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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 08:31 PM
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Default Is this roll bar just as bad as those 100$ "style" bars?

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Mazda Miata MX-5 MX5 Eunos Roadster 89-05 JDM 5-PT Roll Cage Cages Roll Bar Bar | eBay

I only ask because there is one for 100 bucks but i dont want it if its COMPLETE garbage

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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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...Yes, its ebay knockoff junk


there's a reason no one bought it in the last month he's been trying to get rid of it

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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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45mm Bar O.D. with 2mm Gauge Thickness.
2mm is 0.0787"

Completely useless.
Old Jun 29, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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Please use this roll bar
put your ***** on the roll bar
take knife and cut off
Old Jun 29, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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Why, you hungy?^
Old Jun 29, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 18psi
...Yes, its ebay knockoff junk


there's a reason no one bought it in the last month he's been trying to get rid of it
True, thanks
Old Jun 29, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Boomboombambam
Why, you hungy?^
i will eat the *****
but they need the roll bar love
give me your bar *****
Old Jun 29, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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For not even 100 dollars more I bought a used HDHCSD w/ harness bar.

Look around the classifieds.
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That thing is HIDEOUS!!!
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Do not buy no-name safety equipment from Ebay.
Old Jun 30, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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Who cares what the diameter is, it mounts to the package shelf. Completely useless.
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But it's JDM!
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The good "package tray" mounted roll bars are actually mounted to the structural bits under the package tray panel, along with the seat belt towers. I'm very happy with my Hard Dog Ace. It's not JDM, y0 junk, though.
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Originally Posted by Boomboombambam
Save a life or no?

Mazda Miata MX-5 MX5 Eunos Roadster 89-05 JDM 5-PT Roll Cage Cages Roll Bar Bar | eBay

I only ask because there is one for 100 bucks but i dont want it if its COMPLETE garbage

Thanks
The BIN price is $332. It's shitty for $100 which makes it over 3x as shitty for that price. I got a used hard dog for under $350 once. At 2mm, you could crush it with channel locks.
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