Front and Rear Strut Bars installed!

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Front and Rear Strut Bars installed!

Post by glasswars » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:22 pm

So yesterday I got a package which contained... my first mod that wasn't asthetic! And the start of my suspension mods. :shock: I got these from EmersonHart13 here on the forums, for $50.30 shipped.

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Also included was a lot of foamy things.

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A LOT of foamy things!

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My weapon of choice here is some Metallic Blue paint from walmart, got it for like 5 bucks. The red stuff on the can is blood. Did you guys know you have to be 18 to buy spray paint nowadays? I didn't which resulted me in going 3 miles across fucking walmarts parking lot to get my license.

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Not too shabby. :wink:

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Closeup.

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The rear bar was a lot harder to paint because there was no texture in it like the front one. So I sanded it down a little and it finally started to stick.

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You may/may not get your dogs to help with the install.

So I then cut the carpet, padding and sound deadener, jacked the car up and put the rear one on.
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I don't think I did a *too* bad job of cutting the carpet and stuff. I'll order some eventually to make it look OEMish.

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Yes my trunk is white.

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Front.

I love them. They make the car feel a lot tighter in turns and it makes it feel like the car is turning in unison rather than the front then the back. And for 50 bucks, can't be beat. The only prob. is the under part of the windsheild washer jets hit the bar a little and the hood has some barely noticable JDM hood tilt to it. I'm just gonna cut the hose and take out the washer fluid bottle.
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Post by neonpla » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:40 pm

ummm, why is your trunk white?

edit.. your firewall looks white too.. was the car resprayed?

nice strut bars btw.
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Post by glasswars » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:44 pm

I painted the car myself, but only did the exterior, inside of the doors, inside of the trunk lid, under hood. I didn't rip out any interior or take the engine out.

I'm respraying in spring so maybe I'll do those.
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Post by bad04srt » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:19 pm

looks damn good for spraying it yourself
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Post by neonpla » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:51 pm

^ what he said.
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Post by TNK » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:35 pm

looks good. love the new STBs
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Post by MyNeonSaysHi » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:15 am

Looks good, but the Vibrant ones > those.

Is that a banana peel in your trunk? :lol:

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Post by lambostealth » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:27 am

Looks like a utility razor.

Nice bars.
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Post by TNK » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:34 am

:withstupid:

it's definitely a utility knife.
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Post by koreysxt » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:52 am

nice bars.

very nice dogs.

Great job.
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Post by kplaya186 » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:01 am

Nice job on the STBs! Keep up the good work glass

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Post by refect » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:19 am

came out real good. strut bars ftw :lol:
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Post by LaidNeon » Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:16 pm

looks like a perfect match, hella nice work
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Post by scneonchic » Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:51 pm

They look really nice! you did a good job w/ it!

and i didnt know you painted your own car!

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Post by glasswars » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:33 pm

Thanks for the awesome comments. And yea I sprayed the car myself.. just took it real slow etc. The only problem with it is that the paint is not very durable at all, it scratches and chips real easy. When I respray I'm going to use a different type of paint and go slower than last time. :)
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Post by J-Villa » Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:22 pm

bars look hot......
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Re: Front and Rear Strut Bars installed!

Post by scneonchic » Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:25 pm

glasswars wrote:
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You may/may not get your dogs to help with the install.
I forgot to add that this made me :lol:

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