Bill Verburg

This pic shows an oe 993 front s/b receptacle bolted to the RS receptacle, this was an early trial which I did not like because the seat bolsters are too high, the belt wouldn't ride right. A PP w/ lower bolsters can work w/ this setup w/ some work


This is the same install in a friends car w/ PP seats and BK mounts, he reworked the RS mount a bit for a bbetter angle and height



Here's the same thing in mine using the RS mount and removing the plastic sheath

JPS

Bill, what do you do about the seat belt light on the dash?

Also, I must have a different Recaro mount. I pulled off the rear receptacle (don't get dirty on me boys) and started to put it on the front, but it wouldn't reach from the RS mount point to the side hole.

I have this mount, which might be part of the problem.

Cupcar

I have been looking at the Heigo roll bars and find they are made in styles for permutations of with and without rear seats and with and without sunroof as well as a weld in bar for cars without sunroof.

The bar for the 993 RS is made for no sunroof and no rear seats and has the rear going diagonal designed and mounted differently because of this.

Instead of a flattened tube going to the lateral rear seat belt bolts, it goes to the stub of tube with an 8 mm internal thread located at the rear seat pivot. Below, thanks to Benton's picture which I have marked in text you can see different mounting point. (I hope OK Benton)



Image of RS bar on Heigo website.



Bar for car with rear seats in Macca's car (which has no seats), note flat tubes going to seat belt mounts

Macca

CupCar. Thats a really interesting find. I think you are right. Looks like a totally different design as the X brace is at a different angle hence the top mounting taps on the hoop would need to be too. I think the RS design is inherently stronger as it doesnt use flattened tubes. I have some better pictures of this on file...I must say its the only RS cage I could find on google. Looks good.

Cupcar

The RS mounting capitalizes on a 14 mm diameter bushing tapped for an 8 mm bolt right in a strong corner.

JPS

Woah! What a find! Seems that it might be able to be installed without removing anything other than the rear seatbacks and the tunnel side seat belt mounts?

Macca

Only downside.....no sunroof version....

JPS

XavierLaFlamme

That looks like the Heigo one FVD Motorsports sells and that is mentioned earlier. They sell the the sunroof version and you can get the color match option.

Am I missing something?
--Michael

Macca

Sunroof version of their RS cage? I doubt it. The cage shown in yellow is apparently the same as the gold one in the photo below for a non sunroof RS although I have never seen this item for sale (even the pictures in the advert are conflicting)...

993KT

A bit late to the party. Anyone found out if a proper RS cage like in the yellow car could be ordered from heigo? I do want to add a harness bar to it though. Sunroof delete is on the top of my to-do list at the moment.

Macca

Mate. I dont think anyone was interested but I do believe they make it (not for sunroof). Contact Heigo and they should confirm. They are great cages - very happy with mine...

Bill Verburg

I'd go for a bespoke weld in cage myself

Cupcar

I have one on order from FVD that is supposed to be shipped out today. I am removing the sunroof with new roof as well, the bar won't fit without the extra 2" of headroom. It is available with and without the harness bar. Call Rhonda at FVD USA, she knows about the bar after my order brought her up to speed.

FVD Brombacher, Inc.
Rhonda Roxburgh
5061 N.W. 13th Ave. Suite A
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Phone: 954-571-2050 #14
Fax: 954-571-2060
E-Mail: rhonda.roxburgh@fvd.net
http://www.fvd.net

I won't be able to take pics until it arrives and car is here and that will be a while.

993KT

Nice! Thanks for the info, cupcar. Bill, only if I had thought of that before I redid the interior...