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mikkyo
Registered User
Registered: November 2002
Location: Silly Valley, CA
Posts: 230
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Review Date: Mon September 29, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $50.00
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Much cheaper than a real STi strut bar, bar can be removed leaving the mounts in place
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Has some fitment issues, reduces trunk space abit when installed
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This rear strut tower bar looks just like the STi one, but is much cheaper.
The paint matches well and the aluminum bar is nicely welded.
There are some fitment issues on some sedans in the rear where the bar mounts pass into the trunk through some existing holes in the sheet metal.
The metal may need to be bent or ground down to accommodate the mounts.
The bar is not adjustable and fits very tightly, so having the car off the wheels helps with getting everything lined up.
For wagons, a small section must be cut out of the fabric on the struts to allow the bar to pass through.
The bar can be unbolted when needed leaving the mounts in place if the upper back 3 inches of the trunk space is needed.
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pimpUall
Registered User
Registered: February 2004
Location: Carson, CA
Posts: 75
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Review Date: Sat February 21, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $52.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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the price, Only need to remove two bolt to take out
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Cons:
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fabric top do'nt fit strut tops
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Easy to put in my wagon. made two small cuts on each tower and just folded fabric down. So, if I remove mounts wont be able to tell it cut.
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'04 WRX Wagon
'64 Grand Prix 389 w/tri power(3 2bbl carbs)
'56 Ford F100 PU w/ Built chevy 327
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Review Date: Mon February 23, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $50.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Looks awesome, cheap but does the same job
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Have to cut the tower cover a little to fit, gets cratched whe nloading stuff in the wagon
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The bar is there to stiffen up the car and on my wagon it does make a small difference. I did the cusco sway bar right after so hard to say for sure it is different. I like the looks though. lots of comments and even if it takes up space, i keep a wrenches in the car in case i need to remove the bar.
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Review Date: Tue March 30, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $25.00
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Looks Great, Easy Install
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Cons:
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poor fitment, weak material
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the fitment was pretty bad, and the metal is soft (questioning how well it will actually stiffen the car) They do fit properly through the brace holes subaru provided... if it doesn't then you probably have the braces backwards (they are directional). When I got the brace out of the package one of the end brackes was bent half way across about 45 degrees... I put it on the ground and just stepped on it and it bend back flat... but still it's a structual part and shouldn't be fragile enough to bend in shipping.
The functionality is questionable the bolts fit VERY loosely through the brace so if the brackets actually fit properly you could probably move the braket around with at least a half inch of play. Most other brackets like the real sti and the cusco one have tension bolts to set the tension across the strut towers, this one has nothing.
All in all I can't complain much I didn't pay much and it does look great, when I have a bit more cash I'll probably buy a REAL brace. Probably one with a third point in the center.
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Review Date: Sun June 20, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $50.00
| Rating: 7
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Cheap
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Cons:
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Didn\'t Fit, and hard to push in
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Didn\'t notice a difference
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soundwave
more than meets the eye
Registered: November 2003
Location: NorCal
Posts: 4761
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Review Date: Wed June 30, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $50.00
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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can\'t beat the price
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Cons:
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kinda hard to fit
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you get what you pay for
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kspek
VIP Member
Registered: March 2003
Location: touge
Posts: 2479
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Review Date: Tue July 6, 2004
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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looks good fits good
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looks good and fits perfectly in a wrx wagon
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VIBEELEVEN
VIP Member
Registered: October 2004
Location: Napa
Posts: 4908
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Review Date: Tue February 15, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Increases stiffness
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Cons:
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maybe a little less trunk space... maybe, pita to install the brackets.
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I don\'t know what everyone\'s talking about regarding fitment, mine fits great.
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hayn_wrx
Registered User
Registered: January 2005
Location: Kunia
Posts: 1606
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Review Date: Tue July 12, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $80.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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cool factor ?
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Cons:
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the installing
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dang gotta take out all the seat and everything just for this..well took about 15 min..haha
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gdogg
Staff Member
Registered: October 2003
Location: selling my soul fo that 911 fo sho
Posts: 7766
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Review Date: Thu August 25, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $40.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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stiffens up rear a little
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Cons:
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not quite a easy fit
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cheap, does its job. when installed it seems to be longer on one side.. didn\'t measure... don\'t care. its a piece of metal. trunk space? i don\'t believe in subwoffers in an STi.. so that issue does not apply.
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TheScoobyMedic
Registered User
Registered: July 2005
Location: livermore CA
Posts: 561
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Review Date: Wed June 14, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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pink, cheap
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Cons:
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cheap, weaksauce
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i bought them, and i shoulda burned my money...son of a bia
atleast i painted them purple to match the helix strut top mounts...but still...they do absolutely nothing and they are coming off as soon as i buy some REAL ones...maybe cusco or fuji heavy
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