Hartge Strut Brace

Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:25 am

Can anybody explain or verify with my that there were two versions of the Hartge Strut Brace for e30's? I just bought this:

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/attachment ... 1262663447

The one i'm used to seeing looks like this, but with two bars going across. The guy said the one I just bought was second generation. Anybody want to verify? I hope I didn't just get scammed

Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:19 am

Personally i dont think thats a hartge.

Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:33 am

if you ask me it looks like a cheap hottuning one with a hartge sticker on it.

as said above the hartge ones are twin tubes

Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:04 am

I think you're right.

Look Familiar?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-Strut-Str ... 522wt_1167

I'm talking to him about a refund now...

Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:07 am

did you buy it off ebay

Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:50 am

Iv got a twin bar hartge brace i bought off here last year. I ask around and they go for anything between £120-£170 if i remember correctly.

Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:54 am

they go for anything between £120-£170 if i remember correctly.

I think thats about right. Saw one go on the bay for 180

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/attachment ... 1262663447

How much did you pay for this if you don't mind me asking? The price may reflect the product...

Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:27 pm

E30NutUK wrote:
they go for anything between £120-£170 if i remember correctly.
I think thats about right. Saw one go on the bay for 180

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/attachment ... 1262663447
How much did you pay for this if you don't mind me asking? The price may reflect the product...

£77

After some more research and if he doesn't give me my money back, I'll probably just clean it up, rip off the Hartge badge and resell it. So there was only one Hartge Strut Brace? Anybody have one for sale for me?

Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:46 pm

Defo only one style Hartge strut brace which was the twin tubed.

Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:53 pm

That looks like an Eibach brace with a Hartge sticker.

Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:54 pm

Japandrew73 wrote:
E30NutUK wrote:
they go for anything between £120-£170 if i remember correctly.
I think thats about right. Saw one go on the bay for 180

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/attachment ... 1262663447
How much did you pay for this if you don't mind me asking? The price may reflect the product...
£77

After some more research and if he doesn't give me my money back, I'll probably just clean it up, rip off the Hartge badge and resell it. So there was only one Hartge Strut Brace? Anybody have one for sale for me?

Price should've seemed a lil too good to be true!

You shouldn't have a problem selling it on via the zone - wouldn't be too sure on getting what you paid for it though...

Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:13 pm

here's a pic to help out if your looking for one,

all genuine Hartge strut braces have this badge

Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:32 pm

That is definitely a hottuning item, you can tell by the quality of the plates that are welded to the strut top plates

Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:16 pm

Wow that's nice! I think this is definitely the most attractive strut brace for the e30. Please let me know if anybody has one for sale.

Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:15 pm

Iv got a polished one im thinking of sellng PM me for details

Wed Jan 06, 2010 3:51 pm

I've just been informed after some research, that the one I just bought is similar to the ebay one, but the one I just bought has more of an oval shaped tube going across. Apparently, Hartge made a strut brace to fit the M42. It didn't come on any Hartge model released, but one could buy the strut brace as a separate accessory and this Hartge Strut Brace is the only one that fits the m42.

Anybody confirm what he's talking about?

Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:34 pm

Japandrew73 wrote:I've just been informed after some research, that the one I just bought is similar to the ebay one, but the one I just bought has more of an oval shaped tube going across. Apparently, Hartge made a strut brace to fit the M42. It didn't come on any Hartge model released, but one could buy the strut brace as a separate accessory and this Hartge Strut Brace is the only one that fits the m42.

Anybody confirm what he's talking about?

he's talking bullsheet

this one i take it ? - USED Hartge strut brace, generation 2.

the twin tube is the only one Hartge made for an E30 and that fits all engine's including M42's,
yours is an eibach one if your lucky

Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:36 pm

Just thought I would drag this one back up.

Looks to me like there is 2 different versions available, the one pictured above is different to the H26 that's currently on e-bay, and the one fitted to Bryn p's car that he imported from Japan.

I've finally bought one today that is identical to these..