Functional roll bar - anyone? (link within)
11-10-2006, 02:33 AM
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Functional roll bar - anyone? (link within)
99-04 Rollbar
Has anybody gotten this? Seriously considering it as it is indeed functional, as is a friend of mine for his 03. Any help whatsoever would be great!
I'd probably paint it black, polish/clearcoat it, or powdercoat it black. It will also get some foam padding, and probably a windscreen to help with draft. What do you guys think?
I've emailed sales with some questions, I'll post the answers once I get a reply.
Has anybody gotten this? Seriously considering it as it is indeed functional, as is a friend of mine for his 03. Any help whatsoever would be great!
I'd probably paint it black, polish/clearcoat it, or powdercoat it black. It will also get some foam padding, and probably a windscreen to help with draft. What do you guys think?
I've emailed sales with some questions, I'll post the answers once I get a reply.
11-10-2006, 02:41 AM
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RE: Functional roll bar - anyone? (link within)
ORIGINAL: cdottrot
Peace of mind? I'd rather spend 500-600 on a functional roll bar than 500-600 on a cosmetic 'light' bar.
Peace of mind? I'd rather spend 500-600 on a functional roll bar than 500-600 on a cosmetic 'light' bar.
Piece of mind? You plan on drag racing that thing? I wouldn't worry to much about it. Ford put enough strength in the A-pillars to save you in an every-day roll over. Not to mention it's pretty dang hard to roll over these cars. if you do turn them turtle, I doubt a roll bar is going to help all that much.
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11-10-2006, 02:42 AM
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RE: Functional roll bar - anyone? (link within)
ORIGINAL: mikev08826
LOL.
No...
LOL.
No...
So nobody has ever rolled a 99-04 GT convertible? Ever?
11-10-2006, 02:44 AM
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RE: Functional roll bar - anyone? (link within)
Thanks for the reply GT_Bob. No, I won't be racing period, just daily driving. I've never really driven a convertible for more than 10 minutes, and never with the top down. This car is a LOT faster than my current one, so I'd like to be as safe as possible in the unlikely event of an accident. With the plus side of having a good-looking functional roll bar.
11-10-2006, 02:45 AM
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RE: Functional roll bar - anyone? (link within)
ORIGINAL: cdottrot
I'm not sure I follow...are you saying this is a waste of time? Or the light bar is a better buy?
So nobody has ever rolled a 99-04 GT convertible? Ever?
ORIGINAL: mikev08826
LOL.
No...
LOL.
No...
So nobody has ever rolled a 99-04 GT convertible? Ever?
Yes, I'm sure someone has. Don't be silly. That bar will look very odd in your car.
JMO
11-10-2006, 02:56 AM
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RE: Functional roll bar - anyone? (link within)
Humm.. I'm going ot bookmark that one. Im looking for a rollbar for mine.. which is raced.. and needs it. Lol. I keep finding style bars.. I need to see how much of a cage they can actualy build into the interior w/o over head stuff...
11-10-2006, 03:02 AM
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Humm.. I'm going ot bookmark that one. Im looking for a rollbar for mine.. which is raced.. and needs it. Lol. I keep finding style bars.. I need to see how much of a cage they can actualy build into the interior w/o over head stuff...
Humm.. I'm going ot bookmark that one. Im looking for a rollbar for mine.. which is raced.. and needs it. Lol. I keep finding style bars.. I need to see how much of a cage they can actualy build into the interior w/o over head stuff...