I have Defender Plates on my R53.
It appears that the Defenders preclude the installation of some strut bars.
Any suggestions for strut tower bars that are compatible?

 

I assume you mean the Cravenspeed defenders. I don’t know that there are any that bars are compatible with those. People usually seem to buy reinforcement plates that are integrated with a brace, like the M7s or WMW ones.

 

Wouldn't be hard to fabricate one. Just sleeve / helicoil the upper strut plates and bolt the cross bar onto them. I believe this is what the M7 product is, in fact.

 

I have the reinforcing plates atop the struts as you describe. I just got 10mm longer studs and mounted a generic 1-piece strut bar. Easy.

 

Could I have a pic ur two and a little more info on that via pm, I would be interested in that mod.

 

Why not post it here?
I'd be interested, too.

 

No rocket science, just increase the stud length by the combined thickness of the strut tower reinforcement and the strut bar.

 

I don’t see any strut tower defenders. Do you have the under tower plates? I don’t think this is what OP is asking about.

 

these cars really don't benefit much if anything from a strut bar. Money is better spent on camber plates

 

Sorry all, my bad