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There is very little trimming that is needed with our bar.
I can have one of my guys post some pics tomorrow, sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
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All roll/harness bars will require carpet cutting to access the strut towers or other mounting point. Porsche does this also, but we have a version called the RSR that is minimally invasive and uses the front seat belt anchors.
Our other versions only require a 1.5 inch hole to reach the front bulkhead.
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Talk to Dom at GMG. He will tell you the LMS allows easier access to the rear of the car. I ordered RSR and after I talked to them, I changed my order. The issue is that the front of the RSR comes all the way forward to the seat belt mounts. So if you fold the seat forward that bar is still in your way. The front of the lMS bar mounts much further back, makiing access to the back easier.
I installed the GMG LMS bar this past weekend and it was pretty straightforward. It took me 6 hours all in including cleaning up and breaking down the giant box it shipped in. The instructions are quite good and make for a clean install.
I did have all the necessary tools, some of which include:
- 12-point triple square bits for bulkhead bolts
- metric deep sockets for shock towers
- star bits for seat removal
- metal shears which help in cutting some pieces
- at least 3 good moving blankets to not scratch anything
- no mental qualms to cut into carpet
One note is that you can actually accomplish the install with taking just one seat out. I did this in a single car garage and couldn't open both doors wide enough to take both seats out. It wasn't really an issue. Just get a second set of hands to help you when lifting each section in.
FYI, BBI made the KA version for me to make it a little more OEM looking, looks great in flat black.
They went with Sabalt belts, attached on the rear bar, far away from the seats..
Sabelt looks and feels very high quality but are a bit bulky, so the metal buckles barely fit through the upper holes.
That picture has the 6 point installed wrong on the driver's seat.
Porsche specifically say the shoulder belts cannot be resting on the middle 'shelf' of the seat back, it has to go on the lowest shelf. The passenger side shows the correct way to install the shoulder belts.
I installed the GMG LMS bar this past weekend and it was pretty straightforward. It took me 6 hours all in including cleaning up and breaking down the giant box it shipped in. The instructions are quite good and make for a clean install.
I did have all the necessary tools, some of which include:
- 12-point triple square bits for bulkhead bolts
- metric deep sockets for shock towers
- star bits for seat removal
- metal shears which help in cutting some pieces
- at least 3 good moving blankets to not scratch anything
- no mental qualms to cut into carpet
One note is that you can actually accomplish the install with taking just one seat out. I did this in a single car garage and couldn't open both doors wide enough to take both seats out. It wasn't really an issue. Just get a second set of hands to help you when lifting each section in.
sorry if this was answered before, but do all these roll bars you have to cut into the carpet?
Our bar does require minimal trimming on the carpet panels and we have templates to assist with the trimming. Here are a few detailed pictures of another install that we did.
Rear Mounting Location
Template for Cutting Rear Carpet
Completed Install
Clean Cut-Out Using Supplied Template for Rear Decklid
11-05-2017, 07:47 PM
