X5 strut bar

[2002Silver4.6is]

You are absolutely right. As much as I love the performance and power of my X5 I will never autocross it or throw her into a 90 degree corner at 80mph! The strut bar may be more of a cosmetic mod than a true performance one.

Now, for the guys on here that do drive the living S%$t out of their X5 the Dinan strut bar might make more sense.

I had one on my 911 and I swear I could not tell the difference.

[f355b]

i did buy it you asss thats why i posted
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT


the only car i felt it made any difference on for me was my Lancia Integrale but i still put one on the X

[broknlgs24]

not sure the name calling was necessary, but i think
what others are hoping to see are pics of this bar
installed on the X. being that u bought one and have
it installed, ur the guy we're waiting to see pics from.

[2002Silver4.6is]

[f355b]

first off when i answer a post i dont like the "your the seller BS" i was just trying to help. i really couldnt careless if people buy it or not all i was saying was there is not a mod to the washer bottle and it looks and fits well. If i get time i would be happy to take a photo. pls dont wait on me if anybody is looking for a strut brace and doesnt want to pay over $500 this isnt that bad. just trying to help other X5 owners who may not have a dinan buget.

[mrbmwx5]

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Here's another bar from the same seller => http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-06...QQcmdZViewItem

From this picture, I'm almost certain that it won't clear the reservoir. To even have a chance, the bar needs to be where the red arrow of the attached picture (assuming that goes on the passenger side)...don't you think
yup. the red arrow is go to the passanger side. and the reservoir goes right in that hold. and it fit perfectly, i will show the pic, tomorrw

[f355b]

i really dont know why i took the time to post here...THE STRUT BAR FITS NO MODS NEED TO BE DONE. i took a chance because it was $175 plus free shipping. simple as that and just wanted to pass the info on to other x5 drivers.

[mrbmwx5]

that right f355b the strut bar fit very well without any MODS.

[AlpineMsix]

i have the dinan strut bar on my 4.8. And maybe it was just psychological, but my front end did feel a bit stiffer as if it was tied together.
Also from almost every perfromance SUV(from forums i heard)that added a strut bar, ex: FX, ML's, X5's, have felt a diff after installing a strut bar; While regular cars like porsches, M3, m5's, reg 3series', say its mostly a cosmetic look and they dont feel a difference.

So maybe its more of an advantage for big "flimsy" cars like SUV'S/SAV's

[f355b]

maybe with the set up your running, lowerd and much larger wheels, also like most mods we all want to feel something so maybe it is psychological. its a bit like a CAI or adding the x-pipe nice but really doesnt add anything to perfromance. for the average driver and one who likes the look of a mod this isnt that bad its not a dinan but it fits and looks nice and who knows it may even work.