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Old Sep 2, 2002 | 06:11 PM
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While at the dealer the other night I saw that the "rollover bars" behind the seats are covered with plastic shrouds. Does anyone know what the bars look like underneath the shrouds; are they true roll over bars, adequate to use for propely anchoring a harness? I will be using my S2000 for track use, and always wear a five point harness, so I want to knbow how best to mount one. I'll swap out the seats for Sparco shells with harness cutouts.

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Old Sep 2, 2002 | 07:55 PM
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Have a look in the Racing section, there are plenty of posts re roll cages, ancorage points etc.
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Old Sep 2, 2002 | 08:23 PM
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The built in roll hoops are indeed good rollover protection. However, before you even think about installing harnesses please see the comments in the following thread:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...?threadid=76744

Unless you're a midget you'll want to add an aftermarket rollbar before installing harnesses.
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Old Sep 2, 2002 | 08:44 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Strike
[B]The built in roll hoops are indeed good rollover protection.
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Old Sep 2, 2002 | 08:53 PM
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If you like having the harness I'd recommend an aftermarket rollbar. The bitterman bar, for example, adds something like 4-6 inches of height to your roll protection, which for most people, is enough to install harnesses safely. The main point is that you don't want to add harnesses with the stock roll protection because most people's heads are above those, especially after putting a helmet on.
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 07:07 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Strike
[B]If you like having the harness I'd recommend an aftermarket rollbar.
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