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Old 09-06-2011, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JaE35
Companies buy these items in bulk from the same spot, sell them under a name for X amount of dollars more...example

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissa...item5ad09052d7

90 bucks...

At top speed auto for 140 plus

http://www.topspeedauto.com/ProductC...idproduct=2613

examt same product

Now i would agree with this about say 80-95%. You get more pricy items because everyone thats its bought thru gets their upsell price and in some cases offers you a warranty.

Some go and gets their name plate/logo/icon on the product. But i think when the welds breaks and causes a rattle on either one of those pipes. You MIGHT have better luck getting a replacement thru topspeed VS random ebay person. Some of the more popular/better name guys who would carry a similiar product might cost a little more they normally offer a LITTLE better service. Mainly HID and Megan racing items. They items are stolen from one of the bigger guy and replicated.
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 02:33 PM
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So if I had a stillen or generic strut bar you don't think there's a difference in material or quality cause I was recently interested
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by VincenzG35
So if I had a stillen or generic strut bar you don't think there's a difference in material or quality cause I was recently interested
stillen may be a bit different but the nrg and gtspec bar you mentioned earlier are definitely the same as the ebay variant...i held one in my hand and it was so light i knew it would do nothing lol, went circuit sports...forgot to put that mod in my sig lol
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 02:39 PM
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strut bars are for looks in the end.
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 02:40 PM
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my front bar took a little roll out for sure...but definitely not as noticeable as sways, gonna pick some up soon
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 02:44 PM
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yeah i actually just looked at the ebay ones and it looks exactly like my NRG but i got it for $100 shipped so i don't care. lol and i am researching sway now. trying to see where the 05 sedan stands for stiffness % in the front to see if i should get the adjustables or just some single holes
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 02:46 PM
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I'm thinking i'm going to pick the ones up from top speed for about 150...apparently they are the same as cusco
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 03:09 PM
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My low beam just went out. I'm thinking of replacing it with a 6000k bulb that I found online for $30/ pair. Will I regret it? Here is the link:
http://www.hidoutlet.net/hid-xenon-b...FQPrKgodPj9t2A

If these aren't good, can anyone recommend a pair?
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 03:11 PM
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i'd look for something with a longer warranty just incase. i use a guy on ebay and have had mine for 2 years with no issues.
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by silver9
My low beam just went out. I'm thinking of replacing it with a 6000k bulb that I found online for $30/ pair. Will I regret it? Here is the link:
http://www.hidoutlet.net/hid-xenon-b...FQPrKgodPj9t2A

If these aren't good, can anyone recommend a pair?
Better idea: (edit) http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/HI...lacements-Pair
 

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Old 09-06-2011, 07:23 PM
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I have coupe seats in my sedan, i decided to raise the back bottom of the seat a bit and when i went to lower it it didnt wanna go down.

My question is, has anyone had this problem? how can i fix this?
 
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Old 09-07-2011, 11:10 AM
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where can I buy hubcentric rings to allow 73.1 center wheels to fit 66.1s?
 
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Old 09-07-2011, 11:20 AM
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^ http://www.nlmotoring.com/product-p/...slash-66.1.htm


I just realized why you were asking for these

I may need to pick some up myself as well
 

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Old 09-07-2011, 12:51 PM
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nothing final yet....
 
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Old 09-07-2011, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by VincenzG35
So if I had a stillen or generic strut bar you don't think there's a difference in material or quality cause I was recently interested
Stillen used to make everything in house. They did the R&D and made it, this was in the early -mid 90's AFAIK. Now they just aren't doing all the little things anymore, they are outsourcing/rebadging things as well. They are more focused on $$$ items. So small things like HFC they might be stillen but they are made by Kintex. They do happen to be a little more picky when it comes to who they want to make things. I would believe they are better then generic ebay stuff, but really its a strut bar, little to no feel. The item cost maybe $5-20 for nissan to mass produce it, it came on the 350z, should bolt up to our cars so they didn't have to do ANYTHING other then order more. But they didn't, maybe because the cost didn't reflect the gains, IF ANY. Aim for sway bars if you want something similiar with a higher chance of making a difference.
 


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