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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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Rollbar Installation

Just finished putting in my TQ rollbar. I got home from work about 5:15pm, had a quick snack and got to work. It's 7:20pm now and I am done. I managed to do it solo with no real drama. I will admit that I started this project last night, but I only got as far as removing the passenger seat, so that cut down tonights time by about 5-10 minutes.

One thing that was very helpful was the post about installing this bar over at Rennlist. Cutting the plastic shroud over the front seatbelt mounting point is critical. Don't be afraid to take off a little extra, the carpet will cover up any voids and the bar will slide in way easier if you cut enough off. I cut the passenger side first and didn't cut enough. When I went to slide the bar backwards it was a struggle so I ended up cutting more off like I did on the drivers side. FWIW, I used one of those standard issue hand-held drywall saws, the ones you buy at Home Depot for about 5 bucks. It ripped through the plastic in about 45 seconds no prob.

Also, I would recommend either replacing the bolts that come with the bar with some that are NOT Stainless and that ARE threaded all the way to the tip. If you choose to use the ones supplied with the bar then run them in-and-out of the bolt hole a few times first before mounting the bar in the car. The stainless bolts that came with my were "sticky" going in and out of the bolt-holes the first few passes becasue of the machining on the threads. Getting them to run in-and-out of the holes will make it much easier to thread them in when you attach the bar and this will avoid potential cross-threading that everyone talks about.
 

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