SOCKS_old

well, i got my center bar the other day, and i decided to install it today. but not with those gaudy brackets.. would add too much clutter. so i did it a different way. this would be MUCH easier if i didn't just mold my side skirts.

this would take about 15 minutes for anyone who doesn't have molded side skirts. it took me about 45 total.

i didn't take pictures of the process, but i will explain it..

things i bought:

(2) 3" m12 x 1.75 threaded shafts
(2) m12 x 1.75 nylon lock nuts
(2) washers

step one: put the threaded shaft about 1.5" into the end of the bar on each side (while the bar is at its shortest length)

step two: locate your points where a 1/2" hole needs to go for the threaded shaft to go through.

step three: take off your side skirts (i had to dremel mine off cuz they were molded, but no biggy)

step four: bore a 1" hole inline with the inside shaft holes so the nuts and washers can go through on either side.

step five: tighten your bar as TIGHT as it can go so it barely can move back and forth.

step six: put on the washers and lock nuts, and tighten them with a socket wrench.

step seven: put the side skirts back on (spray some rustoleom around the areas where you cut to prevent rust), and voila, you have a really badass floor bar with no gaudy brackets, and its even easier this way..

heres what mine looks like. (i know my car is dirty, and i didn't wipe my fingerprints off the bar, but o friggin well..

peter_2150

Looks good. I may have to try it out.

optimoprime

um i dont think that its going to stablize much of anything just being attached by a single bolt thru a peice of sheetmetal. and even thought it is clean and you did a nice job of installing it, im not sure its going to work the right way anymore and also it will end up rusting in the future.


it looks clean man but i just cant see it working. if you just looking for it to look good you did a good job though

SOCKS_old

its going to work better this way then having the bar bolted to a bracket, and a bracket bolted to the frame..

this way is the next best thing to actually welding the bar right to the car.. and it will not rust.

the point of the bar is to tie in both sides of the car, and thats what its doing.

majik

dude... it's July... what's the need for an ice scraper?

clean your car!!!

REDZMAN

The OEM mounting for these bars will work much better than this for SURE. Look at the mounting points. Nuff said.

demon_fox

arg we JUST MOLDED em

xxxmonoxidechild

im with OP and redz, it looks way better installed the way you did, but just having it bolted through the thin sheet metal instead of attatched at the reinforced seat belt bolt isnt gonna be as strong as if it was installed the correct way.


but for looks, it definitly looks TONS better.

REDZMAN

Well, honestly, if you are worried that the extra brace portion could be seen, you could cut a small slot in the carpet on the side and just slide it under. No one would ever see them. Or paint them. Or wrap them in carpet.

optimoprime

^^^good idea it really would be easy to just cut the carpet and slide them under. or even just get a small section of carpet and cover it