Piece of shit Slp strut tower cracked again
04-01-2008, 11:11 AM
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I'm glad you guys caught that b/c I can't make a joke of my own quote, that would be blasphemy!
But you gotta take it one step further, mention to use Selsun Blue or Head and Shoulders for the under-ball dandruff.
Back on topic, I empathize with the junky b/c when you buy a part like this, you expect it to be nice looking, or at least not look so cheaply made that the paint flakes off. For example I showed my BMR one, not a flake and the paint has held up for the years I've had, the years the previous owner had it, and multiple bolt ons/off. The only paint missing is under the nut so it's not visible.
It comes down to spending good money and wanting to get quality in return, and not settling for less.
But you gotta take it one step further, mention to use Selsun Blue or Head and Shoulders for the under-ball dandruff.
Back on topic, I empathize with the junky b/c when you buy a part like this, you expect it to be nice looking, or at least not look so cheaply made that the paint flakes off. For example I showed my BMR one, not a flake and the paint has held up for the years I've had, the years the previous owner had it, and multiple bolt ons/off. The only paint missing is under the nut so it's not visible.
It comes down to spending good money and wanting to get quality in return, and not settling for less.
thank you, im glad you can see my point, some people may never notice, but if i settle to drive around a car thats less than perfect as my own i might as well stop working on them and drive a mustang.
im a perfectionist when it comes to everything especially my car. 
04-01-2008, 12:10 PM
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My point is "pick your battles"... It's a chip. You CAN use touch up paint. I'm a perfectionist to the point of paralysis at times, but I've learned that as projects get bigger and life goes on, sweating the small stuff is just a waste of time and energy. I've got a Black car and I like for things to look nice, but the reality is that when you make the decision to run single digits, you commit to more time under the hood... Time under the hood=nicks and scratches... I've got projects including a : wife, family, house, car, truck, boat, sportbike, dirt bike, etc, etc, etc... If I was worried about even ONE of them being perfect, I wouldn't have time to enjoy ANY of them like I do. That's ALLLLLLLLLL I'm sayin. 
04-01-2008, 12:19 PM
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thank you, im glad you can see my point, some people may never notice, but if i settle to drive around a car thats less than perfect as my own i might as well stop working on them and drive a mustang. im a perfectionist when it comes to everything especially my car.
im a perfectionist when it comes to everything especially my car.There is nothing wrong with being a picky when it comes to appearance. After all, a lot of us enthusiast spend a good time and money making what’s under the hood look clean. Heck, we have business that specialize in appearance enhances for the engine bay and surrounding components. (See Specialize Stainless)
I didn’t encounter any flaking issues with my relatively cheap STB. However, I did realize using a washer could have prevented any little paint removal around the bolt-up areas.
Call me crazy but I found the strut tower brace effective.
04-01-2008, 01:22 PM
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i too found it to make the front more sure footed but actual track times have proven then to be non beneficial.
and to be clear i used the washers on the first stb, see pics on page 1. then on this one followed the directions more closely and placed them over the studs and then torqued down the nuts
and to be clear i used the washers on the first stb, see pics on page 1. then on this one followed the directions more closely and placed them over the studs and then torqued down the nuts
lol
04-01-2008, 08:26 PM
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What
?!?! Just because SLP sold them I never saw it as an ordering option from the factory... You bought it brand new from the dealer with a factory installed STB??? I've never heard of that... Doesn't make it false, just saying I've been around for awhile and never heard of that.
04-01-2008, 08:28 PM
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when i bought the car the previous owner told me the car came with that strut tower brace stock, he said he removed it for his cousin or something, not letting that be the deal breaker i just let it go, well i belived that the car came with one all the way up to about 5 minutes ago when i just got off the phone with joey at slp, he told me no car he knew of came with a stb as an option, oh well i already bought it..
he also told me there is a bad batch of these and i just happen to get 2, i decided not to wait and go ahead and grab a 12 pack of beer, sand the **** down and repaint it with some semi flat paint.
he also told me there is a bad batch of these and i just happen to get 2, i decided not to wait and go ahead and grab a 12 pack of beer, sand the **** down and repaint it with some semi flat paint.
Ok, I am not crazy... You are for believing the BS in the first place
04-01-2008, 11:46 PM
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ill be the first one to say i made a mistake, comes with everything in life, honestly what bs? seemed very logical to me, and still does, i dont know why slp would go thru the trouble of replacing springs and shocks, why wouldnt they put an stb in?
anyhow my mistake, call me crazy i dont care.
04-27-2008, 12:17 AM
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