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11-26-2008, 07:35 PM | #19 |
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Heres a couple quick pictures of my install , not fully finished yet. Need to trim the interior pieces to clear the seatbelt mounting hardware and make a flat cover out of thin plywood to cover the spare tire hole. Fits good but needed to cut a piece of metal out of the spare tire area to clear the bottom bar . I had an old megan c-pillar bar I added to the top of the "X" for more "mad tight jdm looks" lol . This was able to be installed with the rear seat in place BUT It will not sit all the way back meaning , it won't click into place and might collapse on the back seat passenger in a crash , be warned . It really stiffend the whole car up , its feels a lot harsher on bumps and slides the back out pretty good under tight, sharp, fast turns , I never thought it would make such a differnce. I'll do a full write up with better pictures when i'm done with the install.
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11-27-2008, 08:08 AM | #20 |
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nice, nice!!!
It would be kinda ghetto, but you could use some big zip ties to attach the posts of the headrests to the crossbar, if you are worried about the seatback flapping forward...
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11-27-2008, 11:21 AM | #21 |
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Thanks Man , the rear seat stays in place , just doesn't lock into place . Doesn't bother me , there is still a back seat if needed and it still feel like normal when sitting it , even though its foward about an inch or two . Its been dumping rain for the last 2 days so I haven't been able to finish the install/ take better pictures .
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11-27-2008, 12:28 PM | #22 |
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NICE!
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11-27-2008, 02:06 PM | #23 |
rarer than JDM -1 of 1!
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12-04-2008, 06:19 PM | #24 |
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I need to get one of these!
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12-04-2008, 08:34 PM | #25 |
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anyone know if this is better than a saftey21(cusco) 6 point roll cage?
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12-04-2008, 09:02 PM | #26 |
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I doubt it's "better". This serves a completely different purpose. It doesn't provide any safety enhancement and isn't for harness termination, it just stiffens up the rear end some.
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12-04-2008, 09:06 PM | #27 |
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well that's what i was going for... because i know a roll cage will stiffen up the chassis i was just wondering if this will do a better job at it
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12-04-2008, 10:23 PM | #28 |
no it wouldn't be better then the roll cage, as that affects the stiffness in multiple directions, the rear cross brace basically stiffens the flex mostly in the rear end making the rear suspension more effective, where as the 6pt roll cage effectively stiffens the entire chassis... and as we all should know.... a stiffer chassis is what we all want, it makes the suspension do its job better... the brace is good for those that want a stiffer chassis, without having to deal with the roll cage getting in the way of the passenger cabin
plus its a whole lot cheaper then a roll cage and diy |
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12-05-2008, 12:13 AM | #29 |
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They make a cusco cage for the Yaris? Off to Google!!!
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12-05-2008, 01:00 AM | #30 |
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go man go!!
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12-05-2008, 07:27 PM | #31 |
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yea i'm gonna get the roll cage then, maybe in 2010, lol. Go to RHDJapan.com, best place ever!
this is the link, but they didn't specify what generation it was for: http://www.rhdjapan.com/jdm-low/Cusc...oll-Cage-31192
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12-05-2008, 10:59 PM | #33 |
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$1200? You can have someone make a custom cage, pretty much anything you want, for WAY less than this.
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http://www.rhdjapan.com/jdm-low/Cusc...le-Cover-56300
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12-06-2008, 12:21 AM | #36 |
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in california everything is cheaper.. it's like 2k out hear on the east coast and the only one who I know who builds them is one of the guys down at e-town. I'd rather pay themoney for the roll cage if it goes around the dash and doesn't require much modification of the interior. However, for the price, you can't beat that cross brace.
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