Worth replacing stock NC strut brace?

I’m intending to fit a full set of the IL Motorsport braces to my NC1 (which is otherwise stock, and is the 2.0 Sport model).

The question is: is it worth replacing the stock front tower brace with the IL Motorsport one?

Obviously it’d be nice in a way to have the full set, and red goes faster, but from looking at the construction of the two, I’m not convinced it’s going to make much practical difference over the Mazda one. It’s expensive enough that aesthetics alone don’t really justify it given that it’s under the bonnet :slightly_smiling_face:

What’s the consensus?

Paint the stock brace to match.
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Waste of money upgrading from the std one, in fact, a waste of money fitting one in the first place.

Discuss…

I did wonder whether anyone might suggest paint :joy:

I went for bling, no other reason. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

Save your money and forget ‘bracing’ just spend the money on fuel!!!
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