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I got a VSR bolt in rollbar that needs to go in my car.

Is this something I can do myself? I just know it would suck really bad if I drilled a hole wrong.

Any tips or anything to get the holes in? or if theres anything I can hit by accident, brake lines or something?

THanks

Measure twice, cut once. Take your time and pay attention to details. Drill pilot holes to ensure you get them in the right spot.

Above all, don't rush.

Not a hard job but it does take time.

Be very carefull on the drivers side where the main hoop will bolt through the floor. There are hard lines right where you will need to drill and put your bolts. You will need to gently move the lines to gain clearance. You will also need to wrap the lines in some rubber fuel line to protect them as they will touch the nuts on the bolts.

Why don't you give me a call and I can give you all of the tips and tricks. I installed one myself and it took about 6 hours just for the install of the bar. This does not include painting the bar and removing the interior.

Best,

Jordan
727-647-2674

Awesome thanks.

Did you install that in your e30 m3?

Also, how do you know you have the bar exactly whrere it should be? Is going to be obvious when I try to put it in its "in" or do I have to shift it around a bit.

Just trying to figure out what I should expect. Always scares me when I start cutting or drilling big holes in my car.

Not a hard job but it does take time.

Be very carefull on the drivers side where the main hoop will bolt through the floor. There are hard lines right where you will need to drill and put your bolts. You will need to gently move the lines to gain clearance. You will also need to wrap the lines in some rubber fuel line to protect them as they will touch the nuts on the bolts.


Couldn't you install them so the nuts are on the inside, the head of the bolt I would think would give you more clearance to the hard lines. That's what I was planning on doing when I install mine. tckline/McMahan roll bar into an E36 M3.

-Carlos.

Couldn't you install them so the nuts are on the inside, the head of the bolt I would think would give you more clearance to the hard lines. That's what I was planning on doing when I install mine. tckline/McMahan roll bar into an E36 M3.

-Carlos.

Yes you can,

I just had Competition Cages in NC do a custom one for me and it's bolted so that the nuts are on the inside. Come up through the bottom.

Don't forget to use thread lock on the nuts. There probably isn't enough length in the bolts to stretch them properly.

Couldn't you install them so the nuts are on the inside, the head of the bolt I would think would give you more clearance to the hard lines. That's what I was planning on doing when I install mine. tckline/McMahan roll bar into an E36 M3.

-Carlos.

Carlos, sure can. That's how I installed my VSR Bar

-Charlie

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Any one have any pictures or directions to help me out with this for when I do it tonight?

The way i did mine was to mock it up inside first. I pulled both front seats out to give the needed room. Then I shifted it until it all seemed to line up the best possible way. We decided to then use spray paint to mark where to drill the holes in the car ( I hadnt painted the bar yet at this point so overspray didnt matter). I then pulled the bar out and drilled the holes. After I painted the bar, I put it in place and put the bolts through. It does take some work to get it into place and all lined up, It will probably help to have a freind help. It might have been easier to drill the holes with the bar in place, im not sure. Oh, and I didnt have any hard lines in the way of mine (92 325is).

Do you have carpeting in your car?

Heres a few pics that might help you out

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/bmwmotorsport13/IMG_1608.jpg?t=1196367515 (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0);)
Notice that I chipped the tar meterial out of the way with a large screwdriver and a hammer

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/bmwmotorsport13/IMG_1609.jpg?t=1196367580 (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0);)


http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/bmwmotorsport13/IMG_1613.jpg?t=1196367675 (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0);)

It's a tight fit with the headliner in, but it fits snug once its uner the carpet and the tar is out of the way. I had to take the plastic wire protector thing thats under the carpet out and break one of the studs that holds it down to get the main hoop to fit in right.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/bmwmotorsport13/IMG_1611.jpg?t=1196367743 (http://javascript<b></b>:void(0);)

One last thing that I will add is to make sure that the bottom is tucked back as far as it can be so that the hoop is vertical and it will fit better. Also, make sure that it is centered. Mine is just barely more towards the drivers side, but it hits the top seat belt thing, and gives it trouble when it winds up.

Let us know how it goes

Install it through the passenger side with the top tilted towards the back of the car.

Couldn't you install them so the nuts are on the inside, the head of the bolt I would think would give you more clearance to the hard lines. That's what I was planning on doing when I install mine. tckline/McMahan roll bar into an E36 M3.

-Carlos.

The obvious reason why this won't work is cause you've already done like 12 others with the nut underneath and by they time you get to the ones around the fuel lines it simply doesn't occur to you to flip the bolt around. I mean that would be WAY too easy (please never look under my car near the driver-side B pillar :rolleyes )

Owe ya, I locktighted and double nutted all the bolts too as a safety precausion. I still hand check all of them every time before a track weekend. I've yet to find a lose one.

Another tip is when doing the down legs (ones that bolt through the wheel well) is to get a longer bolt so you can draw the backing plate and base plate of the down leg together. Most of the bolt in bars out there have flat down legs and backing plates and the bolts are typically not long enough to reach around the contour of the wheel well so you can draw the plate together on all four corners

Also pre-bend the wheel well backing plates, and after you bend it make sure the holes still line up.

Thanks guys, I got it up on my friends lift and it wasn't too hard. I forgot to put the rear panels back in before we bolted it in though. :( Can I fit them in behind the bar?