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Brown Davis install question
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:52 pm
by Alfadog
Hi guys,
Currently installing an NB type BD \"style bar\" to an NA8.
I downloaded the BDBDDD pdf and it's proven useful, however I am stuck here at the seatbelt end.
Pictures below will hopefully help explain what I'm talking about. There is a long spacer that sits the seatbelt mount high. However when you put the bar in - where do you put this spacer? If you put it below the bar looks wrong, and if you put it above it is
too much of a spacer.
What is the go here?
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:14 pm
by green_comet
I just took mine off, and bolted in the bar.
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:32 pm
by Babalouie
In my car it wasn't one long spacer but a series of short ones and I just juggled them around until I got the 'bar sitting flush with the B pillar platform.
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:52 pm
by green_comet
actually thats what mine was like. With about 3 different sized smaller spacers. Lauchlan just get a hack saw onto it, so that the bar sits flush.
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:16 pm
by Alfadog
Interesting, another oddity of my car!
I bought a stack of washers, will just have to find a combination that works.
The seat belt mount can't be flush with the rollbar platform though, as then the plastic part that clips onto the seatbelt mount won't clip on.
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:35 pm
by bigdog
Looks like a non standard spacer to me - the oem ones are three pieces, one goes under the bar from memory to bring it flush to the mounting face, and one on top, you lose the smallest one IIRC due to the thickness of the bar's mounting plate. As the Comet said - mark it off with a texta and use a hacksaw to cut it to size - first section level with top of plastic panel, delete the bar's thickness and use the rest on top.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:21 am
by Alfadog
It's in! Thanks for your help guys
I love it!!
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:53 pm
by green_comet
Is that a new Nardi Classic i see inside your car??
more pics of the car!! ...
Where were you friday night? We had a mx5vic new members night, at garage cafe. I though you would have come along.
Ryan
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:49 pm
by Alfadog
Good spotting sport! The boss kit worked fine too by the way. Still waiting on \"those bits\" from the U.S.
Yeah I was going to come to that! But it kinda crept up very quickly and I went out for after work drinks instead.
I have got to get myself along to smoe of these things... my loss I know!
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:43 pm
by green_comet
Looking good dude..
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:25 pm
by bruce
That dangly thing on its bum looks a bit silly to me
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:39 pm
by jules
Lovely Monty you have there!
Jules