Show me your strut braces!....

Can I assume from this that not all ///Ms have strut braces?

Mine came with one (don't have a pic and I'm not going into the garage to take one at this time of night). Is this the kind of thing one should declare to the I to the insurance company?
 
RickRob said:
Can I assume from this that not all ///Ms have strut braces?

Mine came with one (don't have a pic and I'm not going into the garage to take one at this time of night). Is this the kind of thing one should declare to the I to the insurance company?
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No E85/6 came with a strut brace as standard, it's possible that a few people ordered one with the car but, even then, I think it would have been a dealer-fit rather than factory-fit option - to be on the safe side you should declare all mods to your insurance company, most specifically ask if the car has been modified when you take out the policy
 
Upon searching, this thread is the closest I can find to an answer but has anybody got the OEM strut brace as fitted to the M3 on a 3.0si N52? I've just picked up an e86 but some listings for the brace say it doesn't fit the 3.0si N52... Someone mentioned about it covering the oil filler cap, which is fine as it's easy enough to remove the centre section, but does it actually clear the engine?

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
So do these actually make any difference to the driving experience - I'm guessing that unless you're on a track day throwing it into corners its negligible?
 
Steve84N said:
Upon searching, this thread is the closest I can find to an answer but has anybody got the OEM strut brace as fitted to the M3 on a 3.0si N52? I've just picked up an e86 but some listings for the brace say it doesn't fit the 3.0si N52... Someone mentioned about it covering the oil filler cap, which is fine as it's easy enough to remove the centre section, but does it actually clear the engine?

Thanks in advance for any help.
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It should be fine, might cover the oil filler, and you may have to take a few mm off the camber pins.
 
Marlon said:
So do these actually make any difference to the driving experience - I'm guessing that unless you're on a track day throwing it into corners its negligible?
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I can feel the front end feels less ''meh'' when driving on public roads.
 
Hi All

Was there any design change needed for the strut brace between the M54 & N52 engines?

I have an N52 and am looking at a brace that states it is designed for M54....

The suspension struts won't have changed at all will they - so does the engine protrude upwards more?
 
I did post an installation thread, but as this is a collection of strut brace pictures here's the full 3-piece StrongStrut kit in black fitted to my Alpina

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And to show the clearance, the white blobs on top are pieces of clay to check the clearance between brace and bonnet
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