is it worth getting it?

 

I was wondering the same thing when i saw it. I thought maybe it was a rip-off. looks ok to me .

 

i got it, installed it, works good, took it out for 2 reasons:
1) when straight across, the alternator bolt on top touches it, so it messed it up a bit
2) tilted forward, it broke the little nipple for the overflow hose...
otherwise, its nice ;-)

 

anyone else?

 

Those guys are shady... Spend the extra money for a better bar.

 

You pay for what you get...those bars are massed produced for every damn car and mass production for every known car equals shitty quality... I would get the other cheap bar on there or just bide your time and get a cusco bar...

 

Do you guys actually own one or you just think it is a bad quality product?

 

I bought an air filter from them, they claimed it would fit my car, it didn't... They sell enough, they should know the difference... I learned my lesson from that. Would you rather buy one, hate it, then go buy the right one later or just wait a little bit and get the right one from the get go.

 

I have one that is fab by the same mfg. It is cheap but it works. The quality is fair....

The strut top brackets are cheaply made but they do the job. The brace itself is a good piece.

They should have spent more time developing the brackets. I did have the problem with the alt. I only had about 2-3mm of space between the top of the alt and the bottom of the brace. I solved that by getting a shorter belt. Make sure you measure the lenght you will need, plus take your old one with you to compare.

For the $$ it is a good buy, but I would recommend you spend the money on the Mazdatrix one w/ the engine torque brace.

 

I own one, its great, except for on my TII you have to take it off in order to add oil or add antifreeze. It completely blocks both of them off and makes them inaccessable. Just keep an allen wrench in your glove compartment and you should be fine.

I dont know if you can see it in this pic or not.
http://home.insightbb.com/~hellbird.79/P1010019.JPG

Good luck
TRU

 

Well, I guess $25.00 is worth the price then. Thanks for the picture TRURX7.

 

I got one, it dosen't fit. Did anyone have problems bolting down the brackets?? I can only get 3 nuts on both sides. I think I am going to send it back.

 

I've got one as well. Quality looks to be excellent, very lightweight, but I haven't installed it yet.

I'll try to take a picture of it tonight.

 

I got one and it is hitting the alternator. I know that I need to get a shorter belt. Which one should I get?

 

31" belt should work good. Mine hit the alt just barely with a 31.5". Not that I could EVER get it to completley bolt down on the strut towers.

 

is there a shorter belt that we can use? I'd like to have more room as possible because I'm sure the engine will bounce up and down when the car s running and there's still a chance to hit the bar.

Another question is - is it safe to use a shorter belt? Will it not affect the water pump?

 

I was also going to buy this bar but after reading about the alternator thing I wont. You shouldnt have to spend money on a new belt for a product that is designed to fit as your car as it is now. I'm buying a Cusco!

 

Sorry to respond to this relic of a thread, but...I just recently got one of these on Ebay, and I'm glad I didn't see this thread because I probably wouldn't have bought it. For whatever reason, it fit perfectly on my car. I had no issues with the bolts, no alternator problems, nada. The only funny thing is that if you install it with the lettering up, its upside down from the front of the car. Weird. One of these days I'll turn it so that the lettering is down...I don't see any good coming from advertising that I got a $25 strut bar anyway! :-D

jds

 

Good God, I responded to a 2nd gen thread and I installed the bar on an FD. Oops! Sorry about that.

jds

 

i have one on my car and had no problems with it,the bolts for the top of the strut mount are hard to line up but once you get it its done