Possible harness bar source.

[bzinn 1]

Ok I have a shop here in Bellevue WA that is a manufacture for Sparco Harness bars..........

I am test fittign a bar Saturday,already talked to Garm about being a source for these if I can get it all worked out.....fingers crossed.

Sparco is going from the fixed length back to the flexable length bars this year,so a bar 45-47" will work.

The problem is the hardware bar length,I got an assortment available to me to try Saturday so I will find the length needed to work with their bars.

I will work on gettign a Yaris usable setup going,that perhaps Garm will be able to get from them for lower cost than me a regular Joe can get.......will know more in a few days.

They will make custom length bars for anyone.......as we all know the Sparo bars are in the $450 range,so I will see what I can do.

Garm said the NRG 47" bar fits our car,but the upright hardware soes not,Speedware will make bars,not sure of cost yet on that,my guess is around a $100.......

I don't want to get hopes up......but I have found a solution just by chance here from a manufacturer that will build us what we need

The bar I am gettgin is an older Sparco Stainless steel one which is in the $700 range,my buddy got from a BMW and is selling to me for $150......so after i get hardware for the uprights I am out maybe $250 for a nice stainless bar........

I will keep everyone updated........Brian

[blacksandiegovitz]

^^ Sounds good man , keep us posted !

[bzinn 1]

Will do.....I made a lot of friends with connections in the Scion world over the last few years.......I am hoping some of those contacts will benifit us here in the Yaris world.......

[Tamago]

whatever you do, don't use aluminum uprights like the NRG kit supplies.

[kngrsll]

any chance they will build a full 4 point cage? that is what i want

[cali yaris]

whatever you do, don't use aluminum uprights like the NRG kit supplies.

+1 the bar is aluminum too, purely for show. If we're going to get a harness bar, make it functional, please.

[blacksandiegovitz]

+1 the bar is aluminum too, purely for show. If we're going to get a harness bar, make it functional, please.

^^^^^ +5000000000000
I would not buy if it is just gonna be a cheesy bling bling show piece :thumbsup:

[bzinn 1]

Pretty sure the bars they build for Sparco are not aluminum....but I will double check,the one I am gettign is stainless steel and is a Sparco bar so my guess is they all will be steel.....not sure if the Stainless steel ones are available anymore.

I will find out though.....that is a great concern.

[bzinn 1]

Ok talked to them and they can make anything we want,cage,bars,pretty much anything.

Here is their website.....they fab up anything.

www.speedwaremotorsports.com

I have been to their shop last year and they do a lot of work and are very good to their customers.

[bzinn 1]

Well I am bummed to the Stainless bar I was gonna install is an inch too big to fit......

BUT........I am gonna be heading in the next few weeks up to Speedware and using my car as a prototype car to us to get the measurements to get this started........

Bars are functional,steel and all hardware will be included.......

It appears the shop had no idea there was a market for the Yaris at all.....

I will try to broker a group buy with them or a wholesale deal for Garm,I am not sure what they will do yet till I talk to them in person.....

BUT......this is gonna happen finally......a functional,steel,harness bar......

I am not sure if sedan Yari want a bar,once I get the first steps done I will get measurements for them too........

I always knew knowing so many people who make stuff for the Scion would come in handy.......

I will keep everyone updated,it iwll be about 3 weeks before I can go get measurements done.......due to the fact I will probably need to pay for my bar and I am broke from soem medical bills from January......so please be patient......I will get it done for us.

Brian

Also they will build cages to from what I understand,but not for show cages,they are race ready cages,would probably to model my car for them to get measurements to pul that off but this summer I will gut car so that would be a great time to get measurements.......they are also spendy to build from what I understand from some Scion guys who got a cage built for xB and tC....