RPM Rollbar Install tips?

[thahemp]

Yep! What did you end up doing for spacers under the floor plates? We are having a hard time deciding whether to use the bars they provide or washers.

[Jpb972]

Originally Posted by thahemp

Yep! What did you end up doing for spacers under the floor plates? We are having a hard time deciding whether to use the bars they provide or washers.

I used their bars but the holes have to be ovaled out a bit. The holes on mine did not match up to the holes on the plates. We're off about an 1/8 of an inch. Chisel all that shit off the floor first too.

[Jpb972]

Originally Posted by TornadoSS

Cool. Post up any tips. I have a friend in the midst of an install right now watching this thread also.

Be prepared to cut the swing out bars to length. In order to use them at the length they are shipped the main hoop mounts Would have to be mounted on the back seat lol. And that's not going to work! Here's a pic of how much I cut off on each bar.

[Jpb972]

Front floor mounting plates take some time, but they fit nice to the floor. Wheel well backing plates just the same. The main hoop mounting plates are way off with the bends. Either cut them in strips like another member posted on here ( probably the easiest way to do it if you can cut them, especially by the fuel /brake lines. The lines have to be bent around the plate a bit. If u cut them they don't. ) or improvise. I made mine fit but they don't look pretty from underneath. I also sprayed rubberized undercoating on all of the backing plates.

[Jpb972]

The plastic guard over the brake/ fuel lines also has to be removed and trimmed back. Because of the exposed fuel line I took 3/8 rubber hose , slit it and slid it over the lines with zip ties for added protection.

The red bar is my sub frame connector.

[thahemp]

Originally Posted by Jpb972

The plastic guard over the brake/ fuel lines also has to be removed and trimmed back. Because of the exposed fuel line I took 3/8 rubber hose , slit it and slid it over the lines with zip ties for added protection.

The red bar is my sub frame connector.

We ran into that right before we called it quits for the day. What is your new idea for cutting the plastic? We were thinking about using padding to clean up the edges.

[Ject]

What is this so called "Template" they reffer to for one to cut the Platic panel in the back?
I never got a "template" and it said use provided "template" (see fig 8) and it is just a damn picture lol.... Am I missing something?

Also, I hope I don't have to cut the swing out arms to new length... I'll be pissed.

[TornadoSS]

Call Tim at Rpm rollbars. Ill text you his number.

[Ject]

I talked to Rob @ RPM, apparently this is the template:

[Jpb972]

Originally Posted by Ject

I talked to Rob @ RPM, apparently this is the template:

That is the correct template for a hard top. Not vert.

[Jpb972]

Originally Posted by thahemp

We ran into that right before we called it quits for the day. What is your new idea for cutting the plastic? We were thinking about using padding to clean up the edges.

Haven't done it yet but will try to explain the best I can. "It seems" that the bar only has to pass through the area of the panel where that little arm rest goes. With the arm rest removed I'm going to cut a hole out and from the bottom up to the hole just cut a slit in the panel. That way there is no gaping channel cut out of the panel. I should be able to bend the panel at the slit around the bar and let the bar fall into the hole at the top. This way there's less plastic cut out it should look much cleaner.

After the panel is cut use a hole saw to cut the arm rest for a cleaner cut.

Hard to explain but here's a pic. Just pretend the cuts I made are not there.

The way I cut it looks great with some door edge molding over the cut edges and padding around the roll bar. (Like my earlier pic).

( the little slits along the edge of the panel by the arm rest were made to allow the door edge molding to slide in and continue around the hole in the arm rest )

[Jpb972]

Arm rest cut

[Jpb972]

Oh... And new panels aren't cheap at $200.00 each. So hopefully you guys will make out better than I did.

[Jpb972]

Originally Posted by Ject

What is this so called "Template" they reffer to for one to cut the Platic panel in the back?
I never got a "template" and it said use provided "template" (see fig 8) and it is just a damn picture lol.... Am I missing something?

Also, I hope I don't have to cut the swing out arms to new length... I'll be pissed.

I was too. But a grinder with a cutting wheel went right through it. No problem.