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Searching around for a Tom's strut bar. I found this strut bar on ebay. Not sure on the quality, but it does look beefed up steel maybe. A one piece design. The vendor is QMS on ebay . For the cheap price I'll take a chance. Though it's coming from Poland it will be a long time till it arrives.
I finally got this in the mail today not bad. Since I had ordered on the 20th of May. Please excuse the engine bay. I have never sprayed it down to wash. At least since I've owned the car.
The quality is great. Seems to weigh about 5 lbs maybe.
The mounting bracket rings are pliable compared to the OEM. I had to test fit it a couple of times, and bolt so it could mold to the body. The driver side diagnostic box is slightly rubbing on the bar. You'll have to loosen the box bracket, and bend them to fit around the bar. Passenger side fuse box as well near the battery.
Before I slammed the hood down to check for interference. It closes normal for me. I shut it, and closed it to check if it was making a mark on the hood dampner. There is visible outlines on driver side and passenger. The driver being the deepest. Passenger side is there but less visible.
Under hood marks: Driver side
Last edited by MikeFig82; Jun 8, 2021 at 11:28 AM.
Looks neat. I am still happily satisfied with my ULTRARACING (UR) front and rear strut tower bars . One bar itself is minor gains but when you get them all, it definitely stacks and the end result is something special.
Looks neat. I am still happily satisfied with my ULTRARACING (UR) front and rear strut tower bars . One bar itself is minor gains but when you get them all, it definitely stacks and the end result is something special.
Yeah I was just holding out for a one piece design. I'm glad I waited as I was about to pull the trigger on a Tom's.
I like this one because of it being black vs white from UR. As for effectiveness I can feel it on the tun in. It definitely helps a little.
Yeah, in my experience I would say the two lower steering rack braces from Ultra Racing, the 5 point f-sport brace, and the FIGS Engineering handling/lowering bundle are the biggest upgrades/mods that literally transform the car into an unbelievable, god-tier mode of handling that will make you probably content with any further handling upgrades
btw, your strut bar actually looks really nice when I actually take a closer look at the pictures. Looks rather functional. Very nice.
Qms strut bar
