MineralMan said:Agreed. My 'vert will never have a lightbar installed, ruins the look of the car with the top down.
Found this photo on the 'net of a convertible with an actual roll bar. Sorry for the low quality and size, only one I could find:
k5zx said:haha just joking*****
bob and gdawg I hope the crew in my state mustang club I just joined have your sense of humour.
GDawg said:Your car is one of the few that I personally think look good without one. (That's your car in the sig right? And it's updated in the Avatar with stripes?)
Let me ask you... is your car dropped? And if so is the Cobra R front facia a lot lower than the stock and do you have problems? I'm sorry about going a little off topic... I'm thinking about buying a Cobra R body kit but worry about the scraping with my 1-3/4" drop. I may have to go a Saleen style. That's my winter project. In the next month I'll be installing my KB SC.
I don't think people realize that the style bar is actually a piece of steel tubing wrapped in foam/vinyl. I could definately feel the difference after the install of mine. I bet the style bar would offer some protection in the event of a roll over...well more then if you had no bar at all.mransr said:to those that say a light bar is purely cosmetic...have you ever driven a Mustang before and after a light bar has been installed?
the light bar is a big piece of metal connecting the two of the stiffest pieces of a car (the door frames)...
so no a light bar is not a roll bar, but does it tighten up the body and greatly reduce body flex (and the associated creeks and moans)? H*LL YES it does...
(and it looks sweet too )
k5zx said:Nice Car. My mustang is black on black though and I think it would need a black bar not chrome color. Where did you get your bar/ KNow of any places that make them for 05-06 yet?
vhbuilder said:Where did you get your light bar?
I saw one in the Mustangs and Fast Fords magazine through ABC something or another. The guys at the Ford parts store said watch out for them. Has any one heard of them or had any trouble with their parts?
DropTopPony said:I don't think people realize that the style bar is actually a piece of steel tubing wrapped in foam/vinyl. I could definately feel the difference after the install of mine. I bet the style bar would offer some protection in the event of a roll over...well more then if you had no bar at all.
i'm guessing size...a roll bar is fairly thick so after you added the foam padding and cover to get the shape it would be huge. The bar inside the the style bar is not incredibly thick but serves its purpose. Its still without a doubt one of the best upgrades i made to my vert.flipnsac said:Seems to me if the people who manufacture light bars were to use the kind of steel bars used in roll bars instead of the steel tubing, then a lot more vert owners would be interested. You would have the styling of the light bar and the safety of the roll bar. Why don't they do it?
DropTopPony said:i'm guessing size....
flipnsac said:Seems to me if the people who manufacture light bars were to use the kind of steel bars used in roll bars instead of the steel tubing, then a lot more vert owners would be interested. You would have the styling of the light bar and the safety of the roll bar. Why don't they do it?