a little clean up to remove some of the padding that is showing. I'm happy with the install and it was maybe two hours from start to finish.
