I finally gave it a go having the prospect of an easy job not taking longer than an hour. Unfortunately that was a complete misjudgement. It took me several hours to remove the original coilovers. The nuts were extremely tight (more than 100 Nm) and due to lack of space it is difficult to get the right leverage. Once I had the nuts off I lifted the car with the jack and some supporting material. Removing the passenger side coilover was a challenge because it was sitting tightly in the braces. With some wooden leverage I finanlly managed to remove it. Then I tried to fit the SSL coilover. The bottom was easy as I could adjust the holes of the brace and the coilovers and slip the pin through. At the top it was virtually impossible to get the pin through the hole. The braces were tight so that I could not move and adjust the coilover easily to have the holes aligned. A nightmare.
My recommendation: let the experts do it.
