Karbonius CF M3 E46 Strut Brace!

[Tbonem3]

stock bar is the same 🤷🏻♂️

Ya, and stock bar is inadequate.

[DropTopKingM3]

That bar looks awesome! I wonder how it’ll hold up ? If the bar breaks and it’s discontinued you’re screwed.

[TexaZ3]

I made my own...for like, 5 bucks lol


It does look good, but not sure about how much stronger/functional it is over stock.

[Vibein]

Was not convinced with the design of this product, price is also too high.

[stash1]

Looks sexy, but does this design require you to relocate the positive battery/jump terminal box?

[jbfrancis3]

Looks sexy, but does this design require you to relocate the positive battery/jump terminal box?

Good eye, appears so based on the photos

[sina]

Regardless of the value proposition, it's super sweet that a company with a proven eye for quality is still developing things for the platform.

[su45]

If it didn't have the raised feet and was competitive in price with the DMG brace, I'd be interested.

It's super sexy but so is the Pro 46 RC, which I got for 25% of the price of this one.

[timmo]

Looks sexy, but does this design require you to relocate the positive battery/jump terminal box?

Yup, BMWP bar requires that as well. Not too difficult of a job to do, added bonus is if you have camber/caster plates your adjustment knob won't interfere with the box with high camber/caster angles

[stash1]

Yup, BMWP bar requires that as well. Not too difficult of a job to do, added bonus is if you have camber/caster plates your adjustment knob won't interfere with the box with high camber/caster angles

Ya, this looks to be another awesome product from Karb, and I'm sure it's something that a weekend wrench could handle w/out any problem...but this should prolly be made mention of somewhere in the product info (if it isn't already?).

[timmo]

Ya, this looks to be another awesome product from Karb, and I'm sure it's something that a weekend wrench could handle w/out any problem...but this should prolly be made mention of somewhere in the product info (if it isn't already?).

Yeah, agreed. I find it kind of funny how they just took the rubber trim off and didn't bother with actually doing the relocation, but didn't notice until you mentioned it. Sharp eye!

Here's my relocation for reference. The way myself and a couple others have done it is a little different to the way the BMW instructions say to do it, but it's much better this way.



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[stash1]

Yeah, agreed. I find it kind of funny how they just took the rubber trim off and didn't bother with actually doing the relocation, but didn't notice until you mentioned it. Sharp eye!

Here's my relocation for reference. The way myself and a couple others have done it is a little different to the way the BMW instructions say to do it, but it's much better this way.



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Nice! What's the jug in the 'drug bin'? Is that the BMW 'emergency fluid reservoir'?

[timmo]

What's the jug in the 'drug bin'? Is that the BMW 'emergency fluid reservoir'?

Hahahaha, pretty much. Actually, it used to have windshield washer fluid in it, but that ran out a while back. For some reason I never got rid of it lol

[old///MFanatic]

Karbonius M3 E46 Strut Brace
975.00 €/1,225.00 € (VAT not included )
https://karbonius.net/producto/karbo...6-strut-brace/
Strut tower bar is one of the most common and effective upgrades in a vehicle. With installation of strut bar bodywork gets structural strength, preventing tower flex and alignment changes during sporty driving.
Improve your BMW with Karbonius strut bar and prepare for people staring!
In Karbonius Composites, we have inspired in BMW performance strut bar to create our own strut bar. We have designed a piece extremely strong but light at the same time, what adds not only strength and stability, but also a spectacular eye-catching look.

Wow, 100% complete design rip off of BMW's own bar from their BMW PERFORMANCE line. To use the words "create" and "design" in this copy is taking a bit of liberties with those words.
It's a very good copy in photos, but presenting it like it's you own design is kind of textbook definition of plagiarism.

*Since BMW no longer carries this it may be the reason it's able to be made? Otherwise BMW is well know for legal department taking action.

[timmo]

Wow, 100% complete design rip off of BMW's own bar from their BMW PERFORMANCE line. To use the words "create" and "design" in this copy is taking a bit of liberties with those words.
It's a very good copy in photos, but presenting it like it's you own design is kind of textbook definition of plagiarism.

*Since BMW no longer carries this it may be the reason it's able to be made? Otherwise BMW is well know for legal department taking action.

Yeah, it's a nice bar but there's no way they could've replicated the BMWP design that closely without employing the use of 3D scanning of the OG bar.

Edit: Speaking of which, someone should start getting BMW Performance vinyl decals printed. Then whoever buys this bar can put the decal on, and no one would ever know!