Anyone tried the T R Lane Rollbar?
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Hi all, I'm just looking at getting a rollbar for the car and have come across this one: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/530151.htm
It looks pretty good and I was thinking about buying one together with couple of Ricco harnesses ( http://www.ricco-racing.com/shop.php ). Has anyone seen one in the flesh or lived with one? What are they like? How do they fit etc?
Also what colour do you reckon for a blue Chim with blue carpets? Black, Chrome or something else?
It looks pretty good and I was thinking about buying one together with couple of Ricco harnesses ( http://www.ricco-racing.com/shop.php ). Has anyone seen one in the flesh or lived with one? What are they like? How do they fit etc?
Also what colour do you reckon for a blue Chim with blue carpets? Black, Chrome or something else?
Edited by thenick on Friday 8th August 12:12
I like them They are very un-intrusive the only thing that worries me and its not something you have to do often but lifting the center console is gonna mean rollbar out?( and for someone like you who is always fettling that may be more than most) With a little extra thought and maybe a couple more bends they may have been able to fit it under the console? just a thought.
AIMHO
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AIMHO
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Well the Chim centre console is a different shape to the Griff in that it doesn't have the t-shaped bit at the top. It stops at the end of the bolsters and has a tray thing for keys and stuff. In which case the bar might be a slightly different shape for the Chim which is why I would like to know if anyone has seen one..? Since it's a shorter console though, it should be ok to remove even with that bar in place. (I think!)
Good point about the seat moving back, I am fairly tall so have it on the last but one notch which could pose a problem. I'll ask them!
Good point about the seat moving back, I am fairly tall so have it on the last but one notch which could pose a problem. I'll ask them!
Edited by thenick on Friday 8th August 13:45
I fitted mine from TR LANE about 6 weeks ago.
Very nice and pretty easy to install, I have a black interior in the Griff so went with semi gloss black paint.
The hardest part with fitting I found was getting the bolts into the rear chassis bosses as they were full of crud and had to re-tap them.
You may need an assistant to help adjust the bar to locate the holes to bolt up too.
You will have to use a hole cutter to cut the fibreglass where the rear parcel shelf is for the rear fixings but there is a diagram with dimensions included.
All in all, very pleased with finished article and had nothing but positive comments from others.
HTH.
Very nice and pretty easy to install, I have a black interior in the Griff so went with semi gloss black paint.
The hardest part with fitting I found was getting the bolts into the rear chassis bosses as they were full of crud and had to re-tap them.
You may need an assistant to help adjust the bar to locate the holes to bolt up too.
You will have to use a hole cutter to cut the fibreglass where the rear parcel shelf is for the rear fixings but there is a diagram with dimensions included.
All in all, very pleased with finished article and had nothing but positive comments from others.
HTH.
Serious point though:
How effective do you think that particular Roll Bar will be in the (unlikely) event of the car turning over at speed?
Just curious because I've often thought that these after-market roll-bars are more to do with giving you a 'psychological crutch' than an actual life-saving bit of kit.
I may be wrong but I'd really like to hear from someone who's had one fitted and then turned the car over.
Did the RB collapse? Did it partially collapse? Did it save your life? etc...
How effective do you think that particular Roll Bar will be in the (unlikely) event of the car turning over at speed?
Just curious because I've often thought that these after-market roll-bars are more to do with giving you a 'psychological crutch' than an actual life-saving bit of kit.
I may be wrong but I'd really like to hear from someone who's had one fitted and then turned the car over.
Did the RB collapse? Did it partially collapse? Did it save your life? etc...
Lets be honest, anything other than a fibreglass hoop and a glass screen has got to be an improvement.
Personally I only got my roll cage because on spirited driving I was sick of sliding around the seat.
I believe if you have a roll cage installed you MUST have harnesses to keep you firmly in place, otherwise there would be no point.
T R Lane do state these roll bars are not just to look pretty.
I'm happy with mine anyhow..
Personally I only got my roll cage because on spirited driving I was sick of sliding around the seat.
I believe if you have a roll cage installed you MUST have harnesses to keep you firmly in place, otherwise there would be no point.
T R Lane do state these roll bars are not just to look pretty.
I'm happy with mine anyhow..
Hmm I'm not liking this idea of the restricted leg room... I'm 6'2" and have a fairly long leg so will need the seat on the last but one notch. I spoke with T R Lane earlier and he said its not the horizontal members that stop the seats reclining but the vertical ones which rise up by the seatbelt towers. I may have to see if they can make a slightly different design if need be... Where do other roll cages attach to?
Bob...
I can't remember, FIL took on that bit as ex mechanic with tap set.
I did see him use the bolts that came with the roll bar though.
He cut down the bolt longways and across 4/5 threads which did the trick, loads of WD40 too while threading in.
We used a few washers in the seat where the bolt sits inside the roll bar, to take up spare as the bosses on the chassis are not that deep.
Sorry can't be more help..
I can't remember, FIL took on that bit as ex mechanic with tap set.
I did see him use the bolts that came with the roll bar though.
He cut down the bolt longways and across 4/5 threads which did the trick, loads of WD40 too while threading in.
We used a few washers in the seat where the bolt sits inside the roll bar, to take up spare as the bosses on the chassis are not that deep.
Sorry can't be more help..
Uncle Fester said:
So does anyone know of a rollbar that doesn't restrict seat movement?
Tower View / Rollcentre one. Yet again it emerges as the only structural roll bar which does not restrict seat movement (other than custom built jobs).Downsides are:
It does not extend above head height (for tall drivers anyway)
It sits squarely in the rear view mirror view
But given the limitations of others on the market, it still seems the best option for tall drivers to me.
Is it still available though? Tower View used to have sole distribution rights AFAIK.
A pic of one fitted in a Chimaera would be good.
I have asked the maker for a pic with one in a Chimaera with none other than the Griffith pics in return.
It would be good to see how the Chimaera and this go together. But maybe when I do my out riggers next year a more robust one will be available.
Colin L
I have asked the maker for a pic with one in a Chimaera with none other than the Griffith pics in return.
It would be good to see how the Chimaera and this go together. But maybe when I do my out riggers next year a more robust one will be available.
Colin L
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