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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 03:36 PM
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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Very nice Mike! Does your car handle better?
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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Love the bars. Got them on last night. Car is tighter and feels great in the turns! Thanks for a great product
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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Talk about a ridiculous product. Everything was perfect. How'd you do such a good job? From the alternator clearance (picture doesn't do it justice) to the quality of the custom brackets. Love it!

Question: How are you GXP guys handling the driver side? Are you having the wires go over (like I show) or under? I added some more tape to the wiring and stuck it over.

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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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The first clearance picture didn't show much. This one is better.

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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 12:37 AM
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Tom I'm so glad you like the parts, I really appreciate the positive feedback. I've been making the brackets for 6 years and modifying the front bars for over a year, so I have it down to a science. Plus I've been a Tool & Die Maker for 30 years so making parts is easy for me. Thanks so much for the purchase!
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 08:07 AM
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Thank YOU, Don!

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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 03:58 PM
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all i can say is wow. The bars made such a big difference. The packaging was awesome and couldnt get any better. the quality of the bars is perfect. Thank you Don! Here are some pics.



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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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Dustin I'm glad you like the quality of the parts and the improved handling. The bars look great on your car, the red matches well. Thanks for the purchase and the positive feedback and posting the pics!
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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Don,

Are the brackets un-heat treated 6061? Or maybe 6061-T6?
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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The brackets are made from high strength 6061-T6 aluminum alloy.
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RedHotG8
The brackets are made from high strength 6061-T6 aluminum alloy.
Great! That's what I hoped. Now to get them black anodized.
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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GXP guys,
Are you running that hunk of wiring on the driver side over your bar or under your bar? I chose over...

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Tom
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by tmichelena
GXP guys,
Are you running that hunk of wiring on the driver side over your bar or under your bar? I chose over...

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I think I put my wires under, but either way it doesn't really matter (I don't think LOL).
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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Ok...I'm not sure the stock mounting (the bracket stuck onto the bold head) will work if the harness is mounted under the bar....

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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tmichelena
GXP guys,
Are you running that hunk of wiring on the driver side over your bar or under your bar? I chose over...

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i have the same wiring and i went under
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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Don,
I painted the front bar and my diagonal braces red (the rear bar is still black). Thanks a LOT--the bars work great!!



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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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Wes the red braces look good, nice job!
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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Guys,
I did a write up (with pictures) on installing Don's STBs. If you're interested, please take a look at:

http://www.wesleydean.com/stb/

I hope this helps some folks out.

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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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AWESOME write-up Wes!!!

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