Pop-Up Roll Bars
Discussion
As discussed before, (imho) the one thing that ruins the lines on a Spyder is the roll bar - looks like a piece of scaffolding!
Thought about changing to 2 roll-hoops, but the chassis doesn't really lend itself to this.
So... just bought a couple of the spring loaded 'pop-up' BMW E46 Convertible roll bars. Pretty heavy stand-alone units, but very sturdy and would appear to fit snugly into the chassis.
They activate mechanically once the car has tipped past a certain angle. Even better - they hardly protrude above the bodywork when passive, so nice clean lines!
Came with all the parts I need to install and the car they came from had not rolled, so they are structurally intact!
Disclaimer: It is normally the case that as soon as I find an 'answer' to one of my long-standing problems, someone comes along with a dozen or so perfectly sound reasons about why it won't work. Please can I be left to bask in my genius decision for at least another 5 minutes before being knocked off my happy-perch!
Thought about changing to 2 roll-hoops, but the chassis doesn't really lend itself to this.
So... just bought a couple of the spring loaded 'pop-up' BMW E46 Convertible roll bars. Pretty heavy stand-alone units, but very sturdy and would appear to fit snugly into the chassis.
They activate mechanically once the car has tipped past a certain angle. Even better - they hardly protrude above the bodywork when passive, so nice clean lines!
Came with all the parts I need to install and the car they came from had not rolled, so they are structurally intact!
Disclaimer: It is normally the case that as soon as I find an 'answer' to one of my long-standing problems, someone comes along with a dozen or so perfectly sound reasons about why it won't work. Please can I be left to bask in my genius decision for at least another 5 minutes before being knocked off my happy-perch!
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