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HamstersG suggested sprinkling baby powder on the bar to see if it transferred to the hood liner upon closing. I recall his did transfer some of the time (think it depended whether he dropped the hood or closed it gently). A search for "baby powder" should find the thread.
Look up any clear bra dealer in the area. All you need is about 1/2" to an 1' wide just the width of the silver painted portion on the OEM engine cover.
Originally Posted by jnguyen
Hey hamster. Where do you think I will be able to find clearbra or strips of it?
Well I checked my bar today and there are a few tiny TINY scuffs from the hood liner.....not a big deal. Once the engine cools down (and DAMN that bar gets hot), I'll see if I can lower it anymore.
Well I checked my bar today and there are a few tiny TINY scuffs from the hood liner.....not a big deal. Once the engine cools down (and DAMN that bar gets hot), I'll see if I can lower it anymore.
My bar does not currently touch the engine cover. I spaced mine with 2 credit cards. I'll double check this though.
alright cool. Let me know if ya can, if it touch or not when your driving or something like in a week or so. If not then im have order some Clear bra and cut it up to fit my painted engine bay so the strut bar dont make the Ivory pearl look dirty.
alright cool. Let me know if ya can, if it touch or not when your driving or something like in a week or so. If not then im have order some Clear bra and cut it up to fit my painted engine bay so the strut bar dont make the Ivory pearl look dirty.
No problem bro! Got ya covered. I'll recheck in a week.
So I've rechecked my GT Spec strut bar....it does NOT touch/scrape the engine cover. It HAS gotten a few scuffs from the hood liner/fire blanket. Not a huge deal at all. They're SMALL scuffs and you have to be right on top of the bar to really see them. Overall, I'm VERY happy with this mod.
So I've rechecked my GT Spec strut bar....it does NOT touch/scrape the engine cover. It HAS gotten a few scuffs from the hood liner/fire blanket. Not a huge deal at all. They're SMALL scuffs and you have to be right on top of the bar to really see them. Overall, I'm VERY happy with this mod.
I might take the plunge now. I was just waiting to see how bad the rumors of the scratching actually were.
So I've rechecked my GT Spec strut bar....it does NOT touch/scrape the engine cover. It HAS gotten a few scuffs from the hood liner/fire blanket. Not a huge deal at all. They're SMALL scuffs and you have to be right on top of the bar to really see them. Overall, I'm VERY happy with this mod.