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R50/53 someone should buy this strut brace

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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 11:55 AM
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someone should buy this strut brace

i already have an OMP brace, or i would get this thing...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=201015952037&category=33590&ssPageName=ADME:B:SEMK:US:SHOWI&emailtemplateid=70621356&sellerid=FpRekKD1aqDwloz+hgQkzA==&buyerid=FpRekKD1aqCrhjLMBC5Lcg==&refid=store
i like this guys work, he makes some stuff nobody else does (some stuff) and its sometimes better! (under strut brace for example). hes just a guy like us trying to make a few bucks by building things himself. i have no official affiliation with him, but sometimes swing his "new" items by here on NAM. i want him to keep building stuff!
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 12:04 PM
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cool, i like a few thing hes got in his store. i may buy them like the rear strut bar. and a few other things.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 12:25 PM
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i dont like the way it mounts, otherwise i would have
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 12:46 PM
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ya. im rocking his lower brace (connects bottom tie rods or whatever) and then cross braces to the body, kinda like M7s stuff.

im also rocking that rear brace! its nice, good quality stuff. it doesnt even effect the rear seats, when you put them up into normal position, and you can undo the rear brace in a few seconds with a socket, leaving the actual bolted brace holders to the car. its also adjustable, so you can crank it tight!
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 12:47 PM
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Pity he didn't vacuum the back of his MINI when took the shot of the C pillar brace ")
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 01:05 PM
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i do enjoy that c pillar brace, ive always wondered what kind of difference that will make
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 01:05 PM
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lmao! ya, i thought the same thing! but, it does prove he's just a "normal" guy, not a big company.

i sometimes send him ideas too, via email or whatever, through ebay. i encourage anyone else with an idea for something not yet built to send it to him! maybe we'll see it one day in his store!
 
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 06:42 PM
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I have a set of his strut tower reinforcement plates.
 
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