The Richie Front Strut Bar Group Buy!
Originally Posted by aHero4Eternity
i thought it ended on march 1st
Originally Posted by Cost a G
For those who have paid the initial 275 when are we refunded our difference?
Last edited by richie; Mar 1, 2007 at 12:27 AM.
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For those who are waiting until the last 1.5 hours of this group buy, here's my review:
Installation took about 30 min, and needed a little elbow grease to get the bar in after tightening up the brackets. I put it at it's lowest position. After installation, I put some drops of water on the bar, closed the hood, then opened it. The bar is in contact with the hood insulation for about 60-70% of the length of the bar. However, when closed, I think the hood is pushed ever-so-slightly upwards by the bar. I'm looking at the width of the gap between the quarter panels and the hood, but there is such a tiny difference in the gap, that I'm questioning myself whether or not it's actually there. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to check the gap before installation.
Anyhow, driving impressions: It does feel more solid in the front now. I always thought the back was kinda squirmy, but the added stiffness to the front makes the rear feel worse. It also seems to make the body roll more obvious to me. Aside from this strut bar, I'm a bone-stock 05 sport suspension coupe. I feel like I'm going to have to buy some stillen sways now...
and maybe a tien cs set.... and edfc.... and....
But I really wish it wouldn't touch the lining of my hood at all...
Installation took about 30 min, and needed a little elbow grease to get the bar in after tightening up the brackets. I put it at it's lowest position. After installation, I put some drops of water on the bar, closed the hood, then opened it. The bar is in contact with the hood insulation for about 60-70% of the length of the bar. However, when closed, I think the hood is pushed ever-so-slightly upwards by the bar. I'm looking at the width of the gap between the quarter panels and the hood, but there is such a tiny difference in the gap, that I'm questioning myself whether or not it's actually there. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to check the gap before installation.
Anyhow, driving impressions: It does feel more solid in the front now. I always thought the back was kinda squirmy, but the added stiffness to the front makes the rear feel worse. It also seems to make the body roll more obvious to me. Aside from this strut bar, I'm a bone-stock 05 sport suspension coupe. I feel like I'm going to have to buy some stillen sways now...
and maybe a tien cs set.... and edfc.... and....But I really wish it wouldn't touch the lining of my hood at all...
^^thanks for the review....for the record..since I failed to mention the exact cut-off time, I will extend the GB until the end of the day on March 1st (so its 11:59PM the night of March 1), vs ending the GB at midnight tonight (Feb. 28). Sorry again for this confusion.
Originally Posted by ttrank
Today I decided to overlay some CF in the center and paint the rest black. I'll post some pics when I am done. 
Cool, look forward to the pics... if/when I get mine I plan to powder coat - I was concerned about the thermal tolerances in the oven (being an aluminum brace component, the structural integrity was questionable) - my powder coater informed me that the oven temp is 400 and T-6061 is no prob... I will PC the color of my plenum (pic) - almost looks like polished aluminum
