thewerxracing

Hey guys. I was looking at getting a bar welded into the rear of the car to create a mounting point for two harnesses, and to perhaps increase rigidity.

Am I nuts? Bad Idea?

alxdgr8

Why not just buy a bolt-in harness bar in case you ever need to remove it?

Van

I vote for bolt in. It's plenty strong - and probably won't set your interior on fire.

PorscheDoc

Eclou has a redline bolt in bar for sale for under 400 bucks which is a heck of a deal. It is a nice bar. I use an autopower bar, but it requires drilling holes in your car for the mounting.

thewerxracing

But, along with the whole heated debate: Will the bolt in be as strong as a custom weld-in? It being permanent isnt a problem.

Can you send a link to the Autopower bar?

roman944

if you are really thinking about this, the guy over in 944 Turbo forum has a Redline one (as mentioned above) and its a BADASS deal

even after the shipping

autopower: this one? http://www.festivegarage.com/roll-ca...he-p-5679.html

thewerxracing

Wow, 800$ is a little rough. The car's worth only twice that.

Roman, can you link me up to that Deal?

RDL

Bolt in bars are not fabricated to withstand the forces related to attaching a harness. If you are going to directly attach the harnes it needs to be a roll bar similar to the type sold by Redlineman at http://www.redlinerennsport.com/SafeguardPage.html

roman944

sure, here you go:

https://rennlist.com/forums/944-turb...-snow-h20.html

sorry I was at work, you probably found it yourself by now, LOL

PorscheDoc

The bolt in harness bar is less than 500.

drift a 944

I bought a used Weltmeister (bolt-in) harness bar, with a camera mount attatched for $200. It is stronger than I ever imagined, and has not come loose ever for the 1 year I've owned it.

ccaarmerciill

I have this too... and LOVE it. I had to buy very slightly longer bolts for it. No drilling required, went into the same bolt holes as the rear seat belts would go.

thewerxracing

Does anyone know of a used one anywhere?

This is only going to be used for the occ. track day and an autocross season.

Thats why I dont wanna blow more than 200$ on it.

drift a 944

Hmm really? Do you have a picture of yours? Mine mounts much higher up, near where the top of the rear seat part would be. There was a random plastic plug on either side of the C pillars, and when I took that plug out there was already a random bolt just sitting there not holding anything in. So I used those and they worked fine. The bar fits perfectly in that area, and I couldnt get it to fit down lower where the seat belts normally are. I'll see if I can find a picture of mine...

Van

they use the mounting holes for the shoulder straps for the rear seats...