PROBLEM FITTING these roll bars?

simeon balsam · Post by **simeon balsam** » Thu 03 Mar, 2011 17:04

any help in how to take out the plastic bit witch these roll bars should fit into? or on how to fit these?

http://www.xspoweruk.com/z3-roll-bars.aspx

Geoff H · Post by **Geoff H** » Thu 03 Mar, 2011 17:09

Do you have the BMW roll bars in the car? if not the fittings may not be there for the new one

peterandjenny · Post by **peterandjenny** » Thu 03 Mar, 2011 17:17

the outer mounts that almost all zed's have apart from the very early ones
the outer plastic has a round area that needs to be removed. Mat be neater if trmovad and done from the inside

simeon balsam · Post by **simeon balsam** » Thu 03 Mar, 2011 18:19

Geoff H wrote:Do you have the BMW roll bars in the car? if not the fittings may not be there for the new one

no the holes arnt there for the now ones will i need to get then cut out? shouldnt be that hard?

321bhp · Post by **321bhp** » Thu 03 Mar, 2011 18:23

ive got feeling that wont work,as under all that plastic you will need the metal sleeves etc etc etc,and will they be safe

billz · Post by **billz** » Thu 03 Mar, 2011 18:35

I might know were you can get an genuine fitting kit but i wont know till saturday and thats if you can put it on, someone on here will no what you need.
bill

peterandjenny · Post by **peterandjenny** » Thu 03 Mar, 2011 19:04

would not be needed as the outer mounts are welded to the car while the inner ones are bolted in ( have done this twice )
Those type of bars are more for cosmetic reasons and can be used to mount a wind deflector .
inside the raised plastic trim you will see a round area that needs to be cut out .
see this thread

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3439

shows welded outer mounts and bolt on inners . you will need to drill a hole to get at the torx screws but can be blanked off afterwards.

Post by **Robert T** » Thu 03 Mar, 2011 20:32

Just to be clear, this is a one-piece rollbar and fits to the outer mounts only. These are actually steel tubes welded to the chassis and the top anchor for the seatbelt is attached to them. They should also have a plate facing inboard with two threaded holes in them for the securing Torx bolts.

On some zeds the plastic covering for the seatbelt turrets has a round cap in the top, which can be removed easily. Inside may or may not be filled with polystyrene, which has to be cut away. However in order to access the Torx bolts, a second slot is needed in the side of the turret, and this is normally achieved by buying the rollhoop version of the turret. These are about £40 apiece. You can of course cut the ones you have. To get them off the car, you will need to remove the storage box, as the inboard screws are obscured by it.

See the knowedgebase thread for full details and lots of pics of the install.

Cheers R.

PROBLEM FITTING these roll bars?

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