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Old 06-29-03, 06:22 PM
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Does JIC have warranties on their STBs. Mine just snapped:
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Old 06-29-03, 06:23 PM
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Another pic:
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Old 06-29-03, 06:24 PM
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i dunno A, but that's some serious flexxin' you was doing
Old 06-29-03, 06:31 PM
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WOW! I've never seen that before...I would contact JIC, I'm sure they'll take care of ya...but I don't think they warranty it if you hit a 18 wheeler...

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Old 06-29-03, 06:33 PM
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please keep us posted.
can you tell us what the conditions were when it snapped? nYc Potholes?
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Are these darn STB's suppose to be hollow inside like that...? Thats kinda wierd that it broke...
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Not sure when it broke, I opened up my hood today at the North East meet and there it was.

Ill give them a call tomorrow.
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Good thing i returned mine. Any bar that is "adjustable" can't offer decent chassis stiffening. Besides that, the shop sold me a used bar.
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Hello,
Please tellme that is your knee we see in those pics and not some other body part...lol just playin. But yea I agree witht he whole "adjustable" bar thing. I'd rather have a 1 piece bar than a three piece adjustable. I had a Neuspeed bar on my old CRX and it was amazingly stiff, I had to drop the suspension just to get it on. My friend had a generic adjustable one on his CRX and it just went right on and overall it just did't feel the same or look as strong. I kinda wished JIC made solid 1 piece units like neuspeeds. This whole snapping doesn't make me want to buy one anymore. Does anyone know of a company that makes solid 1 piece bars for the SC?
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Sorry
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Any one with a welder can fix that for ya. A quick bead will take care if it. Bring a 6-pack of beer to a shop w/ a alluminum mig welder and I'm sure it will get taken care of. Should take less than 10 seconds - tops.

Those STB's are really just for looks, so having them break is no big surprise. A real STB will be triangulated with the firewall, as most racing classes will not even allow the cheap single bar units.

Leave it off or get it welded if the mfg won't repair it. Good luck.
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I don't think it will be easy to contact them nowadays.
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I gotta give you more respect Gazi, that must be some serious hp you're makin'
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LL,

Not yet, but soon. Thinking about getting the DaveH kit.
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I can ask my mechanic to have it re-welded... or you can sell to me cheap if you don't want it


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