DIY Roadster Door bars arrived yesterday. Shipping was quick; only took 2 days.
Door bars have been a must have part of mine but never got around to purchasing them. $259 shipped from DIY Roadster seemed like the way to go. Everything I read gave rave reviews.
I Figured they'd work best with my Lotus seats, not be too intrusive in the cabin, provide a bit of safety and stiffen this 26 yr old car.
Only got drivers side completely installed today. Took about hour and a half from start to finish. Air ratchet helped. Long arms helped. Jacking up back of car helped. Having Hard dog roll bar already installed helped. Genius idea to have one rear mounting bolt already attached to door bar helped. Miata floor pan was super thin and easy to drill through.
Not enough storage to take final photo. Will undercoat and seal up the bottom and inner fender well after passenger side is done.
Got in and out of the car a few times. Seems getting in and out isnt more difficult at all....just different. Car is already low and with lotus seats its hard enough to get out of as is. If anything the door bars help give a place to push off to get in and out. Seems like the bars may even help to not put so much abuse on the Lotus seats.
Complete win. Cannot wait to install the other side and drive the car. Sucks it's so close to snow fall here in buffalo. Car will be getting put away soon.
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