OEM strutbar retrofit - advices please

[Skull]

it is the new brace that replaces the old one. it is the same bar the c4 uses btw...

[Acidburn]

Curious, i havent seen that version of the brace bar before, most S2's have a box section bar similar to yours but without the cutouts at each end. Also have a round bar version here but i dont know what car it came off. Yours is nicer though..

Afaik

that above version is aby, round one with flat ends is 3b and the square ends i've only really seen on some v6s/20vs.

[chezz]

welded on, cleaned, polished the burned color out, cleaned again, and on with the seam sealer

I am enjoying this project, but I'll be brutally honest and tell you that this modification has not turned out as well as I expected!
I think it would have looked better if you had inserted seam sealer between the gaps and then used filler to smooth it off and then spray it all up.
the seam sealer looks like silicone sealer and if this is the case you willl have problems when you spray it.

[Skull]

i agree with you that it doesent LOOK good, but look how audi did it... looks ugly too, and i wanted it to be ugly stock looking.

[chezz]

If you are happy then thats all that matters Sealants are incredibly difficult to achieve a nice finish and I would employ the services of my brother in law to make a nice finish - He's a joiner and these lads can work wonders with the finish on silicone sealants...I think the secret lies in a wetting the solution with a bit spit!

[Skull]

the stock look is more important to mee than a good finish. now on with a layer of filler and then the paint.

[saltinot]

Auto body seam sealer is not silicone based and dries rock hard so I don't see it being a problem. It should look fine in the end.

Things always look bad before they can look good!

[Mikes2]

Afaik

that above version is aby, round one with flat ends is 3b and the square ends i've only really seen on some v6s/20vs.

You can see a standard ABY setup here

[Error404]

looks good Rok, well done mate

[Mikes2]

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