[wdb]

Originally Posted by diabloadsit

The cracking noise does it sound like it is coming from the passenger side of the car up front some where? If it is the same one I have the same problem. What is it coming from and how did you fix it?

It only happened when the weather was cold enough, it sounded like it was coming from the windshield, and it sounded like the windshield was cracking. Absolutely frightening.

[diabloadsit]

mine sounds more like a popping noise you know when you have a loose connection on your speaker if will pop sometimes. Well that is the noise mine is making except I wish it was the speaker doing it so i knew what to fix.

[morecowbell]

Originally Posted by PCGuRu2K

^^ I'm picking up one also. Found it at a place a little cheaper then subaragenuineparts.com for $171.89

So are you going to share the link?

edit: Please and thank you.

[QuickSilverSTi]

[workmam]

Here's an ebay auction...

[QuickSilverSTi]

um, that's higher...we want the link for the lower than subarugenuineparts https://www.subarugenuineparts.com/p...oducts_id=1176

[subiewerkz]

Which supplier has it for $171? They have it here for $179:

http://www.premiersubaruparts.com/PD...aspx?MakeID=30

[NeoTrunks]

My old post back from the dead...good thing too cause I just saw the bar at the local dealer and it looks well made. It's one piece with no joints, looks soild. The parts guy told me it fits over the A/C lines and " will reduce A/C efficiency by 60%" cause it "pinchs" the rubber line...Anyway, I would love to see some pics installed.

[krazyk1371]

^^^I've never heard of a loss in a/c efficiency before. I've got the huge GTspec STB front and back and my a/c works fine. BTW I saw an '04 WRX with the SPT bar installed and it looks good.

[PCGuRu2K]

I'm sure you can just adjust or move the rubber lines?

Originally Posted by NeoTrunks

My old post back from the dead...good thing too cause I just saw the bar at the local dealer and it looks well made. It's one piece with no joints, looks soild. The parts guy told me it fits over the A/C lines and " will reduce A/C efficiency by 60%" cause it "pinchs" the rubber line...Anyway, I would love to see some pics installed.

[subiewerkz]

I would imagine since its manufactured for Subaru with their name on it like all their other performance parts there will be no issue with installation or issues that are not addressed.

[NeoTrunks]

I sometimes wonder if the "part guy" at some of the dealers really know what they sell. You would think that SPT would not sell a part that would damage the I/C unit or A/C lines...wouldn't you? I would like to see the bar installed on a 05' STi. I like to get one.

[WESTI]

i got both a front and rear ebay strut bar for 30 bucks and im happy with them

[abby normal]

i picked up the subaru front strut bar (2007 STI Ltd) a couple of months ago.
looks just like the image in the 'subaru performance parts catalog'
with one notable exception ... its not aluminum. i know what it
says, but the magnet doesn't lie ... that sucker's steel. probably
explains why it took longer to release ... the planned aluminum
version had problems. the integrated air-conditioner line mount
point functions perfectly ... there's no deformation of the lines.
does it do anything? who knows. the windscreen still creaks.

[wdb]

Originally Posted by abby normal

the windscreen still creaks.

That's a first!