I want to "clean up" my engine bay a little bit and I thought adding a front strut bar it would do so while slightly increasing handling performance. I wanted to know if they sell a Blitz Blue colored strut bar or if they are easy to paint. How difficult is it to install a front strut bar? Thanks!

 

1) No..
2) Yes..but I would take it to get powercoated.
3) Easy

 

The TRD front strut tie bar will definitely improve handling, not noticeable while switching lanes, but you will feel more "planted" to the ground when making sharp U-Turns or getting on the freeway on-ramps at high speeds. This is proven by ME, an OPINION that is based on actual experience with the TRD strut bar.

Let's not begin to discuss what other cars I've owned or own.

Hope that puts the whole strut bar fiasco to rest.

 

 

that was unnecessary...

 

I know I have seen strut bars that are already blue, maybe not an exact match to my car, but close enough to look nice. What strut bars other than TRD are good... I can get one painted when I get my kit painted and installed.

 

There is Tanabe, Greddy, TRD, and I think that's it. Maybe Weapon R (MMW)

 

They are the same....I would go with TRD....like it cuz its red and it offset well on BBM

 

Greddy is a good one to, its blue already at the ends where it bolts on, then the bar itself is aluminum colored. I have it on my car, but I am going to powdercoat it black at the ends and red on the bar... i agree with sciondriver1466 if you want to change the color of whatever one you get, have it powdercoated.. it doesnt cost a lot of money to have done since its so small.

-R

 

the strut bar doesnt do anything for handling. this is a fact so i dont know what that other guy is talking about. but yea, i say get the trd and paint it blue. that would look nice. i got the trd and left it red just cuz it's good contrast. but i thought about blue too.

 

I can't post pictures right now, but check my profile, I have a color-matched DC Sport front strut. Yes, it's painted and still looks brand new after a year and a half. However, if you get it powdercoated go with Manhattan Blue... but it may not be a 100% match.

 

Facts? How can they be facts if I'm telling you otherwise. What kind of *ish is this by mentioning facts, if your facts were right, I wouldn't be in here right now telling you otherwise.

 

For every part, there is someone on this board that will tell you it doesn't do anything. If the knowledge of all these people were combined, they could destroy the automative aftermarket business!

 

Well his claim is pretty hard to refute when you have no "facts" yourself. Only your opinion and experience. That is not any sort of proven fact.

I have a DC Sports front strut bar installed (I think is probably the most likely to make any sort of difference based on its design) and I'm pretty sure I noticed some sort of difference in handling when it was installed. I put it on before an autox event and thought the car behaved differently. But it could have been a number of things (tire pressure, temp of the course, my driving, etc). So even though I felt like I noticed a difference and thought it had helped, I have a very hard time letting myself convince anyone that it would be for anything more than looks in your engine bay.

Does the other guy really have "facts" to back it up? Probably not... but neither do you. So no reason to get all bent out of shape b/c he disagrees with you.