for $30, is this thing worth it?
or are there better bars out there?

http://scionsport.com/store/product_info.php/cPath/25/products_id/156?osCsid=62ae306cb7e7fe0faf4a308b575ddc76

looks ok. i would go with hotckis, dc or randodes.

scion fx's
http://scionsport.com/store/images/SB1-T022_01.jpg

None are gunna make that big of a difference. Go with that one, I have it and so do a lot of other people. Paint the ends to match your car or whatever.