Matt Lane

Thanks Matt (jdistefa) for the hoop!

I was wondering, in a setup with GT3 seats that sees limited street use with 3-points:

1. Any advantage to padding areas of the bar on the top half?

2. Will padding actually fit the DAS bar clearance in the 993 sunroof app?

3. Is yes to the above, any recommend supply/installation tips?

Thanks in advance for the advice, esp. from those familiar with this specific fitment.

Best,

Matt

earlyapex

Your body moves allot in a crash. Pad the bar.

Bull

Agree pad the bar. and if the clearance at the roof is tight, trim the padding to 3/4 round and tie it all with plastic zip-ties.

Todsimpson

Get the SFI rated "hard" padding.

That foam stuff is for playin' in the pool, not high speed impacts.

CWay27

Bar is behind you. If you hit the bar in an impact, the padding will be the least of your worries.

Crazy Canuck

Mine isn't padded.

Matt Lane

Judging from the first 5 posts, the consensus is clear...


















Canadian skulls are harder than those of our US brethren.



Any other input?

Matt

Crazy Canuck

My seatbacks are high and the bar is tight on the ceiling liner behind the seats.

On my car if my head hits the bar, as Carl says, I have bigger problems to deal with.

AllanJ

I padded mine with the dual durometer stuff - hard inner core meant for helmets and softer outside for my thick Canadian skull when I'm driving on the street. Bodies move a ton in an accident so I figured I'd toss it on the bar. Only covers half the bar so it can work on the bar by the roof.

http://www.hmsmotorsport.com/store/t...-padding/#2514

RedlineMan

Well...

If you assume that your seat/body will stay exactly where it is, then you probably don't need to pad it. Making that assumption would also highlight your lack of understanding of what can and does happen in a crash. The proactive approach is; that when sitting in your seat in a normal position, if you can reach it and touch it, PAD IT!

jscott82

I had exact same setup for awhile, with no padding.... Then realized I was an idiot.... and put the dual durometer padding.......

For a dual purpose car, the SFI is too hard if you don’t have a helmet on, the foam stuff is too soft to do any good, anytime.

bella1

My thought as well but he does have three point street seat belts? With GT3 seats, buy five or six points and get a Hans. This should keep you up front!

Crazy Canuck

Rollcage I can see padding. Rollbar not so much. I can't reach my bar unless I'm twisted around and not buckled in. I understand things move and seats can become no longer one with the car.

CWay27

I understand your point but if I take you word for word then we should pad all bars and not just top hoop. Harness bar is also in the way and so is cross bar etc. I understand fully that a body can move around in the case of a high speed impact and also the seat can be ripped from it's base but like I said, if your head goes in contact with the rollbar hoop behind because your body either flew back there or your seat ripped off it's base, hitting the bar with your head will be the least of your concerns.

AllanJ

When I was a teenager in my first accident, I really hurt my knee on the dash. Couldn't figure out how that happened exactly because my seatbelt was on and when I was sitting in the seat, it was a good 8" minimum from my knee to the dash.

I must've moved along with the belt stretching and my knee hit the dash - hard.

That long-ago experience combined with the rather flimsy GT3 seats and my now....ummm...."bulkier" 225lb body made me toss on the padding.