Fritz Bitz Strut Brace

[mikeyboy]

Does anyone have a picture of one of these fitted to their car or one in general? i was trying to find "Dave" who works here but could not find him!

[aj_mckay]

If it's the "dave" i think you mean, his username is d6dph...

[mikeyboy]

If it's the "dave" i think you mean, his username is d6dph...

really? i was told he has a black e30 with Hartge wheels i have ideas about who it could be but to try and find their thread would take forever!

so dave if your out their and you have one of these braces please help me out!

[Ziggy]

It's "randomdave325" that you're after

[juniorGT]

im interested now

[mikeyboy]

It's "randomdave325" that you're after

cheers fella, Richard at Fritz mentioned Randomdave but not the 325!

i'll run a search and see if i can any pics he has uploaded

[eko]

I have a Fritz rear one fitted but im assuming you want a pic of the front one?

[mikeyboy]

I have a Fritz rear one fitted but im assuming you want a pic of the front one?

hi Eko, yeah a front pic would be great as im contemplating getting one opposed to Sparco or Weichers one as it seems Evo are out of stock at the moment and their is a back order.

also for £188.00 posted it sounds reasonable?!

[eko]

I have a Fritz rear one fitted but im assuming you want a pic of the front one?

hi Eko, yeah a front pic would be great as im contemplating getting one opposed to Sparco or Weichers one as it seems Evo are out of stock at the moment and their is a back order.

also for £188.00 posted it sounds reasonable?!

Sorry cant help with the front one as mine is from Automac

[E30BeemerLad]

£188 for a strut brace????

Utter robbery
A £50 sparco single tube one does all the work you'll ever need, listed as M3 strut brace often

[DanThe]

also for £188.00 posted it sounds reasonable?!

Does it have an engine swinging under it?

[jbh]

also for £188.00 posted it sounds reasonable?!

Does it have an engine swinging under it?

either that or its made of gold

[mikeyboy]

Sorry cant help with the front one as mine is from *Plug* [/quote]

from *PluG*, what does the rear look like? you happy with the quality?

[randomdave325]

That'll be i then!!

here you go.




£145+vat afaik

i just build the cars and don't get involved with the pricing
it's a good brace tho.
i too have a rear one.

[bss325i]

That'll be i then!!

here you go.

WTF!!

Id that an S50 in a cab.....

...on bottle tops?!!!!

[mikeyboy]

also for £188.00 posted it sounds reasonable?!

Does it have an engine swinging under it?

either that or its made of gold

hey, guys i thought the Fritz one would turn out to be quite good, The Weichers one is £150 i think off memory as i cant seem to get onto Evo website.

the fritz one is tubular aluminium i believe richard mentioned to me and is all TIG welded which is why im hoping to see a pic to back it up!

the Racing Dynamic one if you remember was really expensive for what it was too!

[mikeyboy]

That'll be i then!!

here you go.

Hey, its Dave!!!!

So Dave tell me about this Strut Brace as a Forum member do you think its worth me coughing up £188 for that strut brace which i assume is the Fritz Item?! it looks good from the pics! it looks "thick".

[mikeyboy]

That'll be i then!!

here you go.

WTF!!

Barry i will need to speak with you at some point about the S50 as im thinking about this too!

Id that an S50 in a cab.....

...on bottle tops?!!!!

[bss325i]

Barry i will need to speak with you at some point about the S50 as im thinking about this too!

Have a read through this.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=116396

[randomdave325]

WTF!!

Id that an S50 in a cab.....

...on bottle tops?!!!!

s50b32 on bottletops, standard brakes and bad suspension!

Lets just say you didn't need 6th in the rain

i suppose with the dreaded and carriage it may add up to £188.

i don't offices.
i just do fast bmws

[Jhonno]

S50 is such a waste in a cab...

S50'd chromie is awesome though

[bss325i]

[quote="randomdave325
s50b32 on bottletops, standard brakes and bad suspension![/quote]

Holy sh!t!

[mikeyboy]

i suppose with the dreaded and carriage it may add up to £188.

i don't offices.
i just do fast bmws
[/quote]

sorry fella not understanding the "with the dreaded..." bit?

[randomdave325]

it is really well made. i can't fault it and i'm well fussy.
i don't have the front one on my e30 as i still have the one that came with my hartge h26 many moons ago.
olly and rich both do tho and they seem fine
i do have the rear one and i have a front one on my e28 (very needed on an e28!!)
i got them at cost and both were over a hundred pounds! the e28 was closer to 2!
But they look good, fit and are all ally. nicely welded. made locally in the uk and work well.
Blimey! i sound like i am in an office now
Back to the workshop

[randomdave325]

dreaded aka vat!!

[mikeyboy]

it is really well made. i can't fault it and i'm well fussy.
i don't have the front one on my e30 as i still have the one that came with my hartge h26 many moons ago.
olly and rich both do tho and they seem fine
i do have the rear one and i have a front one on my e28 (very needed on an e28!!)
i got them at cost and both were over a hundred pounds! the e28 was closer to 2!
But they look good, fit and are all ally. nicely welded. made locally in the uk and work well.
Blimey! i sound like i am in an office now
Back to the workshop

ah huh! this makes sense and i appreciate the info! well im still rather tempted and this might become one of those xmas presents "to me" from "me".

i forgot to ask Rich, but do you know if you guys have many Tech 2 steering wheels knocking around?

[pacerpete]

it is really well made. i can't fault it and i'm well fussy.
i don't have the front one on my e30 as i still have the one that came with my hartge h26 many moons ago.
olly and rich both do tho and they seem fine
i do have the rear one and i have a front one on my e28 (very needed on an e28!!)
i got them at cost and both were over a hundred pounds! the e28 was closer to 2!
But they look good, fit and are all ally. nicely welded. made locally in the uk and work well.
Blimey! i sound like i am in an office now
Back to the workshop

ah huh! this makes sense and i appreciate the info! well im still rather tempted and this might become one of those xmas presents "to me" from "me".

i forgot to ask Rich, but do you know if you guys have many Tech 2 steering wheels knocking around?

I can't imagine Fritz make strut braces. That looks like an eibach one with a big mark up . I can supply you a mint eibach brace for £80 inc recorded delivery

[Cook318IS]

That e30 looks ace! Don't think ive seen a chromie s50 before. Im surprised you guys havent wacked on a fritzs bits logo on the brace though.

[BigBavarian]

rather him than me in that cab with s50 power, its bad enough giving the m20b2.5 a thrashing get to 110 and its all a little scary....

[randomdave325]

There are no tech 2 wheels here atm. I've just had a look.
The fritz strut brace is definatly not an eibach item.
Well unless they are now a 1 bloke outfit in devon

[randomdave325]

rather him than me in that cab with s50 power, its bad enough giving the m20b2.5 a thrashing get to 110 and its all a little scary....

it definately needed a strut brace!!
You left a card on my windscreen at the britcar 24hr when our Tvr got trashed right at the start!!
Black turd, red leather, hartges in the comp car park.

i found it in bristol in the services!
good effort!! Quality name

[juniorGT]

ouch !!! £148 + vat (that is robbery) for some aluminium... erm i dont think so, i can get the exact same brace from ebay for £30
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-Strut-Str ... 286.c0.m14

i think i will spend my hard earned money on somthing that will actually work i.e sparco steel, or for an extra £100 Eibach ARB's that will be one of the decent sus mods

[jbh]

ouch !!! £148 + vat (that is robbery) for some aluminium... erm i dont think so, i can get the exact same brace from ebay for £30
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-Strut-Str ... 286.c0.m14

i think i will spend my hard earned money on somthing that will actually work i.e sparco steel

was thinking that my self... looks very simmalar to the one i paid £30 for from ebay a few years ago.. ive now got the solid sparco one which i think ill stick to intill i find a double tube sparco one or a hartge one

[Cook318IS]

i wouldnt say that they were the same an ebay strut brace identical to a custom made strut brace made by a bmw specialist Thickness of material, quality of material, etc could be different between the two and the pictures on ebay arent always the items you're sent. I can see what you guys mean though before you kick off.

[mikeyboy]

well thats fair enough guys, i think its reasonable and if it does the job and does it well im not gonna complain. i'll be getting the ARBs too anyway.

as the saying goes "if your gonna do a job, do it properly" to my knowledge Fritz have done many jobs and all have been done properly.

you have to remember that items like Strut Braces are not one piece items, and all of which have to be welded together, plus do you know how many different grades and series there are of aluminium? each has different costs for the material as they all have different properties!

i would not trust a £30 ebay item in fact i dont trust ebay full stop, especially with items for my car.