2023 MT factory strut tower bar info.

[A2wiz]

Looks good! I was going to go with this but decided I wanted to try a DIY project first before pulling the trigger. Went the cheap route and sanded & rattle canned my OEM bars and love how they came out. Cost me less than $20!

Is the upgraded brace functionally better than these factory braces?

Sponsored

 

[tracer bullet]

Is the upgraded brace functionally better than these factory braces?

No, they just look better.

And if they're primarily for crash protection, changing how the front end absorbs an impact for example, there's a chance they are actually worse if the originals are in any way intended to crumple. To be clear, I've changed mine, and am not saying this is necessarily the case.

But it's a total appearance mod and that's it.