I agree that there would be a drop in resale value as well as narrowing the list of potential buyers.

One thing to take a look at is what you want a new roll bar to "protect" beyond what the factory one does. Our roll bars are pretty robust and can hold the full weight of the car in a rollover ( you can do a search on rollover accidents and you can see multiple examples of where that's happened)

Another point is our cars are one of only 3 that NASA (the sanctioning body for HPDE and other track days) recognizes that the factory roll bars are acceptable for the track--- all other cars require an aftermarket roll bar.

 

True. But those cars still live a tougher life than an unmolested garage queen. Which is why the garage queen, and not the track bitch, will fetch top dollar at resale.

 

I'll never buy a tracked car or one that has rolled fenders. Instant turn off.

 

Just get a really low seat that positions your head below the factory roll bars. Then throw the OEM seat back in when its time to sell

 

Definitely considering replacing the seats + low rails.

 

It can be removed and put back to stock. Unless you're purposely trying to cater to racers I'd take the time to remove it when it comes time to sell. And like others have said I would absolutely pay less for one with it.

 

Still going to have your wheelwells cut though.


How many people are really worried about dumping their s2k anyhow?

 

Fooey.

If you have a 6000 mile example you want to roll across at Barrett Jackson one day, fine. But tasteful mods that improve the car in most people's eyes are ok, if not an improvement over stock. Intake, exhaust, cosmetic and interior mods that don't hurt functionality are an improvement in many cases. As you go further toward "making the car your own" -- deep dish wheels, slammed suspension, purple vinyl wrap -- then you start to diminish the value to most people.

The roll bar isn't a small/tasteful mod, so I'd agree with the other posters. If you're doing it for looks, don't. If you're doing it for track days, buy a beater that you won't care about and put the roll bar in it instead.

 

Hard Dog bar installed but never tracked car here. Bar was installed just to give me better roll-over protection in the unlikely event it does happen.

I'm 6'4", even with a PP and BC rails, the stock hoops didn't go up hight enough.

But whatever, I don't intend to sell the car for a very long time anyways.

 

All else equal, I'd pay a little more for one with a good clean roll bar install, since that would save me from having to buy and install one myself. A clean install with no diagonal is pretty unobtrusive, I would say that if the if the overall condition of the car is clean that for most people a roll bar shouldn't affect the value much either way. I have known people who installed roll bars in Miatas for their kids, so it's not necessarily always a negative even for people buying a street car.