i am going to buy a fstb.. i am debating weather to get an ebay 1 or a custommaxima 1.... ther ebay is cheaper but the custommaxima looks better ne have ne feedbak

 

I have the ebay one, and I love it. It still looks good, and it does it's job.

 

i installed the ebay one last night, world of difference in cornering, its just a metal bar, stillen one isnt going to have any advantages over the ebay bar
go ebay!

 

theyre all the same functionally. the only difference is the brand name and looks.

 

don't waste your money on "non-ebay" bars.. i have an ebay bar and i love it.
I guess if you're really into engine dress-up, maybe you can consider expensive strut bar.

 

I have a otto racing bar.. a.k.a. the stillen look alike. Polished aluminum. It's great. I heard the matrix bars and most of the ebay ones rub.... I spent $40 shipped to my door on the otto racing bar. Can't beat it in my opinion...

 

ive looked on ebay or the otto racing bar but i can't find it did u buy it from a private seller or a company

 

Unless you're building a show car, go ebay. It's just going to get dirty and scratched up under the hood anyway.

I have ebay but mine is a complete no-name bar ($20 shipped). I saw a few otto racing ones on there when I was going to get mine, can't remember any of the specific sellers though.

 

thanx i'm gunna get the ebay 1

 

I got my from Southwest Auto Works...

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2462354874

Procarparts has auctions on these bars all the time! hope this helps

 

i have an ebay one. its serves its purpose. i had a stillen one but i had sold it and i regret it because of i sold a brand name and replaced it for a non brand name. but when i sold it i didnt care bout brand names i just sold it to get some quick cash. but the ebay one feels exactly the same way the stillen did. if u want the bang for the buck get ebay if ur goin for show or looks get what you want and like.

 

i got a question, so what does that front strut bar actually rub agains under the hood? or why does it get scratched up?

 

my ebay bar is not scratched up at all. i don't think it's suppose to rub against the hood.

 

I bought an ebay one, it rubs against the hood, but it serves its purpose and the rubbing isn't a big deal

 

The Matrix bar I bought rubbed a little on the AC line, so I bent it down slightly (the R-134A tube, not the bar). That was 2 years ago, no problems.

 

no rubbing here.

 

I'd also like to get one. To me, contact with the hood IS a big deal. Can anyone recommend a specific, inexpensive model that will mount cleanly without hood contact or modification? Thanks.

 

I bought from a seller named ReVotec. It does not hit the hood or the named air condition line. The only thing you had to do it use a file to widen one of the holes a tiny bit. Not hard, and totally pleased so far. Had for a little over a month.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=282818

 

Otto Racing all the way!

 

That sounds great guys. I think I'll try to pick up an Otto Racing bar. Thanks. I'll let everyone know how it goes on my '95 GXE.

 

go for it...if you really want to pay about $20 more than you need to for a bar.(just cause it says Otto on it)

 

yeah, waht a waste of $20, in my previous post i meant body lean isntead of roll, just go with ebay, its a damn bar, i regurgitate crap liek this in engienering school everyday, i ought to know about stabilization after 4 years of physics

 

can someone please tell me howto install the ebay fstb ?
thanks

sunnyb32@yahoo.com
or sunnyb32 on aim

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=282818

It should all be there. There is nothing to it. All you have to do is get the nuts off, put the FSTB on and put it out toward the edges as far as it goes, and put the nuts back on with a torque wrench.

 

Sounds to me like the "extra $20" is to ensure easy installation w/out grinding, bending, etc... The easy install and better appearance. When I looked this a.m., the Otto bar was only about $14 more after you consider S&H on all the bars.

 

Is $14 worth about 5 stokes with a file or rasp? I don't think so.

 

My ebay bar has never rubbed on anything.