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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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has anybody seen this brace

just wondering what your comments are on this brace?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-M...spagenameZWDVW
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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looks like a bad knock off of the M7 USS http://www.m7tuning.com/parts/produc...products_id=28

If you buy it, be sure to start a betting pool on how many days you will have it installed before it bends like a paper clip. I'll buy the 3rd day.

If you have the winning Sq you can buy the TSW X-Brace on my soon to be updated website.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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its just too much damn money for a TSW Xbrace IMO =(
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by AutoXCooper.com
looks like a bad knock off of the M7 USS http://www.m7tuning.com/parts/produc...products_id=28

If you buy it, be sure to start a betting pool on how many days you will have it installed before it bends like a paper clip. I'll buy the 3rd day.
I thought I read M7 sources their product from overseas. looks like the OEM is selling their own version. The M7 is hollow in any case.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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its just too much damn money for a TSW Xbrace IMO =(
But I'm getting it none the less
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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I thought the M7 was a solid aluminum piece?

This actually looks like a Mini-Madness knockoff.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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I thought the M7 was a solid aluminum piece?
me too....I hacked way into mine to try to get my exhaust to clear and it seemed solid, but from m|u:

Originally Posted by maxmini
Copied ? Lets see ,in the December issue of Eurotuner in 2005 Will Turner, of Tuner Motorsports ,is driving my car at California Speedway with our hand built prototype USS. Now over TWO years later someone finds a knock off and we copied them? If anyone doubts this just take a look under my car and you will see a bare solid ( production pieces are hollow ) aluminum USS that was used as a final fitment check . There are also three seperate components to the system and I only see two with theirs as there appears to be nothing under the shifter which is a key component. I doubt that they were to market before 9/ 05 but if they were it sure took long enough for anyone over here to find out .

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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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hmmmmmmm

And the website lists it as "extruded".
 
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