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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 11:52 AM
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I will be getting seats and harnesses for my car in the near future. I obviously need somewhere to attach the harnesses to. All the harness bars that I have seen required drilling into the chassis somewhere and bolting them in or welding them in. Call me an idiot but I refuse to drill in to my chassis. I have only found 1 place that makes a harness bar that uses OEM bolt holes. So no cutting or drilling is required at all in the chassis, only the interior. Has anyone else seen another one like this?

Also they don't mass produce them. They only made 1 for a customer and they didn't save the blueprints so they will only make one for me if I can get 5 total sold. Anyone interested in something like this? The cost would be $350 each powder coated.

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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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Looks like a death trap without a roll bar
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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what does that bolt down to?
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ans2k,Aug 4 2010, 06:51 PM
what does that bolt down to?
The original seatbelt bolts I believe.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by chuhsi,Aug 4 2010, 02:46 PM
Looks like a death trap without a roll bar
Elaborate please. It looks fine to me.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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if the car rolls and you're wearing a harness, the roll bar is not high enough to protect your head.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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the harness bar is there just for the an anchor point for the harness. its not a roll bar. and even a roll bar is dangerous in a dd because you still move about in a wreck and you can hit your head on the bar. and harness bar is safer in a dd to having a harness than a roll bar.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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sorry. the point is that you shouldn't run a harness without a higher roll bar. the oem bar is not high enough to protect your head/neck during a rollover.

with the oem 3 point seat belt, you can move your head and body during a rollover. with a harness, you're stuck in one position and that's where you need a roll bar to protect your head. hope that makes sense.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 10:58 PM
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I appreciate the help but I am well aware that the factory roll loops are designed around a 3 point system. I understand what happens in a roll over I have been on 2 of them. But I was not asking about the safety aspects of this bar.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ans2k,Aug 4 2010, 09:14 PM
the harness bar is there just for the an anchor point for the harness. its not a roll bar. and even a roll bar is dangerous in a dd because you still move about in a wreck and you can hit your head on the bar. and harness bar is safer in a dd to having a harness than a roll bar.
Did you even bother to look at the pictures before commenting? Please take a look and explains how I could hit my head on this.
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