OEM Strut brace

[Attilio]

Can the bar itself be flipped over - so still pointing to the front, but flip it left to right - or is there a slot underneath the bar to fit into?

There's some close up pictures of this bar on the ECS Tuning website - and they all seem to be flush and at the correct angle.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/strut-tower-brace-no-longer-available/51710305114/

Otherwise, has it been bent in an accident?

I'd measure/photo mine, but it's 300 miles away...still!

The car has still the camber pins holes in the same position so the camber is not different from the OEM standard...

I noticed some micro-cracks on the clearcoat of the strut brace, maybe it has been bent and that is why it doesn't fit...


P.S. the E46 M3 one I used to have fitted ok and it was relatively easy to separate the cross brace from the "attachments" on the towers