I was looking at a few, and although i have been told to stay away from ebay ones, i wanted to know if these are decent:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...77526245QQrdZ1
If not, any alternative suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

 

i got mine for free and they were from ebay the the front does not fit at all...

 

hm, so 1 negative vote so far.

 

I don't know where mine is from but it looks like an ebay one. It hits the alternator (not a big deal) but other than that, it's pretty good for what I imagine the previous owner paid for it.

 

Does anyone know where rear tower braces could be purchased at?

 

the front bar will hit the alternator unless u use a smaller belt. the rear u have to cut the metal around the strut tower to make it fit

 

Ok, thats reasonable, but do you think the quality is good? As in they wont flex (too much)?

 

i have the same set and the mounting base that goes on the strut is really thin, i could bend mine by hand. as far as working it seems to help but i got mine for free and im only using it until i can fork out the cash for a nice set

 

The price of $15/ea. should tell you something about quality. If they can sell it that cheap its obviously neither well engineered or well made. Just spend a bit extra and get at least a name brand

 

Yes FCKING that is very true, mine were free so i didnt complain... i havent put them on my FC yet the ebay ones... but the smaller belt trick should work...for you 87rocket... if you decide to get them... the ones i have are pretty strong though it seems.

 

I've never really trusted the "ebay" products, you can get nice stuff off of there, but the no name stuff is kinda sketchy . I got my mazdaspeed front strut bar off of there for a decent price. If I were you, I would continue saving and pick up something that is reputable and you know you can depend on it.

 

I just returned a set of these because they did not fit my S4. You have to grind out the hole in the mounting plates to make them mount properly on the front. Also, the bar will hit the alt AND the coolant fill cap if you have an S4. I didn't even try to put on the rear bar. Save your money and buy some good bars.

 

alright thanks, what are some other name brands to look for besides mazdaspeed?

 

if you read the description it says modification may be nessary. so i would stay away from them.

 

eh, i was patient and took my time, using a smaller belt and carfully rounding the metal in the rear, im pretty impressed with the ebay items. they look good and function just as i would hope for. i recommend using a "hole saw" bit for cutting out the rear tower, and some ball peen hammering. if youre willing to put effort into it, then why not ebay items. if youre looking to just bolt and drive, of course you'll prolly have to pay more. my two cents...

 

That is true...The ebay items are cheap... i cant remember what thread it was but it showed the whole process for installing ebay bars.

 

there are tons of brands out there that are good. Corksport has some pretty good ones. They offer their own, and cusco ones i believe. just go to www.corksport.com