Hey guys i recently got a basically new greddy strut bar from armin, a member on this forum.

But there was only one problem...the end links were blue! and that doesn't match red. so i took matters into my own hands

Armin and i chilled at his house for a few hours and got it done.

what i did was use 2 cloats of krylon grey primer.
3-4 coats of "sparkles" red paint (found at checker auto parts) then 2-3 coats of clear coat. I think it turned out really nice, and it matches VR pretty closely. enjoy!

 

Sexy! Did it take a few hours? It only seemed like it took an hour/hour a half at the most.. Any case, it looks real good! BTW, where is your battery cover?

 

Nice work, does the different strut bar make a difference?

 

armin, the battery cover is actually in the trunk from the fiasco i had yesterday at the dealership.

fahrfegneugen, i have never tracked my car...so i've never really taken it to the limits. i also don't have a rear strut bar installed so no i have not felt ANY kind of difference. it is just pretty to look at

 

I agree, I was thinkin about it, and it is much better to look at. pretty awesome!

I forget, but is the stock one welded on? Was it hard to get off?

 

POS Mazda batteries! I need to get mine replaced..

 

I think it is an interstate battery though.

 

The stock bar is held on by a bracket; 2 bolts and it's off, then remove the bracket with three bolts.


Looks good man!

 

Cool.

 

Looks gooD! you dont need to take a car to the track to feel suspension differences. in the case of a strut bar, you wont really notice it anyways.

 

Good move! We painted both our front & rear greddy end links. I think here soon I will then be getting the bars themselves painted black. NICE PICTURES!

 

came out great!

 

Good choice and nicely finished. Bronze/gold would have look good as well.

 

looks badass bro!

 

hey ivory - did you have to sand the surface at all?? i was actually thinking of doing the same thing...

 

^you might want to just prime it...

 

nope, i did no sanding. Just do a good job of priming it. And before you install it i would wait a few hours after completely painting so the spray paint hardens. when armin and I put it back on the car, the wrench accidentally scratched off some of the paint (i think the paint was still somewhat damp under the first layer) I simply touched it up with some paint on my finger. I think if i had waited a few hours before installing it...the paint would have been strong enough to withstand a few hits.

altspace! you're right that does look awesome. Where did you get your CF covers? and how much did they cost?

 

Looks good!

 

Thanks ivory!

This will be my next weekends project

 

I would do it, but I can't find one for less than $100

 

got mine for 75 thx armin haha

 

lucky

 

looks good i think i figured out what strut bar im getting

 

You're welcome!

 

Ahh shatz, I did not know you did this to it. Not bad