shifty

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Hey guys I was thinking of treating myself to a cusco strut bar with brake brace but I was wondering if anyone knows of any other companies who do the strut bars with a brake brace as the blue is a little conflicting with the red and black engine bay.

JinDesu

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Black - Mazdaspeed (carbon fiber finish)

Red - there is a separate brake bracing that comes red. i forget who makes it though

shifty

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Yeah not a fan of the carbon look and ive seen the break brace I think its made by Auto exe but its like $800.

Thanks for the suggestions and keepem comin.

JinDesu

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Another choice is maybe to powercoat the ends? I saw someone powdercoat their greddy strut bar to match the color of their engine bay

StuttgartRX8

Re Amemiya makes one with a brake brace too

Bigbacon

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you can easily just spray paint the ends as well. Might not look as good as powder coating but it will hold up well in the bay. the color matching might be harder to do that way though. (well unless you do black)

shifty

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Think thats gonna be the answer I cant imagine powder coating the ends will cost to much ive seen how its done maybe I should try it myself in the oven

Bigbacon

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also, what exactly does the brake brace do??

Jedi54

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you could always just buy a brake brace from Axial Flow, it mounts without the need for an aftermarket strut bar. (you just need to drill the OEM bar, it'll be fine.)

Bigbacon: it stops the master cylinder from bouncing around so much under heavy braking. Next time you're bored, pop the hood and have a buddy pump the brakes and just watch that MC do the happy dance.
having the MC stationary improves brake feel

shifty

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Its a good idea Jedi and I did spot the axial flow brace but unfortunately it is only for you lefties .

Jedi54

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you crazy Brits need to learn how to drive on the right side of the road.

NgoRX8

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i believe the mazdaspeed 4 point strut bar has a brake brace for rhd.

shifty

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But then we would crash into the cars comin the other way

Jedi54

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driving to and from work would always be an ADVENTURE!
sounds like fun if you ask me.
I think you guys should try it even if just for one day.

shifty

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lol

kersh4w

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the cf one (mazdaspeed) is more like $300. not $800.

shifty

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Du mean the mazdaspeed bar cos there really hard to get hold of here