RE: 200 bucks for this!

["Wally Green" <coolwally@email.msn.com>]

you need both bars to reduce the body roll.

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Wally G.
coolwally@msn.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> Of MAOberer@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 1999 2:47 AM
> To: gti-vr6@cobra.ccsi.com; jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: 200 bucks for this!
> 
> 
> Let the flames begin...
> 	About a week ago, I ordered a Shine rear sway bar for my 95 
> Jetta GLX.  It
> comes in the mail today, I pull it out of the box and its a 3' 
> bar of metal
> with finger sized tubes coming out of both sides (4 total). and 4 
> bolts.  But
> I put aside the thought that I just paid two hundred bucks for 20 
> bucks worth
> of metal powdercoated, and installed it.  The installation wasn't 
> too bad, and
> then I headed out for some "spirited" driving.  The bar did help 
> stiffen a bit
> of the steering, but not enough IMO to warrant $200.  I also have 
> on the car
> Eibach springs, Bilstein shocks and a nuespeed upper strut bar.  
> To be honest
> with everyone, I wasn't that impressed.  I know you die hard 
> shiners are going
> to jump me on this, but I had heard that this Shine bar was the 
> end-all, be-
> all of sway bars.  I was looking to reduce body roll in my car, and in my
> perception, that did not happen.  All I did was stiifen up a 
> torsion bar for
> 200 bills.
> 	I'm sorry at the contreversy this is going to cause, but I 
> felt the need to
> voice my opinion to the list.  And I will be returning the bar, 
> its just not
> worth it.
> 
> thanks,
> Matt
> 95 GLX "let down by a sway bar edition"
>