heres a pic of mine i took last night

 

IMO it kinda defeats the purpose of a strut bar, but props for trying something unique

 

well seeing as my car didnt come with one...it is not factory for my car and the fact that it is a honda factory part...it actually fits as opposed to the EBAY issue...

 

ATL96LX drilled holes to fit the strut bar, i dont see how its factory? im on my phone so i cant see ej6s engine bay clearly

 

well either way I like the way it looks...if it does anythng at all i dunno but it looks pretty cool to me...[sm=rockinit.gif]

 

ya that bar is OEM or close style to a SI brace.... FACTORY

even if you have to drill holes! lets face it the NOTCHES for the piece where already in the metal. you just had to drill the tiny cap off and then instal them. nothing to special.

and dito to the people with ebay stuff just not adjusting the rod ends right.LOL the problem with ebay stuff is they dont come with instructions. and well people that are not good at diagnosing a problem and fixing it just give up to easy and say IT DOESNT FIT....
hell when i got my ebay intake i thought WTF how does this fit. i think they sent me the wrong one... but it fit perfectly after i sat back and figured how it was suposed to go and drilled one hole into it for another rubber line. very minor.

i must say tho....LOL i hate the looks of those motors, well more less the straight up intake piping...

and just for kicks ill add a picture of my ebay strut bar in front
i had the rear one as well but gave that one to my friend since it would hit my old stereo setup.

 

looks good!...

 

yeah change the filter...you can get a good AEM filter for like 40 bucks at Advanced Auto. But whatever you do dont get the full cold air intake....it will suck water for sure....you need one with a bypass like the AEM v2. As far at ebay strut bars...they are more for looks than performance...which is what most people get them for anyway. I had one on my civici when I bought it...and I see no reason in changing it till I do alot more suspension work and motor work. but keep it up man....peice by peice just make sure its what you like dont be a sheep like some import kids these days.

 

for looks..... EXCUSE ME.... i believe you are wrong...... for looks people go with brand names.LOL plus its not for performance... it doesnt add any power... its for better handling.[8D]

you go slap a ebay strut bar and take the car out for a test and you can feel the difference instantly. i like my ebay strut bar but definatly not for the LOOKS.LOL looks like a cheap turd but it works great!

 

fronts, not so much, i got it for looks because i believe it's the only one that fits correctly with the y7 intake design and aem piping route. i mean, it is pretty strong considering i can stand on it without any interior flex in the bar, but i just got it for looks because frontal flex in 6th generation strut towers are very minimal. however, now the rear, my nrg bar is a lot stiffer and can handle a little rear flex, which is majority of what helps in a civic. basically, if you're looking for zero movement, then fab up a three point solid tower bar made of either solid T6061 or a hollow stainless equivilent.