yea....finally after 4 or 5 months of waiting for this dam thing and it is here... the second MINI COOPER roll bar ever made my wiechers sport....fit with NO problems....couldnt believe it...heard so many bad things about fitments...but i guess the roll bar can only go in one way..anyway to the PICS!!!!

All wrapped up..man that was a pain getting that crap off...yes that is a elmo under there he was helping me support the roll bar for the pic..!!







and it in after a painful 4 hours of messing around trying to figure out how to get it in and what not...thanks to a buddy of mine...J ROCK!!! for the help..












and the STICKER!!!!



ill get some day time pics later after i fab up a new fake floor....

hope you LIKE!!! because i bleedy DO!!!! LOL

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I like it Any idea on weight? I'm assuming you just drill to mount it?

You are running the liscense plate up high in the window....are you running euro plates out back? Is that legal to have it that high up(not that it matters )

 

the roll bar in box wieghed only 38 pounds out of the box it was lite....yes i am running a munich plate on the back...

 

Cool....where did you get it? I saw they had the same bar for sale, but the site was all japanese . Thats a great weight for it though!

What is the legality of the plate placement, can it be too high?? I have been toying with that idea for some time now :smile:

 

I just talked to them and they said there are more then just 2 out there...but still cool Did you ship straight from germany or did you have a middle man? If you shipped from germany was the shipping price bad?

With Keskin wheels, KW coilovers, and weichers roll bar, i would guess you like german tuners

 

yea...wiechers sport isnt a japenese company...straight from germany..and that is the second one they have made...as for that all the stuff that i put on my mini is from germany mainly...


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Careful - some insurance companies will cancel your policy if they know you have a roll bar. Seems crazy but they figure that if you need a roll bar you are driving like somebody they don't want to insure!

 

Wow, not what i expected...but definitely makes sense. Would they buy a fake excuse of "its just for show"

 

Is it legal for SCCA or other racing organizations?

 

Nice pictures, looks sharp, does it increase handeling any? poor poor elmo


liljack and matchbox

 

It looks to be made of aluminium which is not legal in racing anymore. I had Safety Devices do a heat treated alloy cage for my Mini a few years back and it was sweet. Didn't weigh squat and made a noticable difference it stiffness.





PS : Notice the suede dash done in the late 80's

 

yea the roll bar isnt SCCA aproved in the states...they are still over in german and other countries over there but not here...as for the insurance part i dont know what my insurance will say...progressive in the pass has been pretty good about not doing to much about my aftermarket upgrades....thanks again


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38lbs??!! That's less than an S-lite!!

 

38 lbs is pretty much the exact weight of the rear seats once removed with all its hardware