mooty

any sub bar is more or less "fine".
if you dont want compromise, you need to use eyebolt through chassis and plated. preferably "weld" the plate and eyelet all to chassis, not bolt through. look at cup cars.

the lap belt should also be eyebolted through chassis as well.

YOU, the driver will need to make a decision of how far to take it. it took me a LONG time to come to grip with it.

Terry L

I happen to have an extra sub bar which fits the GT2 seat. Sale price is $100 plus shipping. This thing looks stout enough to suspend the entire car. It is not the B-K bar and is not set up for a fire extinguisher mount. I believe it is the OEM but I'm not sure. It was installed by Farnbacher-Loles so maybe it was stolen from a church.

Polarporsche

Thanks everyone for the heads up on the Sub Bar, I ordered the Brey-Krause R-9032 & R-9034 today. I plan on having them installed when I get the roll bar installed.

mooty

LMAO.

johnr265

So, according to FL Porsche, will the sub bars from the Euro GT3 Seats that were used in the 996 GT3 fit the new seats? I don't want any surprises when the time comes for install. Thanks

Terry L

I do not believe they fit if they are the B-K bars.

mooty

any bar can be modded to fit.
the old sub bars just need the holes tapped. see mikymu's post.
so far the ONLY one's make specifically for GT2 seats (the seat in USA GT3RS and optional on GT3) are

http://www.bkauto.com/porsche/r9032.php
http://www.bkauto.com/porsche/r9034.php

Terry L

What do you make of this bad boy?

scott40

So the BK sub bars for the 996GT3 seats do not fit the .2RS? Correct?

rmag

Correct, they do not fit

mooty

right. otherwise why would BK make two new bars for the new seat?
i have ALL the sub bars for these seats in my garage.
the oem bar, the old BK bar and the new BK bar.

Larry Cable

the 996 GT3 sub bars will not fit the (GT2) Sports Buckets ... as I recall from memory the Sports Buckets only have a single (larger diameter) bolt on the rails whereas the 996 sub bars have 2x smaller diameter holes.

In order for them to fit, you would have to drill the sub bar hole(s) larger ...

just buy the B-K bars ...

Larry Cable

correct, only the B-K sub bars for the (GT2) Sports Buckets will fit, esp since on the passenger seat the airbag module needs to be relocated (which the B-K kit deals with)

been there, done that, trust me ... order the B-K subs for the GT2 seat ... trying to retrofit the 996 bars is a PITA that is not (IMHO) worth the hassle vs cost ...

scott40

Thanks for the info! I appreciate it!!!

Terry L

I guarantee that my sub bar (see prior post with big picture) fits the driver's side GT2 seat since that is where it was installed when I bought my seats from Polar Peter. I removed it because I wanted a fire extinguisher mount on the driver's seat and harnesses on the passenger seat. But if you want a sub bar only for the driver's side, buy my bar.