I am looking for the following qualities in a roll bar:
1) Bolts in (does not require cutting or welding anywhere!)
2) Does not limit seat movement backward or rub on side or back of seat
3) Looks nice and is well made (powdercoated, nice tig welds, etc.)
4) Is not too crazy so that it limits the view out the rear view mirror

Does anybody make a roll bar with these attributes?
Thx.
-W

 

RUF's integrated roll bar

 

Do you have any pics?
What do you mean by 'integrated' ?
This is just a striaght forward bolt-in?

 

RUF is probably not what you're looking for, but...

http://www.rs6.com/forum/showthread....&highlight=ruf

This car has the IRC. VERY NICE!

 

btw, even the stock roll cage from Porsche can rub the seats

 

porsche 4 point rollbar covered in leather .. from Meridian Automtive Design .. just put one in this week. ask for Matt or Dan if you call

 

no rubbing on the seat when all the way to the rear



looks great and is functional - when tracking the car I put in a harness bar.

 

Where can I find pics of the Bydesgin and Meridian roll bars. I can't tell from the post if you have to buy the roll bars from someone else and then have them covered in leather or if someone sells it as a package. Can you please confirm?
thanks.

 

they have them already covered in the leather. here's a link to a bunch of pictures of my roll bar.

http://www.photosite.com/kendixon/vehicles/Rollbar

 

Ken-
Where did you order the roll bar from and what did it cost?
How did you then go about getting it covered in leather? Does somone make a kit for this or did you send it out to get covered and then it came back to you with leather?
thx.

 

So this is not one of the 2 Techequip bars (covered) ......not Techart or DAS?........and it does not (in any way) impede stock seat movement?.........and a downside is that it has no horizontal for harness (ie need to also install a seperate harness bar system?).
Do I understand this correct

 

I would be interested in more info on this as well...I have been looking for a rollbar with these characteristics.

Thanks,

 

The leather covered roll bars that I have seen from ByDesign and Meridian are Porsche Tequipment bars that they have covered (beautifully I might add). Color, deviating thread, etc. it is your call. You can do the braced version or the non-braced to suit your needs. The braced version limits the stock seat rearward travel / back tilt angle for those over 5-9 or so. GT3 seats work great with the braced version.

 

OK...got it.
Obviously, the ticket is GT3 seats.
Still......I wish someone would make a good bar that could stay in the car and not get in the way of regular seats.
I have no problem with changing seats for track weekends, but that bar should stay in there.

 

Yea I would of liked to keep my Sport seats but to fit in the TE bar I have to sell and get the GT3 seats.