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Old 01-03-2013, 09:32 PM   #1
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Strut tower brace for early 2011

My early 2011 has the same configuration as the 2010 no predrilled strut tower brace holes and a different structure shape I Believe on the tower housing. Does anyone know if any manufacturer has come up with a brace for the 2010 and early 2011s?


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Old 01-03-2013, 09:36 PM   #2
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Yes BMR is one company that makes one or two styles. I have a BMR that I modded to my liking, I still need to install it..
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Old 01-03-2013, 09:39 PM   #4
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Yes BMR is one company that makes one or two styles. I have a BMR that I modded to my liking, I still need to install it..
When are you going to market that thing
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Old 01-03-2013, 09:41 PM   #5
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There are a bunch of aftermarket braces, most do not fit over a Supercharger, so i purchased the TPIS Adapter kit and used the OEM Tower!

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Old 01-03-2013, 10:01 PM   #6
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There are PLENTY of strut tower brace options available for 2010/early 2011 Camaros. However, you must drill holes into the towers. Late 2011+ Camaro braces are direct bolt-in because the holes are there from the factory.
My Camaro is an early 2011 and I want a strut tower brace myself. I'm not too happy about drilling holes though....
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Old 01-03-2013, 10:25 PM   #7
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Trust me when i say it was a very very easy project to drill the towers and install the OEM brace!

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There are PLENTY of strut tower brace options available for 2010/early 2011 Camaros. However, you must drill holes into the towers. Late 2011+ Camaro braces are direct bolt-in because the holes are there from the factory.
My Camaro is an early 2011 and I want a strut tower brace myself. I'm not too happy about drilling holes though....
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Old 01-03-2013, 11:18 PM   #8
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You got me convinced. I'm going to get an OEM tower brace for my early 2011
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Old 01-04-2013, 12:36 AM   #9
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I might go BMR instead of the OEM + adapter kit.

Hard to argue with $189 + free shipping
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Old 01-04-2013, 02:48 PM   #10
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I might go BMR instead of the OEM + adapter kit.

Hard to argue with $189 + free shipping
I can tell you that if you decide to go with our BMR strut tower brace you will not be disappointed.

If there is anything we can do for you let us know.
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Old 01-04-2013, 08:16 PM   #11
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I bought the BMR 2 point brace for my 2010 SS. It does not fit. It has a clearance issue to the ABS lines. I have e-mailed and called the web-site I bought it from and have had no response what so ever from them...very dissapointing. My BMR brace has at least 1/4" interference to the ABS lines.

I bought it from Thunder Racings web site.
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Old 01-05-2013, 03:05 PM   #12
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just order the 2pt brace from bmr it didnt say anything about it not fitting early 2011 hope mine fits
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Old 01-05-2013, 07:23 PM   #13
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I put a Hotchkiss on my 2010 and love it. Still get to use the bling caps over the shock tower rubber and it will clear a Maggie. You might also contact Pfadt. They quit making them for the early 5th gens but found one laying around after I purchased mine from a member on here.

Install is kinda of a PITA, unless you are taking the front shocks out at the same time. No problem for me since I was installing lowering springs at the same time.
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Old 01-07-2013, 08:58 AM   #14
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I bought the BMR 2 point brace for my 2010 SS. It does not fit. It has a clearance issue to the ABS lines. I have e-mailed and called the web-site I bought it from and have had no response what so ever from them...very dissapointing. My BMR brace has at least 1/4" interference to the ABS lines.

I bought it from Thunder Racings web site.
Have you called us here at BMR yet about this issue??

If you have an issue with one of our parts all you have to do is give us a call and we would be more than happy to take care of the issue. Rather than making a bunch of negative post and not giving us the oppurtunity to fix the issue give us a call and we can take care of the issue and everybody is happy.

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just order the 2pt brace from bmr it didnt say anything about it not fitting early 2011 hope mine fits
As long as you don't have the pre-drilled holes it shouldn't have any issue fitting. We have sold 100's and 100's of these strut tower braces and have had very minimal issue with them. Every once in a while we do have an issue where one wasn't welded up properly or it wasn't setup in the jig properly but we always stand behind our products 100% and take care of the customer.
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