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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Did anyone save the pics????
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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ANYone! with pics!

Ive been trying to install for 2 days and cant get it

HHHHHHEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPP!

they should make posts HoW TO's permanent hosted pictures by the evom site.
Old Apr 15, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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I didnt read this install but i ll tell you how i did it.

I wouldnt do it with out an extra hand.
Take out passenger seat
take out all of the rear seat
move driver seat as far forwared as possible

Start from the rear passenger side have someone in the back seat, angle the bottom up and in so that you can "walk" it around the passanger a-piller. I kept the bottom up in the air and lifter in over the drivers seat.

After that i just set it down into place and pushed it as far forward as possible,

Next angle it to get the rear bars to slide on.

Now slide it into mounting position. make sure everything is equal and flush against the floor and fender wells.

Then use a centering punch and drill, not need to step up with drill bits. Your not drilling through anything thick, it will be eaiser than you think.

It took me less than an hour to get it in a bolted down.

If you want to put the rear seat back in there are thick metal wires in the back of the seat you need cut. This was the hardest part for me only because i didnt have the right tool and was to lazy to go buy a better set of snips or bolt cutters.

Hope this helps
Old Apr 18, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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roll bar install

Does anybody have any pictures of a roll bar install in a 06 evo

thanks onefst2003
Old Apr 19, 2007 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by jbfoco
I didnt read this install but i ll tell you how i did it.

I wouldnt do it with out an extra hand.
Take out passenger seat
take out all of the rear seat
move driver seat as far forwared as possible

Start from the rear passenger side have someone in the back seat, angle the bottom up and in so that you can "walk" it around the passanger a-piller. I kept the bottom up in the air and lifter in over the drivers seat.

After that i just set it down into place and pushed it as far forward as possible,

Next angle it to get the rear bars to slide on.

Now slide it into mounting position. make sure everything is equal and flush against the floor and fender wells.

Then use a centering punch and drill, not need to step up with drill bits. Your not drilling through anything thick, it will be eaiser than you think.

It took me less than an hour to get it in a bolted down.

If you want to put the rear seat back in there are thick metal wires in the back of the seat you need cut. This was the hardest part for me only because i didnt have the right tool and was to lazy to go buy a better set of snips or bolt cutters.

Hope this helps
thanks
got it ... had to kick it a few times
Old Apr 19, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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no worries when i said "slide" i really meant kick the **** out of it.... i did
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 04:56 AM
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For those who have installed one of these, how realistic would it be to plan to pull the bar out between track events? To me, it's no big deal to remove the seats and console, but I wouldn't want the insertion and extraction of the main hoop to be too big of a hassle with practice, or something that would tear up the headliner, etc. with repeated R&Rs. Any thoughts?

Thanks.

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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 05:21 AM
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First off, the main hoop doesnt just snap into place. It must be done from the passenger side AND it takes a good bit of wrestling. You'll also tear up your side skirt if you aren't careful. Second, the bolt holes are in the fenderwell. And those take a good bit of maneuvering if you plan on doing this solo. Minimum 1.5hr install and thats with the holes predrilled.

Basically, its a PITA. I wouldnt do it between events. Bad enough I had to change the toe everytime I changed the camber.
Old Aug 8, 2007 | 04:17 AM
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once it's in, you'll never pull it out. if you want to remove the cross bar between events (harnes bar, or diagonal) thats a maybe, but you won't wanna remove the hoop.
Old Aug 8, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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Thanks for the advice. Scratch that plan
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by WarmPepsi
once it's in, you'll never pull it out. if you want to remove the cross bar between events (harnes bar, or diagonal) thats a maybe, but you won't wanna remove the hoop.
This is my plan. I am working to fashion up the passenger side diagional bar to be removable. I'll post up my results in the coming weeks. Oh, and I took several pics during the install that I'll post up later once I get the final results.

Already got the cage in, not to bad of an install, just takes a lot of time as mentioned. One thing that wasn't mentioned is the clip under the driver's side seat in a IX. I assume it's for the alarm for no seatbelt. I left it unplugged when I put the seat back in.

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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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I ordered my autopower from KingKyle last week. Am excited to get it!
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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A few pics of the Autopower 4pt bar. Click to make bigger and/or see the rest of the install pics.




Old Jan 7, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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Anybody running a camera mount with the Autopower rollbar? I know there's some iso mount for like $100, but any other options?

I have a chasecam mount I've been using that cost $40. If I remove the soft end, it opens wide enough (but scatches) the rollbar as seen but I'm not sure if it'll be solid enough:

Old Jan 8, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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I just got mine in from Autpower - I ordered the bar thru Hotlap (Kingkyle) and also got a set of sparco 5 pt harnesses from him. I will tackle the install later this spring - car is gutted anyways

I wish someone had a pic of the 1st step which seems the hardest for me to understand - Maybe I'll take a pic with some carboard or something..


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