Yea, car parts are expensive because of the R&D not the material costs. Keep in mind the bigger companies do a lot of mechanical testing on their parts and their end cost reflects that. Steven Dinan came and talked at our school about it. It just depends on whether you're willing to shell out that much cash.

 

i agree on the automotive indsutry USUALLY, but with strut bars i don't think i've heard one person complain about the ones off eBay. STrut bars are one of the few exceptions that you can buy them off eBay for pretty cheap and they'll still do the job just fine. I agree though, for most parts you really get what oyu pay for. AEM does dyno testing and all that and that is why they have the intake with the biggest gains on the market (V2), and eBay intakes are crap, but i think for strut bars those cheaper ones will be just fine.

 

for 6th gen coupes, to mount a c-pillar bar u have to cut into the rear deck. it really isnt a true c-pillar bar since it bolts to the deck and not the actual c-pillar.

 

so for a sedan, not worth it huh?

 

save the money and buy a rear sway bar!