dang, i wish i wasn't so worried about the install.

 

Yeah, they make a bB brace (with a different part number) too. xA owners are lucky...installation of the Vitz brace (the one Wraith is selling) is flawless.

 

That is correct :D

 

well i now know who to contact for help for the install now well at least for the questioning part at least :D

 

Check it check it!!
http://groups.msn.com/Sorensonbrian/...mberbrace.msnw
installation!

 

i know about that site i goto it ever now 'n' then

 

I just slapped my Tanabe braces in. looks and works fantastic:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=78642

 

why did they make the slots in the tabs so narrow???

i know a few used a dremmel i don't quite want to say how i did it... but i did widein the gap to make it fit

what did you do to make it fit???

 

Actually; B-Tune got it from my business partner... B-Tune is my Carbon Fiber guy... I had 15 braces that I sold to echo folks... I have 9Left that came from my business partner... Its a steal because he needs the money to pay for some bills.. Its cheaper if you want to pick it up...

http://www.echodrivers.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7412

 

just a little far fetched idea with the trd lower frame brace installed could you install a real rear sway bar and not a rear beam stiffener???

 

the rear frame brace wont get in the way of either of those types of anti roll bars

 

Has anyone made a direct bolt on kit for the xB yet?

 

not yet...

GT spec is working on one for us xB'ers

 

doesn't trd have one. maybe i'm reading this wrong. part no. 51503-NP300?

http://www.trdparts.jp/english/parts_brace.html

 

it does list for the bB.
i think its the same number as the one i have.
it did not fit right out of the box...

might have been for the first gen bB???

 

Isn't rs1.0 a first gen bb?

 

nope...

all xB's are second gen...
you can tell by the rear hatch...if the plate is in the bumper its a first gen...
in the door its a second gen...

 

Weird i've never seen a xb with a liscence plate on the rear bumper before..

 

did you have to do the same drilling as others have with the echo brace? if not, what did you have to do to make it fit?

 

I'll let D answer that specifically...but some of the mounting areas need to be extended and or redrilled because mounting locations are different for securing the pieces.