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Well, I was supposed to buy a kit...but if not, then I was just gonna get this bar. Anyone know how good it is in terms of:

-fitment
-ease of install
-functionability

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i gots it...

fitment was ok...we had to have it lifted a bit to have the bolts move a bit to align with the holes...
but for fitment in engine bay...that's what I don't like...it doesn't stick up like the APR do...so it rubs against my Injen cover...and scratched the shit out of it...


as for how good it works thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup

definately can feel a difference in handling...the celica handles awesome grin

I'm gonna go with another strut bar soon and APR is one of my choices right now. thumbsup


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so...anyone else thinking I should go APR if I get one?

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Originally Posted by DJ_NorthStar
so...anyone else thinking I should go APR if I get one?

i heard APR and Tanabe are nice...not to mention the Hotchkis - but that's a lot more money...

APR thumbsup


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Originally Posted by VSGTS14
Originally Posted by DJ_NorthStar
so...anyone else thinking I should go APR if I get one?

i heard APR and Tanabe are nice...not to mention the Hotchkis - but that's a lot more money...

APR thumbsup

tanabe has the best fitment and functionality. APR looks pretty but does not sit flat against the strut tower so you hear a poping noise sometimes when you turn hard.

i have tanabe and love it.

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Originally Posted by spaztikid
Originally Posted by VSGTS14
Originally Posted by DJ_NorthStar
so...anyone else thinking I should go APR if I get one?

i heard APR and Tanabe are nice...not to mention the Hotchkis - but that's a lot more money...

APR thumbsup

tanabe has the best fitment and functionality. APR looks pretty but does not sit flat against the strut tower so you hear a poping noise sometimes when you turn hard.

i have tanabe and love it.

really???? you serious about that APR noise?//


oh and the RMM fits really good while sitting on each side thumbsup


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Originally Posted by VSGTS14
Originally Posted by spaztikid
Originally Posted by VSGTS14
Originally Posted by DJ_NorthStar
so...anyone else thinking I should go APR if I get one?

i heard APR and Tanabe are nice...not to mention the Hotchkis - but that's a lot more money...

APR thumbsup

tanabe has the best fitment and functionality. APR looks pretty but does not sit flat against the strut tower so you hear a poping noise sometimes when you turn hard.

i have tanabe and love it.

really???? you serious about that APR noise?//


oh and the RMM fits really good while sitting on each side thumbsup

yeah... one guy machined his to fit correctly... ask around. https://celicahobby.com/ubbthrea...&PHPSESSID=

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I have RMM and i love it...mine isn't chrome anymore cause i got it powdercoated RED grin

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i have the RMM and its great. I was down at RMM and we had to jack up my car so the frame could flex before we put the bar on. I guess its a good thing because the bar actually stiffens the frame that way. Go for the RMM, i love it. They come powercoated gray now too.

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yeah... one guy machined his to fit correctly... ask around. https://celicahobby.com/ubbthrea...&PHPSESSID=


That would be me wave

Although i love my APR now (perfect fitment & verry stiff)...i wouldn't recommend it, because when you really want it to work, you have to modify the disks...AND buy a new battery
Also you shouldn't go with a RMM (no offend to the people who got one!) because the plates are welded to the bar, and that's not as strong as when they would be bolted!...so

I would recommend a 'Tanabe' thumbsup...it might not look as nice as the APR...but it's way better!

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You can make the Tanabe look really nice happywink just powdercoat the end plates like I did, but choose a different color or else ***shakes fist***
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mine came in dark blue so it matched when i got it tongue

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I love my apr!!!


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spaztikid you little whore, you just had to whore the other thread angry grin tongue

Tanabe is the way to go, unless you wanna wait for the Skunk2 one *cough* just like billy *cough*

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Originally Posted by v3n0m
spaztikid you little whore, you just had to whore the other thread angry grin tongue

Tanabe is the way to go, unless you wanna wait for the Skunk2 one *cough* just like billy *cough*

haha

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Originally Posted by v3n0m
spaztikid you little whore, you just had to whore the other thread angry grin tongue

Tanabe is the way to go, unless you wanna wait for the Skunk2 one *cough* just like billy *cough*

lol, it's either Skunk2 or Tanabe now. anyone have better pics of how the tanabe fits and how close it is to battery and top of engine? grin


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