Open question about 4000 Strut bars Jamex?

[Robert Rossato]

Late to the party on this one, and don't know if this has already been
discussed but, why not get one of these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=&item=200068105043

This is the manufacturer's web site.
http://www.wiechers-sport.de/
http://www.wiechers-sport.de/streben/domstreben.html

Looks like it's designed to go over the battery (must be a really tight
fit), so it should be stiffer than the Jamex design that goes around the
battery.

I doubt there's a North American distributor, but maybe a GB through
somebody in Europe could be arranged.

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Huw Powell
> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 9:12 PM
> To: Mark R
> Cc: carterjohnson3 at yahoo.com; vze8lher at verizon.net; 
> SuffolkD at aol.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Open question about 4000 Strut bars Jamex?
> 
> 
> 
> > Could I get a few digital pictures and rough dimensions?  
> (Tubing diameter,
> > overall length, width, etc.).  That way I can do an estimate.
> 
> Mark,
> 
> I've been waiting to throw a wet blanket on this with trepidation. 
> Although the Jamex bar is "cool" looking, it probably does not make 
> sense to make them for the "enthusiast" crowd.  These are 
> people (owners 
> of old UrQs, 4kq(t)s, and cgts) who would very likely jump on 
> a reason 
> to move their battery to the trunk.  Then a simple straight 
> pipe or bar 
> will work, and all that is needed are end brackets.
> 
> And the 8A (I think that's the chassis style) OEM bar then works fine.
> 
> I have a Jamex on my coupe, we put a Sparco on Brendan's 4kq, 
> and I have 
> the 8A OEM thing on my 90Q (wait, I didn't have to move the 
> battery... 
> just the cruise pump), and the OEM one was far and away easiest to 
> install.  And the parts were under $70.
> 
> Now, if they aren't readily available any more, I'd say that would be 
> the set up to duplicate.
> 
> I only have a few, crappy pictures that show the Sparco & Jamex, 
> although I could go out in the snow and take fresh ones of the Jamex.
> 
> >>Somewhere in the garage sits a new, and still unmounted, 
> Jamex bar from
> >>that
> >>group buy of MANY years ago.  I was finally planning to get 
> all that stuff
> >>done now...the urq has waited too long.
> >>
> >>However, if no other source is available, I suppose I could 
> make mine
> >>available to copy.  It would just put me off some more time...
> 
> -- 
> Huw Powell