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      12-21-2019, 09:23 PM   #96
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Drives: 2013 128i LMB 6MT ZMP Slicktop
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2013 128i  [9.58]
Triangulated Strut Brace

I've been wanting to do this for a while and finally got all the bits together. Because I'm unwilling, at this point, to relocate the washer bottle filler-neck mounting bracket (WBFNMB) this is my compromise. BMW nicely marks their parts with the part's material code and it turns out the stock M3 strut brace arms are a 6000 series aluminum. That made modifying them a lot easier. The cross bar is 2024 aluminum. All have been treated with Alodine 1201, but the 2024 sure reacted more to it! The rod ends are 8mm rated at 7000 pounds and all the fasteners are grade 5 titanium (just because). The LHS bracket extends inward more than the RHS to clear the vacuum hose.

















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