As i have always like the look of a tie bar (had one on my EK hatch before switching to an ASR subframe brace) i had been through the forums and read through one thread (https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/763...lower-tie-bar/) that had people putting up the BEAKS bar. That was the primary bar that people used. Well at least thats the only one that was pictured. After deciding that i wasn't going to spend $100+ on a bar that was there for mainly cosmetic purposes, i opted to make one of my own until i stumbled upon this bar on ebay thanks to a link in the very same tie bar thread i had been reading. This is the product:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/S2000...Q5fAccessories

How could i beat that price with my choice of color. I went with the gold one as i wanted it to stand out when looking at the car from behind and it goes best with Suzuka i think. To me the only thing missing is some kind of decal but ill decide on that later.

Here is the bar. It is nice and solid. Simple design to know its aftermarket, so basically almost like the BEAKS bar.


This is OEM subframe bar vs Gladman Performance subframe bar



This is how i got under the car. Not crazy about putting the rear end up with the front wheels down. BIG NO NO


The install is pretty straight forward. There are 7 bolts to undo. 5 on the driver side and 2 on the passenger side. You'll need 14mm and 10mm sockets. Only one of the bolts on the passenger side gave me some resistance. All the others came right off. Here is a shot of the OEM bar while i was loosening the bolts.


Here is the new bar installed. A few close up and some a little further away








Overall im happy with the bar. Quickie install. LOOKS GOOD. Thanks for looking

 

looks good, I'm surprised that they are noticeable from the rear, I put on a CT Engineering one recently and it shows up pretty much like that one from behind. Nice colour.

 

Bar looks sweet. Cant beat the price. Sucks to see how much damage salt does under there though to you folks up north.

 

thanks. the price is perfect. yea the salt sucks up here but nothing that can't be cleaned off. this was my first winter using the S. so i gotta get up under there soon to wash it off. just waiting to make sure we dont get no more snow.

 

I went ahead and ordered one. Cant beat that price. Thanks for the info on it.

 

Wow just looked at mine today and mine is bent from hitting something obviously. I am not sure what that may have done overall..

 

It doesnt look any beefier than the stock piece.

 

What's the performance benefit from the Gladman Performance subframe bar? Any benefit? Other than looking pretty?

 

Hah

 

Take a look at the third picture, the bar is taller and the material is a thicker.