Hab mittlerweile weitere Infos:
Die ersten Prototypen sind fertig, die Produktion ist gestern angelaufen. Die Teile wird`s in zwei Ausführungen geben. Titansilber (wie auf den Bildern) und schwarz pulverbeschichtet. Einziges Problem: die Schraube für den Masseanschluß muss ab. Macht aber eigentlich nix, die ist ja nicht wirklich wichtig...
Hier gibt`s mehr Bilder:
members.cox.net/azz3man/eight_series.html
(die eigentliche Strebe)
www.rvwilliams.com/bar/
(im 840 eingebaut)
Die ersten Besteller kriegen sogar noch einen Rabatt, genaue Preise erfahre ich nächste Woche.
Für alle Interessierten hier die Original-Mail:
In the recent past, you expressed an interest in the new Strong-Strut shock tower brace. Here's a quick link to the latest information and pictures of the new E 31 Series Strong-Strut.
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We were considering a different design but it was not compatible with clearances under the hood. The grounding lug location complicated our design efforts since some owners expressed dissatisfaction with the requirement to remove it. We have engineered around that issue. The 3/4 inch nut screwed to the grounding lug stud will have to be unscrewed and stored in the car. We will furnish a smaller diameter replacement that will thread on in its place and serve the same purpose of the original.
In case you are not familiar, the grounding stud lug is provided for the purpose of attaching the negative side of jumper cables should you ever need to jump start your car. As an alternate, the posts on either battery can be used and there are any number of places on the car to clip a negative ground cable.
This Strong-Strut design, is comprised of solid 6061 aircraft grade alloy that has been T-6 heat treated for strength. All our parts start life as solid billet material and then CNC machined to shape. We use no pivoting designs where the cross bar attaches to the rings. Pivoting designs are weak, allow movement, and are outdated 5 year old technology, although it is still used by some of our competitors. After the components are machined and shaped, the parts are bolted in place on a heavy steel welding fixture that replicates the E 31 chassis, shock tower profile. The parts are welded by a technician who is FAA certified to make welding repairs on commercial airliners. There is a great deal of expert hand assembly and fitting of the CNC machined components. Everyone on the Strong-Strut Team takes great pride in our products and I require each one to be made as though it was going on my own car.
The new Strong-Strut is adjustable so it will easily accommodate manufacturing tolerances without modifications.
Installation is straight forward, comes with complete instructions, and can be installed by a novice in about 20 minutes with simple tools.
We have been supplying Strong-Strut products to the BMW community for 5 years and have established an enviable reputation. Please visit our web pages to view products we have for other BMW models and you might want to browse the "testimonial" pages. This will give you a good idea of the quality of our merchandise and how others evaluate it. We're also very customer service oriented.
Everything we sell comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee and lifetime warranty including shipping in both directions. We even warranty pre-owned Strong-Struts, a good selling point should you have occasion to part with it.
We expect that production will begin August 16th and by September 15, or sooner, we will be shipping the pre-paid orders from the first production run.
The Strong-Struts will be available in Titanium Silver or black textured powder coat. The black texture replicates the black crinkle finish on OEM items. The Titanium Silver has a hint of metalflake in it and has "depth" when viewed.
We will be contacting you in about a week with pricing information and instructions for ordering. A substantial discounted "introductory price" will be established in return for your pre-payment and willingness to wait a few weeks for the accessory.
Thank you for your interest in our products.
Best wishes, Paul & the Strong-Strut Team