eBay Rear Strut Bar Review with Pics!

[TRD_Celica00]

Price with shipping - $26

Overall was a very good buy, but you gotta know what your doing when cutting into your interior plastic, the finish(chrome) looked great but i hit it with some 800 gritt sand paper for the brushed look, then put a sticker on it. Overall install took an hour and im very please on how it turned out :hitit:

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[Zero]

Where's the review?

I doubt this increases the rigidity compared to a TRD rear bar, but nonetheless, it looks good.

[slidr]

Where does it bolt up to exactly?

[hulkster]

dont get the brushed look, thought it would look better chrome but it looks good man.

[TRD_Celica00]

Where's the review?

I doubt this increases the rigidity compared to a TRD rear bar, but nonetheless, it looks good.

yea thats all the review your getting for somthing that cost $26, and how much could it help my auto GT :chuckles:

[oONoGoAutoOo]

Where's the review?

I doubt this increases the rigidity compared to a TRD rear bar, but nonetheless, it looks good.

yea thats all the review your getting for somthing that cost $26, and how much could it help my auto GT :chuckles:

$26 isnt so bad. bling factor!

[TRD_Celica00]

Where does it bolt up to exactly?

the back seat latches or what ever they're called, no drilling required
dont get the brushed look, thought it would look better chrome but it looks good man.

thanx :)
Where's the review?

I doubt this increases the rigidity compared to a TRD rear bar, but nonetheless, it looks good.

yea thats all the review your getting for somthing that cost $26, and how much could it help my auto GT :chuckles:

$26 isnt so bad. bling factor!

exactly what i was thinking! now i can get away with the "oh sorry its a 2 seater" line

[slidr]

Same mounting point as the TRD I have except for that third point.

Not too shabby for under $30.

I would buy one if I didn't already have one.

[Zero]

Make a guide on how you get the plastics and how you've covered it up so well with that rubber ring. :thumbup:

Link to the sale?

[TRD_Celica00]

http://item.express.ebay.com/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__Rear-Up-Strut-Bar-Toyota-Celica-00-01-02-03-04-05-2003_W0QQitemZ330199665325QQihZ014QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q 20TruckQ20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQptdiZ2865QQcm dZExpressItem

ill probably do i guide but there is already one on the TRD one

[Zero]

Thanks for the info.

[Joey03_VVT-I]

Very nice! :bling: :thumbup:

[Booster1]

THey look great.

[Totoy Bibo]

Mhmm looks good. I wonder if it would a good bar for a harness...

[shadytunerGTS]

Looks nice Tommy. Looks kinda like a Tanabe strut bar. I might just get one too.

[lilwheezy75]

so wait... no backseats with this? How close does it come to the seats? Is there enough clearance for amps to be mounted on te back seats?

[ekindbest]

the way its done, made it looks like it cost more than $26. Looks really nice

[Redpunk]

Really nice.

You did a good job on that installation.

[slidr]

so wait... no backseats with this? How close does it come to the seats? Is there enough clearance for amps to be mounted on te back seats?

I think you can still use the seats.

[imp]

Mhmm looks good. I wonder if it would a good bar for a harness...

NO

[supergoat]

I'm very intersted in how you got the holes in the panels so clean. I have a rstb in my living room that I've had for a few months waiting to go on.

[silverCELICAgt-s]

did you paint your interior black....? Because its definately noticeable. You should try doing it again but with a actualy paint spray gun for even coats. As for the bar, you get what you pay for, looks good for the money.

[TRD_Celica00]

did you paint your interior black....? Because its definately noticeable. You should try doing it again but with a actualy paint spray gun for even coats. As for the bar, you get what you pay for, looks good for the money.
yea its noticeable with the camera flash on, but im definantly redoing it with plasti-dip

[neological]

It's better than nothing but those kind of bars put all of the stress on the bolts so they're not that rigid.

[Zero]

You can still use the rear seats, right? Just like with the TRD rear bar?

Tempting. I could dry my clothes on them. :chuckles:

[airmike]

Does that eliminate the seats? That's sucks if it does.

[Zero]

Does that eliminate the seats? That's sucks if it does.

I might have misinterpreted his post, but from the pictures, it doesn't look like the seats will be a problem.

[TRD_Celica00]

the back seats are still 100% funtional, and its cool cause I drove to a national park, parked trunk first towards the water, put a small pillow on the bar and leaned on it (like a lay-z-boy recliner) while just relaxing so it's there for something :chuckles:

[03GTSTRD]

not bad at all for $26. You did a nice job on the install.

[Sancho]

Make a guide on how you get the plastics and how you've covered it up so well with that rubber ring. :thumbup:


It's not a rubber ring, its door edge automotive trim. Makes for a very clean install. Props man, it looks good. Should see a huge improvement in steering and only $26!

For clean cutting, I recommend using a box cutter. Saw the plastics on the ground.

[TRD_Celica00]

It's not a rubber ring, its door edge automotive trim. Makes for a very clean install. Props man, it looks good. Should see a huge improvement in steering and only $26!

For clean cutting, I recommend using a box cutter. Saw the plastics on the ground.

thanks bro, and using one of those small circle cutter you attach on your powerdrill work good too i can't believe i didnt think of it

[ghet2_gts]

looks good IMO

[lpphreakx06]

Did you run out of apint on the rear plastics?

[fastcelicagt22]

Looks like spray paint work. That happens when the propellent gets too cold and sprays out the can with the paint. Realy need to use a spray gun to make it perfect. Not a bad job for spray can work.

[TRD_Celica00]

Did you run out of apint on the rear plastics?


yea, it worked fine for the first few plastics then It just got white spots everywhere so I said **** it im going to redo everything in plasti-dip paint
Looks like spray paint work. That happens when the propellent gets too cold and sprays out the can with the paint. Realy need to use a spray gun to make it perfect. Not a bad job for spray can work.

thanks