pdobbs

I have the clubsport bar in a 996 and am moving it to my 997.1 GT3. Both cars have a sunroof. In the 996 the sunroof is inoperable because it hits the bar as it retracts. A few quick questions...

- Are there different versions of the clubsport bar, one for sunroof cars and one for non-sunroof cars?
- If not, then is there a way to keep the sunroof operable with the clubsport bar? Do you have to shave off part of the footings?
- Anything else I should know? I'd like to be able to open the sunroof even with the bar in the car.

Izzone

It works fine.....I have it in mine

TRAKCAR

That rhymes..
I think there is only one version, but for all sunroof cars it has the be custom shortened.

Izzone

I am a poet and did not know it

Mine is not shortened, and fits

Gus F

I installed the Clubsport rolbar in my 997.1 GT3 (with sunroof), the fit is very tight and later operation of the sunroof was not possible (opened only about halfway), but I never opened the sunroof anyway!!

pdobbs

Izzone,
Bar looks great in there and thanks for the pics. So you didn't have to shorten it to fit, but does your sunroof still work? Does it slide all the way back without hitting the top of the bar?

Gus F,
Did you shorten the bar or no? That issue sounds the same as in my 996.

Gus F

I didn't shortened the bar, as I mentioned before the fit was tight, and we had to be very careful during installation in order not to get the roof liner damaged (I assisted with the installation)

Izzone

My sunroof opens alll the way.....

The bar is right next to the headliner. Make sure to use a good installer

pdobbs

Got it, many thanks fellas. Will keep update once the install is complete and post some pics.

Viperbob1

Have installed a number of these in 997s with Sunroof. VERY tight. Some work, some dont. The bigger issue is that it WILL be rubbing on the headliner pretty bad. We normally take and inch and a half off the leg. Pretty simple really and then no issues and no damage for possible resale.

pdobbs

Thanks Viperbob. Sounds like you've got a lot of experience with them. Strange that some would work and some wouldn't. Just here there's one shortened bar that doesn't allow the sunroof to open (Gus F) and one that hasn't been shortened and the sunroof works (Izzone). Must come down to the install and I know I have a great guy here in the bay area with Tony at TC Design.

Gus F

pdobbs, just for clarification, my bar hasn't been shortened, and as Viperbob says the bar was rubbing the roofliner. Last year i installed a CF roof and removed the sunroof altogether, 50 pounds lost up there!! and now the bar is not tight anymore

pdobbs

Ahh, sorry, my bad. Seems strange that some work, some don't. Will see once we get it in there. Thanks for all the help, fellas.

Polarcharger

For those who have fit the bar in a GT3, did you put in reinforcement plates? Any concerns if you didn't?

Gus F

Yes I did put a set of plates under the floor, secured with bolts and nuts (I had to dismount a couple of pieces of the under body cover, pass the bolts from the inside and secure the plates with a security nuts from the outside).
The ideal way to fix the roll bar is welding a set of plates with bolts facing up, on the inside, but due to limited room on the 997.1 GT3 I did it with the plates under the floor, yes I had to perforate the floor to accomplish this (this procedure is also much easier than to weld plates inside the car).