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Old 03-27-2009, 09:44 PM
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damn the fedex guy left my ATLP j-pipe and racepipe but wouldnt leave my strut bar at my housee and got that gay note.. guess i have to wait till tomorrow
at least fed ex "sometimes" comes on weekends.... UPS def. doesnt

i hate that gay note... i came home yesterday looking for my bar, but had a GAY NOTE on my door... so i signed it, and today.... got my bar!!
Old 03-27-2009, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by BLACKURA_NY
at least fed ex "sometimes" comes on weekends.... UPS def. doesnt

i hate that gay note... i came home yesterday looking for my bar, but had a GAY NOTE on my door... so i signed it, and today.... got my bar!!
yea lol i signed for mine to hopefully get it tomorrow
Old 03-28-2009, 03:58 PM
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my fedex tracking wasn't getting updated since 24th and wondere why and now i know...

Flooding in Midwestern U.S. region may cause some service delays

i think mine is still stuck in illinois... great....
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dude you guys are lucky... my fedex guy left my tv outside my apartment door the other day... gee, a nice 26" lcd tv just sittin in an nyc hallway
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any performance reviews? or is this just for looks?
Old 03-30-2009, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by knv8
any performance reviews? or is this just for looks?
sticker adds 10WHP.
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Originally Posted by knv8
any performance reviews? or is this just for looks?
i do, HONESTLY, feel a big difference... not sure if it is the "placebo" effect... but i feel like it increases my cars stability... especially on windy parkways,higher speeds


then again, i had no bar on for a year... BUT...

The Benefit of Richies bar vs. stock

Stock bar, uses only 3 bolts on each side, to bolt to the "FRAME"... the RV6 bar also bolts to the actual struts/shocks via FIVE bolts ..(2 on the frame, 3 on the strut)
Old 03-30-2009, 07:49 PM
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how long'd it take for you guys to receive your strut bars? just out of curiosity...our meet's this coming sunday!
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got mine in 48 hours from ship time... would have 24, but i wasnt home the first day (chi-town to NY = awesome ship times)
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Installed last night drove on it today. Top quality product. A definite improvement over stock and EDFC clearance. Thanks for making it Rich. And thanks for your willingness to help with the shipping issues.
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Installed mine over the weekend. Definately adds some rigidity and the car takes corners with even more balance because of it, im convinced.
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Finally received and installed mine. I got a free resonated test pipe with the order. Sweet!

















It was a mistake on Rich, I'm gonna send it back to him.
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Finally received and installed mine. I got a free resonated test pipe with the order. Sweet!












It was a mistake on Rich, I'm gonna send it back to him.
lol that's awesome! tooooo bad. i want haha
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Dont know about this midwestern flooding...but my tracking still shows no action whatsoever. I dont think there is any flooding between Illinois and Indiana that I know of...and if they are sending it VIA North Dakota....they seriously dont know what they are doing...lol.

FedEx service throughout the state of North Dakota has been affected by heavy flooding. Customers in evacuated and restricted areas should expect unavoidable service delays until conditions improve. Our top priority is the safety and well-being of our employees and contractors. FedEx is committed to providing service to the best of our ability in areas that can be safely accessed, and we will continue to monitor the situation. Please continue to check fedex.com for updates.
Consistent with the provisions of the FedEx Service Guide, the FedEx money-back guarantee does not apply to FedEx® shipments affected by weather.
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Mine was out for delivery yesterday and today but they never come and deliver it! Stupid FedEX wtf!
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woohoo I finally got it, missed delivery saturday, failed delivery monday, but they finally delivered it today!
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Originally Posted by MichaelBenz
Dont know about this midwestern flooding...but my tracking still shows no action whatsoever. I dont think there is any flooding between Illinois and Indiana that I know of...and if they are sending it VIA North Dakota....they seriously dont know what they are doing...lol.

FedEx service throughout the state of North Dakota has been affected by heavy flooding. Customers in evacuated and restricted areas should expect unavoidable service delays until conditions improve. Our top priority is the safety and well-being of our employees and contractors. FedEx is committed to providing service to the best of our ability in areas that can be safely accessed, and we will continue to monitor the situation. Please continue to check fedex.com for updates.
Consistent with the provisions of the FedEx Service Guide, the FedEx money-back guarantee does not apply to FedEx® shipments affected by weather.

mine arrived at the warehouse yesterday and now they are out for delivery. it left the facility at 7am and i'm waiting anxiously at home now
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Originally Posted by MichaelBenz
Dont know about this midwestern flooding...but my tracking still shows no action whatsoever. I dont think there is any flooding between Illinois and Indiana that I know of...and if they are sending it VIA North Dakota....they seriously dont know what they are doing...lol.

FedEx service throughout the state of North Dakota has been affected by heavy flooding. Customers in evacuated and restricted areas should expect unavoidable service delays until conditions improve. Our top priority is the safety and well-being of our employees and contractors. FedEx is committed to providing service to the best of our ability in areas that can be safely accessed, and we will continue to monitor the situation. Please continue to check fedex.com for updates.
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Sorry man I am waiting for get those updated defoulers you requested.
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installed them today
i painted brackets myself with high heat paint because i didn't wait for much better powdercoating

strut bar seems to make front chasis much more tight and rigid compared to oem bars.
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anyone know the torque numbers for the bolts???
Old 04-02-2009, 02:43 PM
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^^ yea I'm interested too in the torque numbers. I got my bar in today and will be installing it tomorrow morning so I'll post some pics.
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Torque values for top hat bolts can be found in this thread, it has the pages for a-spec suspension installation:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/torque-spec-shock-assembly-3g-garage-d-091-a-633039/
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Originally Posted by godizus
Torque values for top hat bolts can be found in this thread, it has the pages for a-spec suspension installation:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=633039
Looks like its 50 N-m or 37 lbf-ft
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i'm not exactly too familiar with torque wrenches. i'm assuming if you over torque it (using the a socket wrench to just tighten it as tight as you can) it'll snap the bolt? torque wrenches run......100 bones, around, right?
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here's a pic of mine installed


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i want one...am i too late to be in the first batch...if i am how much will it be?
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Mink, the color matched brackets look dope!
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Originally Posted by warren4066
i want one...am i too late to be in the first batch...if i am how much will it be?
Nope www.rv6-p.com $165 for the base bar +$15 for powder coated bar + $25 for brackets other then black.
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Picked up some new colors this week. Top Lollipop blue, Glass black, Candy red, Black chrome and Polish.
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cant wait to get mine again and be able to install. damn fed ex damaging shit.
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Originally Posted by crzygosu87
anyone know the torque numbers for the bolts???
For the yellowish colored nuts (held down the oem strut bar), the torque spec is 16 lb/ft.
For the black flange nuts, the torque spec is 37lb/ft.
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I installed mine today and tightened down all the suspension bolts. However I did not have an allen key big enough to tighten the actual bar up. Will have to go pick one up tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by AnthraciteAspec
I installed mine today and tightened down all the suspension bolts. However I did not have an allen key big enough to tighten the actual bar up. Will have to go pick one up tomorrow.
There should be a allen key in the bag with the papers. If not it is a 8mm hex.
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Glass black is pretty pimp.

I still want candy red!
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anybody have any issues with the plastic covers? I think I'm gonna have to trim them alil.

I will post pics of my candy red one tomorrow.
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yeah, the passenger side cover doesn't sit completely flush...but it still fits well enough for me...I might leave em off for the summer at least...
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Originally Posted by Richie v6
There should be a allen key in the bag with the papers. If not it is a 8mm hex.
There was a bag with papers? Hope I didn't throw it in the trash cause I didn't see one...
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Originally Posted by msala524
anybody have any issues with the plastic covers? I think I'm gonna have to trim them alil.

I will post pics of my candy red one tomorrow.
I haven't put my covers on yet...will let you know.


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