White Rollbar?

[snotrag]

Yay or nay?

Technically not a roll bar, cosmetic only.. im picking up something this Saturday, a single, straight topped 'loop'. I plan to weld this onto the top of my existing Cusco Harness bar - giving me a 'box' that hard mounts to the top of the seat towers.

Anyway...

White powder coat (to match the wheels) ? Crap or not?

[Munter]

Not for me thanks. Silver/Chrome or Black or possibly body colour. But that's it for me.

[FELIX_5]

Don't do it! Black.

[GravelBen]

Not for cosmetics - would look ok if it was a serious cross-braced affair to go for the track-slag look

[Emeye]

Aren't cosmetic bars dangerous in a roll over accident? IIRC when I had a Mk1 MX5 there was plenty of discussion about these things being more dangerous than not having any bar at all as if the car ended up on its roof they would get smashed onto your head!

Cheers.

ETA - not into white wheels usually, but that pic of your car is making me want to go buy another one!

Edited by Emeye on Thursday 3rd December 10:59

Edited by Emeye on Thursday 3rd December 13:09

[MX-5 Lazza]

I don't think there is any evidence that "style bars" are dangerous.
I've never heard of a style bar folding onto anyones head, I have however heard of and seen pictures of a style bar that didn't fold when a car rolled on the road and probably saved the guys life. A full roll bar is obviously the safest option and a style bar shouldn't be fitted with the intention of it giving any protection but it's really no more dangerous than leaving something heavy like a tin of beans in a shopping bag on the passenger seat.

[swannynhb]

paint it white! ive taken your advice and im in the process of painting my rims white, next step is to get a cage and paint it the same colour!

[iantrinsic]

Yeh white would look great. Would be good to fit a diagonal as well.
Very racy.

[skinny]

powdercoated white - will look awesome

[littleandy0410]

Yay! I think that would look good with the white wheels. I'd love a Mariner blue mk1 with white Enkeis and white rollbar.

[neil_bolton]

Nay for me. White wheels look great on that car, a roll bar too? Maybe too much imho

[snotrag]

Hmm, conflicting opinions! I'm off to pick it up tomorrow, I'll have to do a mock up and decide then.

If not White, I thought I might get a mate to stitch me a Black Pleather/Vinyl 'sleeve' so I can pad it out with foam and trim it...?

[swannynhb]

white white white....

[zac510]

If you want that 1980s modified car look then go for it