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Old 07-14-2003, 09:07 AM
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Exclamation Do I go BMW, Hamann, AC Schnitzer, or Dinan Strut Tower Brace?????

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2423170475

That is the link where i found this strut tower brace. All i want to know is if this brace is really good? Would i be blowing 250$ on a crappy item? Would i be better off getting a Dinan, AC schnitzer, or Hamann brace? Please give me feedback on this.. ..

And, How dramatic of a handling increase am i going to see from this single piece. .. Any info would be greatly appriciated....THANKS GUYS~!
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Old 07-14-2003, 09:10 AM
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The OEM one is the only one that works.
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Old 07-14-2003, 09:11 AM
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Is it a very noticable increase of handling on hard turns???
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Old 07-14-2003, 10:00 AM
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The OEM one is the only one that works.
are you sure that is the same for the E46 as well as the E36?
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strut tower bars offer better handling when going into hard turns, you will notice it a little on regular streets and a bunch on a track. i have the dinan one and it works great, my friend had the racing dynamics and he wasnt very impressed. the one on ebay looks like crap. i would go with dinan, you will notice a difference with the front strut tower brace no mater where you use it, and the rear one you will only notice a big difference on a track really.
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Old 07-14-2003, 12:57 PM
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any tower brace offer the same performance level, don't get fooled by brand, you may pay 100USD more in DINAN than in Racing Dynamic but then, both of them perform at the same level
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are you sure that is the same for the E46 as well as the E36?
Its the same basic design for all, hinged or un-hinged. The principals are the same eventhough the chassis are different.
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Old 07-14-2003, 02:22 PM
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Engine bay dress up, if the car is street use only. But I like Dinan's with CF inserts.
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