KAZ911

Glad i'm not the only one that thinks so. Same company they sublet it to does the entire front end of a vehicle for about $2000.

RossP

This is absurd. Either the shop was incompetent and charged you for their guys to basically "learn on the job" or they are taking advantage of you. Either way not a place I would trust to work on my car.

groundhog

Massive overcharge.

wtforce

Yeah the cost of film for two carbon seats is probably less than $150 depending which brand you go with and they most likely had to do a bulk install and trim. It should have been a $300-500 install at most since the seats were already going to be out of the car.

usrodeo4

The back rear carpet section just needs two "slices" of about 3 inches each (or it can be purchased form Porsche) and I learned during my install (at least for the RS cars) that the front rear carpet section is already precut for the CS bar but to get an exact circular seal around the bar you will have to make very small trims. To me the biggest PIA (assuming the 'how to bolt the front legs down challenge?" has been solved) was trimming the rear interior quarter panels to clear the bar and wrapping the leather underneath, which is what the factory does (My GT2 has the full leather/alcantara interior) then regluing and reinstalling said quarter panels. Also re: BBI, be careful as they are known to scrape the back of the CF LWBS. My Porsche OEM Ti bar has plenty of clearance. Edit: Just saw your pic, yeah I could not live with that install, you can see bare metal in between the carpet and front legs. Mine looks completely factory, because I followed the factory processes just like they do on the factory floor and used factory parts.

usrodeo4

Yes, it weighs 11 lbs... p.s. yes you read that right...eleven pounds

usrodeo4

Just curious why you wanted to PPF the back of your CF LWB seats??? Are they assuming the bar is going to scrape the seats? If that is the case that would be a non starter for me. Also just my 2 cents but if you are after a showroom OEM Clubsport look, I don't care how good you are, you ain't getting that done in 3 to 6 hours...those kind of low side numbers indicate a different level of installation quality then I was willing to accept. Which after I paid ~$11K just for my RB I decided I could do a better job then anybody else with the install and get the quality I required.

groundhog

11lbs is very light..............you might want to look at the specs (tensile and compressive strength) and ratings (what it complies with).

Below is the Porsche full cage (FIA compliant) ~ 100lbs, this is largely chrome moly and steel - I think the rear was 17kg ~ 35lbs
Weight with all fixtures and fittings is 50kg
Tubing is of the following dimensions 50mmx2mm, 45mmx2mm, and 40mmx2mm.
Tubing materials include 1.7218/25CrMo4 and 1.7734.5/15CDV6
Tensile strengths are as follows for the CrMo 700 to 850 mpa and for the 15CDV6 980 to 1180 mpa

usrodeo4

It is not FIA compliant but it is OEM factory Porsche and they came in all the Euro spec WP cars including the three that set the Ring record. Yes Ti is very light with both very good tensile strength and compressive qualities which is why it is used extensively in U.S. military F planes along with F1 cars. I have been down this thread with other people...I am a retired grad degreed Aerospace/Computer PE for a large American defense contractor, the roll bar is a factory Porsche part that has been installed in hundreds of GT2's all over the globe and subjected to OEM level testing and certification. I did the install myself. I am entirely satisfied that my bar is both functional and very light

Spinout

I was recently charged 18 hours labor for a GMG bar install in my 991.2 GT3 which included installing 1 6-point harness.

ipse dixit

Jeezus.

GMG. Sigh.

I am so sorry.

groundhog

Sorry but you are not correct - my Porsche fitted full cage is FIA compliant and has the official log book approvals and documentation to go with it (the specs I quoted are directly from the documentation, certified to national level in a number of categories - as you can see its the CrMo and steel version not the Ti version).

If you have the Ti roll/harness bar then you are correct, that is not FIA compliant. There are huge problems with using Ti cages due to issues associated with welding and forming. Yes, you can get Ti cages - however high level motorsport compliant cages (inc. weld testing) are very, very expensive.

The reality is the Porsche Ti rear cage is a bit of a fashion accessory - or harness bar (and a nice one at that) - but for those using .2RS/.2GT3RS for motorsport the full factory CrMo cage is the recommended goto. Obviously, if its a pure street car none of this matters.

James-GMG

Spinout, who did the install as we don't charge 18 hours for a bar and harnesses?

Seth Thomas

GoldCrest Motorsports in Atlanta installed my 311RS bar for $780 (6 Hours). Add $10.50 for some miscellaneous hardware and harness seat plates for $199. I supplied the bar and the harnesses to them. We did not cut the passenger seat as I did not care to have this done as I don't take passengers for rides that often and the Schroth 4pt is okay for when I do.

James-GMG

Yes, the guys at Goldcrest are very talented technicians as they have installed dozens of GMG Harness Bars over the years.......6 hours sounds about right.