harness bar

Post by **si import** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:26 pm

Thinking of buying a harness bar for the lude . Possibly this one .
http://www.tegiwaimports.com/tegiwa-harness-bar-1089/
Then i was thinking maybe i could weld a bar in . not totally sure where it should be mounted though.
has anyone does this already or no where i could weld one in.
cheers Jon

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:35 pm

I think the harness bars are dangerous mate, they just bend in a crash and your harness will lose all tension.

I'll be looking at welding one into a 5th gen soon so let me know what you find

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:36 pm

Seen a few pictures of bent ones of those

And I hate Twatiwa, so I'll always advise against buying direct from them

I'm surprised you're not wanting to simply save up for a weld-in cage bud

Post by **si import** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:16 pm

well i think ill be steering clear of the bolt in harness bars then. doesn't sound to good them bending.
i will be getting a roll cage , this was more of a temporary thing until i got one.
mite just leave it for now until i get a cage .
cheers for the info guys.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:27 pm

Wise choice

chrismc · Post by **chrismc** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:33 pm

That Tegiwa bar looks very Heath-Robinson to me...

I'd personally go with a solid bolted/welded bar between the struts on a track car. I believe this was the setup Rich @ PAW used when his car was more road-biased than its current incarnation

Pics on his build thread

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:33 pm

I'm on my phone but can some get me the pics from PAW's strut brace inside the car..l

Can you get a small bar (like a strut brace) bolted in place from one seat belt place to another. I want a strong firm bar there so I can clamp my camera there for some photos/videos.

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:42 pm

That's maybe not a good idea mate, in a crash it could be crushed, snap and be a lethal weapon inside the car!

Suckers will hold a camera perfectly to the glass but some tracks like castle combe have banned these aswell.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:44 pm

Yes Pete, I only thought of that as some tracks have banned suction camera mounts.

chrismc · Post by **chrismc** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:57 pm

http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/profile ... Buzzinvtec

The pic of Rich's harness bar is on p1 towards the bottom.

I believe he custom fabbed it