Request: Mugen Roll Bar
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You must be kidding
I'm sorry but Elda looks like Home Depot project to me compared to Mugen
Here's detailed pictures of the Elda
Eldarollbar
I'm sorry but Elda looks like Home Depot project to me compared to Mugen
Here's detailed pictures of the Elda
Eldarollbar
Looks > function.
Mugen doesn't meet SCCA rules because it's not intended to just as Elda wouldn't meet JRA rules in Japan.
If you took the Elda to a track in Japan I can tell you it would fail safety rules right off the bat do to it offering no RHD driver protection which is because the Elda diagonal bar is intended to protect a LHD s2000 driver only,not to mention whatever other standards they have such as bar material and diameter requirements.
If you took the Elda to a track in Japan I can tell you it would fail safety rules right off the bat do to it offering no RHD driver protection which is because the Elda diagonal bar is intended to protect a LHD s2000 driver only,not to mention whatever other standards they have such as bar material and diameter requirements.
- the Elda rear legs are welded to the main hoop (good)... the mugen is bolted (bad)
- the Elda rear legs and cross-bar are straight (good)...the Mugen's centre hoop bars have bends (not the best).
- the Elda rear legs are the same diameter and thickness all the way to the connection to the main hoop (good)... the Mugen's pinches down to "cap like" and then is welded to the main hoop (bad).
The only thing that makes the Elda bar seem less than ideal is the "tongue" that holds the diagonal
making it safe for the driver and passenger.
Elda diagonal bar only protects the driver with that diagonal bar
Elda diagonal bar only protects the driver with that diagonal bar
Plus, the cross-bar isn't just protecting the driver. That cross-bar is to triangulate the main hoop, to give the whole rollbar added strength.
The Mugen bar does look nice... and I'm sure it adds more protection over the stock hoops. I especially like that it can be installed and retain interior pieces. The Elda bar is a safer bar, the Mugen is nicer bar.
btw, is the foam for the mugen bar to protect your in an accident when your head/arms hit the bar? or is it to cover it from like scratches and such?
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From: Yee!
Originally Posted by MugenAP2,Sep 3 2009, 07:13 PM
How do you join the tubing? Did you install your tubing?
Once I start tracking the car more, I will use the tubing/foam used on track rollbars along with zipties.
