av6_sm1ke
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Price paid: $70 + $25 shipping to my door (Canada)
Purchased from: eBay seller crowderscustomizing
Rating: 9/10
Comments: For accuracy's sake, my car has the following suspension setup: Eibach Prokit lowering springs (1.5" F, 1.7" R).
PROS: Great product. Lightweight and pleasing to the eye. Excellent fitment, save for one minor thing which I will talk about in the cons section. After installation, the front end felt noticeably stiffer. I don't feel the bumps up front as much as I did before. The price I paid was fair, and in my opinion, worth every penny.
CONS: Ran into a minor snag during installation. On the driver's side factory chassis brace, there is a small metal bracket that is meant to hold one of the many hoses in the engine bay. It protrudes slightly upward, and gets in the way of the strut bar. My solution: pop the hose out of the bracket, hammer the bracket down a little, and you're done! You can also grind a portion of the bracket down as well, but I didn't have a grinder handy.
I'd definitely recommend this product. Though this product is not a great "bang for the buck" option, it does compliment other suspension modifications very well. Not to mention the fact that it looks different, weighs less, and probably performs better than the eBay generic rounded bars.
A couple of pics. Excuse the current engine bay color scheme, I painted them blue to match the eBay filter, but the color turned out lighter than I expected. Gonna repaint the covers and possibly the strut bar graphite gray to match my V2, which will be installed in the summertime.
Before:
After:
I can also post a DIY if there is any interest, although installation is very straightforward.