name that part.
 

2005 pontiac vibe.

bar runs parralel to center line of car.

has 3 connections
1) bolts to radiator support
2) holds front motormount
3) front subframe

thanks a ton guys

off to order more collision parts.

Torque control?

i suppose it does control engine torque some, oh and i forgot it also housed the front tow hook.

I am Getting to be kind of stuck.

here's a picture of the front half; I had to cut it to get it off of the car.

I would haul that part to a body shop and ask what them what it is. Or better yet if you are getting a new part, go to your local U Pull yard and pull it yourself. Then you wont care what its called. :)

Several front wheel drive cars have those...do not know the name but they help stiffen up the chassis. I drag race front wheel drive cars and have had such an item made for my 13 second Horizon because it kept ripping the radiator core support all up. When I went from a 5 speed with about 200 hp down to an automatic with about 100 hp I removed it. I would leave one in place if it was on the car originally.

Tried finding a name for the part, but couldn't so here are some diagrams that might be of use. The numbers are used to refer to measuring points, not to list to part names on a separate sheet (as I had hoped).

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...nkin/ubdim.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...n/ubdim4wd.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...nkin/front.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...nkin/cross.jpg

Well at least you know its part # 16 on that last drawing, that looks like the tool a body shop would use, therefore that part corresponds to a name somewhere .. I'll try and look it up for you too ...

Part #16 of course! Why didn't I think of that?:rolleyes:

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