Ebay strut bars.

bill · Post by **bill** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:06 pm

Been looking at the bay for some goodies and was wondering if these cheapo front strut bars can do the same job as decent ones? Does anyone/has anyone used an eBay number and was it a waste of time and money?

MaccaIRL · Post by **MaccaIRL** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:27 pm

bill wrote:Been looking at the bay for some goodies and was wondering if these cheapo front strut bars can do the same job as decent ones? Does anyone/has anyone used an eBay number and was it a waste of time and money?

I have one in mine
Think it cost 50/60 just a plain polished one

I wouldnt recommend it again tbh

Had to basically bend mine to make it fit and bits didnt line up right

Best bet is to get one off here from cebul in the group buy

chrismc · Post by **chrismc** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:29 pm

Avoid at all costs. Cheap & nasty (ebay bars!)

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:13 pm

Plenty of people been on here with ebay type braces and generally nothing bad to report about them that I've seen? I think probably there are good and bad out there???

I have 2 available, both of which have been fitted to 4th gens before so fit perfectly.
Cheap, £15 + postage? If you're interested I'll get some pics.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:13 pm

they are pretty good for the price you are supposed to have the car off its wheels to fit the brace though so might explain why it was hard to fit Macca

Post by **Pushki** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:15 pm

I believe you have to move the clutch reservoir to fit the front eBay braces.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:18 pm

Every one has two lefts or two rights, I cant remember which it is.

basically means you have to twist it into place as it wont fit right.

Spend the money on a type s one or weld a bar across the bay

@pushki: yeah but its like 3cm and you can just bend the mount

I know, I know, thats tantermount to rape but sometimes you gotta break some eggs

MaccaIRL · Post by **MaccaIRL** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:30 pm

mercutio wrote:they are pretty good for the price you are supposed to have the car off its wheels to fit the brace though so might explain why it was hard to fit Macca

I did have mate
She was jacked up so weight was off lol

Still was a royal kebab to fit

And yeah there was a bottle thing that hd to be moved a bit to fit

Post by **Merlin** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:17 am

Imo the ebay braces are fine, obviously not the best but they are fine. I have them front and back on my 5th gen. There are many branded bars that are of the same construction.

If you can't get th hem to fit you are doing something wrong. Sometimes the ebay bars need an inch chopped off both ends to make it fit.

bill · Post by **bill** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:19 am

wurlycorner wrote:Plenty of people been on here with ebay type braces and generally nothing bad to report about them that I've seen? I think probably there are good and bad out there???

I have 2 available, both of which have been fitted to 4th gens before so fit perfectly.
Cheap, £15 + postage? If you're interested I'll get some pics.

Aye I'd definitely be interested in them. Is it a front and back you have or two fronts? If u have the rear would it fit as mine has 4ws?

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