http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-91...00326102QQrdZ1
Take a look and tell me if you think i'd be getting f**ked over... last time i bought something off ebay i was.
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Strut bars
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-91...00326102QQrdZ1
Take a look and tell me if you think i'd be getting f**ked over... last time i bought something off ebay i was.
personally I wouldnt trust EBay for anything car related like my buddy he got an intake or a manifold or something like that for his Eclipse GS-X, it was sand blasted but they missed some........boom, needed a new engine and all, so being the spoiled rich a$$ he is he got a Lan-evo engine......bastard
But anyway if youre looking for a strut bar for your integra, I found one for you, sure its bit more expensive but I know this site and they wont cheat you out of your money (it also comes with a return policy I believe)
http://www.procarparts.com/store-det...88CV%2D9949SB4
This one isnt a big name brand, but neither was the one you listed from ebay, you could always go with a name brand if you want, a good place to get that is my source:
http://www.andysautosport.com
please tell me what you decide iminterested in tuning especially honda stuff...............BTW if you want a name brand from what Andy's has to offer id go with Neuspeed, DC Sports, Skunk2 or Cusco theyre best for suspension related items on Hondas; GReddy is good but their specialty is Forced induction not suspension
Hey thanks alot for the site man. Is that just one strut bar or the whole set?? I was thinking about buying just the front bar, but heard that the whole set works the best together.Originally Posted by Arashi666
The Ebay struct bar seems fine.
Generally, on Ebay i'd buy most things except critical components. So I certainly won't be buying a brake kit on Ebay anytime soon, but it is hard to **** up a struct bar. Other things like no-name cheapo intakes (where the quality of the filter is very important to engine health), a turbo, internal engine components (like pistons, etc.), i wouldn't trust on Ebay.
However, things like an exhaust, or an under bar, simple things like that... they are simple pieces of metal, worst case, it doesn't sound good, look good, or fit right. But it isn't going to kill you or cause any real permanent damage to your car.
Thats MY take on things... I'm sure there are people who buy their child's pacifier off Ebay they trust it that much, but I don't recommend it
theyre usually sold individually youd probably have to find the rear bar separately...... I bought my intake and my JDM clear lights there, the shipping rates are reasonable (but admitedly could be better) and there were no problems through the whole processHey thanks alot for the site man. Is that just one strut bar or the whole set?? I was thinking about buying just the front bar, but heard that the whole set works the best together.
right certainly cheap parts on non-critical components wont kill you, i mean they work and do their job, but sometimes the cheapo kits will break and stuff like that and then what do you do you have to replace it(Well you dont HAVE to... but you know what im saying) thus spending extra money for parts + S&H and then time to get the broken parts out and the replacement parts in, you see where im going with thisThe Ebay struct bar seems fine.
Generally, on Ebay i'd buy most things except critical components. So I certainly won't be buying a brake kit on Ebay anytime soon, but it is hard to *BEEP* up a struct bar. Other things like no-name cheapo intakes (where the quality of the filter is very important to engine health), a turbo, internal engine components (like pistons, etc.), i wouldn't trust on Ebay.
However, things like an exhaust, or an under bar, simple things like that... they are simple pieces of metal, worst case, it doesn't sound good, look good, or fit right. But it isn't going to kill you or cause any real permanent damage to your car.
Thats MY take on things... I'm sure there are people who buy their child's pacifier off Ebay they trust it that much, but I don't recommend it
basically spend the money now and all that so that you dont have to worry about it later, call me stubborn but there are only name-brand parts in my engine bay if theyre not still OE
I got a name brand short ram intake (AEM) and after the install my car sounds like a MONSTER i showed a sound recording to a friend and he thought it was a vette, then my brother gets a cheapo off-off-brand CAI and it sounded no different from stock..... but yes youre right about the filter though, as much as manufacturers like injen, AEM, etc want to deny it the pipe isnt a major role in the intakes performance (but an aftermarket metal one is better than the factory plastic one obviously) its all about the filter and the airflow allowed and the filtration ability etc
but I will admit that you are right in other categories, my exhaust for example, its just the muffler and all the stock piping, resonator, and cat; a small off brand part that I bought and installed at a small shop owned by a friendly mexican dude....... I got the thing for 120 (Parts and labor after tax) and it sounds just as good as my cousins $800 HKS cat-back kit (on the same type of car, funny thing is that he even said to get custom fab saying 'sound the same and do the same thing cept cost you less') so thats almost $700 savings on just parts (labor extra, duh)
Yeh, you have to do your research with the cheapo parts. With brand stuff, USUALLY they are 90-95% good... with cheapo, you're looking at maybe 50-75% good.
Like people say... you can't go wrong buying IBM, but it also costs 25-50% more than non-brand stuff. So it depends if you want to put the time, effort, and the possible risk like you said.
Cheapo parts many times have small fitment issues because the machining or similar is not perfect... but thats where they cut the costs
Uh OOOOOOOOOOOO ebay link better remove it! :roll: :roll: :roll:
I got my strut set off ebay, It hasnt failed me yet, I could notice the cornering and the way the car handled under hard accel. I also got my intake off ebay for like $7 and a K&N filter from autozone so I got a full cold air for about $57 total. I mostly trust ebay, if you read feedback and alot of it is good and not much broke the same day or peice of crap you should be fine. What year/model do you have?
according to him its a 92 integra, personally im not that big of an Integra guy............ but anyways my brother got his full CAI kit with the K&N Air filter for $60 off the site I mentioned above (pro car parts)............ but after learning the weakness and ugliness (the thing had big black spots from where water hit it through the front bumper lower cut out thing, you know what i mean?) of an oiled filter, so he went and ordered an AEM Dryflow filter for $40 and now hes real happy..........so you can definately do better than EBay.... you just gotta know where to look
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