Does anyone know what options exist to extend the roll hoops to meet most club event head clearance rules and yet still allow the factory top to close?

 

Do a search in this forum and/or S2000 Talk for the Elda Engineering rollbar.

 

Okay, I went ahead and did the search

For pictures of what it looks like now:
http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.p...threadid=147070

For more general info (ignore first set of pictures -- those are from when they were developing it):
http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.p...threadid=117220

 

I think he meant an "extension" that adds to the existing roll hoops. I've seen something like that on Boxsters, but not on our car.

 

Since we are talking about only raising the protection area less than a foot, I've often wonder the same thing and would like to know if anyone's tried it.

 

Rollbar extensions work on Boxsters because the metal roll hoops are exposed. The roll hoops in the S2000 are covered in plastic, so any additional bolt-on solution would involve cutting the plastic off. Not only would this be ugly, but I wouldn't trust the rollover protection afforded by bolt-on extensions anyway.

IMO, the only way to get inexpensive functional rollover protection is with the Elda Engineering bar or the Bitterman rollbar. In addition, you will usually need to combine the rollbar with a lower aftermarket seat in order to have sufficient clearance over the helmet to be meaningful.

 

The exposed OEM hoops look good in the photo in this thread.
http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.p...threadid=149640

I do like the look and effort that went into the Elda bar, and I'm seriously considering it. The seat is real issue for me. I've had to raise the stock seat 3/4" due to arthritis problems and a racing seat with less padding can only make things worse. Damn this aging thing.