New front stb clears engine cover
Lexus Fanatic
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,947
Likes: 4
From: Florida
Originally Posted by GSing430
it's not shiny as the RVM blue but matted instead. you HAVE to take out the factory RING inorder to close the hood, those that have the EDFC will have to take off the rubber cover. it will stil touch the bracket but should be okay. without the ring, you can close the hood but it will still touch the lining of the hood. as for the any differance in performance, i didn't feel any. but it did what i had intended/hope it would do it that it prevented my EDFC from rotate freely. so i'm happy 
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,066
Likes: 1
From: HKG
Originally Posted by chuckb
thanks for the info. how bad does it rub the hood liner? do you have to actually push the hood harder to shut it now?
You do not need to push any harder to shut it, just close it like you did before.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,482
Likes: 31
From: California
Originally Posted by chuckb
thanks for the info. how bad does it rub the hood liner? do you have to actually push the hood harder to shut it now?
HKGS300
Glad you liked the strut brace... Post some pics
i won't be able to post any for a few days, my parent's computer is stone age to do anything.
Originally Posted by GSing430
with the oem ring on, you can't close the hood or even force it to close, w/out the ring, it's still touching for sure, i would say it's sitting against the padding pretty close, a tight fit more like it.
HKGS300
Glad you liked the strut brace... Post some pics
i won't be able to post any for a few days, my parent's computer is stone age to do anything.
HKGS300
Glad you liked the strut brace... Post some pics
i won't be able to post any for a few days, my parent's computer is stone age to do anything.
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,066
Likes: 1
From: HKG
Originally Posted by rgarjr
I just installed my STB and I left the OEM rings on there and the hood closes fine and my EDFC motors with the rubber covers have good clearance.
Btw ... what GS is yours? GS400? GS300???
Racer
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,482
Likes: 31
From: California
Originally Posted by rgarjr
I just installed my STB and I left the OEM rings on there and the hood closes fine and my EDFC motors with the rubber covers have good clearance.
the problem with the flex is that the strut tower center point sits quite a bit higher than the cs, that's why with the edfc it's a lot higher than the tein cs with the edfc. that's why it's hitting
but man, with the wings on and you can't put the stb on without denting the hood? that's kinda bad man. i think people should know that, otherwise some people might keep the ring on, put on the bar, and bam on the hood, dent it up......
so gsing430, what you gonna do now? take off the plastic cover on the edfc?
but man, with the wings on and you can't put the stb on without denting the hood? that's kinda bad man. i think people should know that, otherwise some people might keep the ring on, put on the bar, and bam on the hood, dent it up......
so gsing430, what you gonna do now? take off the plastic cover on the edfc?
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,066
Likes: 1
From: HKG
Originally Posted by chuckb
is there any need to have the oem rings on if the bases of the strut brace take their place?
