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Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/15/2007 11:57:32 PM

Roaddane

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Here's a discussion for us vert owners.

Do you like the look of the light bar/roll bar on our cars?

I personally don't. I remember the first time I saw one a few years back on a heavily modded car, I thought to myself, hot car but that roll bar has got to go. And I still feel the same way to the point that the vert in my sig, that I recently bought, has a light bar and it's coming out soon as I pull the car out in the Spring.

The reason I don't like light bars is that they ruin the lines of the car, the profile (top down). There shouldn't be anything aft of the windshield when the top is down, just beautiful clean air. Same with sitting in the car, with the top down all I want above my head is blue sky or twinkling stars, not some dumb black bar inches above my skull.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/17/2007 9:51:43 AM

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I am not a fan of them either

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/17/2007 10:42:31 AM

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I like them. Especially on saleens. Here is a pic of my car and myself with the lightbar.

I think they make the car look more muscular.

I guess i can understand someone not likeing them, but i don't understand how you could say it looks bad.....

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/18/2007 9:35:11 AM

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I could like them, but to me the lines of the curve as viewed from the rear don't really match the curves of the rest of the car. I suppose they had to narrow the top of the curve a lot in order to let the top go up without hitting it.

They also make your rear seat even more useless than the rear seat in a vert Stang already are lol.

But for those issues, I don't mind them. I wouldn't buy one for my car but don't mind seeing them on other peoples stangs.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/18/2007 2:51:01 PM

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in like the looks of them but i can not afford one

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/18/2007 9:23:09 PM

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I never understood the use of a light bar ?
I don't think they compliment the looks at all

just my opinion though.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/18/2007 9:39:55 PM

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They look alright, but for track duty (talking lots of power here, 350+ rwhp) I'd rather use the money for a real roll bar/cage/whatever.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/18/2007 10:22:28 PM

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I love them! If I wasn't afraid to loose what little visibility out the small side windows I'd have one tomorrow.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/18/2007 11:33:11 PM

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i want one really bad. i love em. i want one to go along with my saleen tonneau

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/20/2007 7:55:32 AM

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I never like them.
I think they look odd like a ricer.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/20/2007 5:35:21 PM

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I don`t like them. I bought the `vert for the " open air " motoring aspect. If I want something behind my head while driving, I just take the targa top out of the `Vette, & drive it that day

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/21/2007 12:30:12 AM

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Light bars don't look right to me. But a roll bar looks ok, and if you have a car the actually needs one then I think you should have one. If I was using my car for the track and running low times then I would have one. Sucks that we need them long before hard tops, but the being able to put that top down is well worth it.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/21/2007 1:27:46 PM

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Personally I like the light bar/roll bar look. But that is my opinion. I dont think it takes away that much in the back and my back seat isnt used that often anyway.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/22/2007 8:08:48 PM

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I didn't like mine at first but my wife insisted on it and it sort of grows on you.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/23/2007 12:52:54 AM

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Do they make one for a 95? I have seen a bunch for 00 and up, but no sn95's

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/24/2007 11:33:10 AM

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i personally like it! i was plannin on getting one.

captaincobalt -- where did u get yours?

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/24/2007 10:27:21 PM

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do they help safety?

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/25/2007 11:53:16 AM

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quote:

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do they help safety?

Not for rollover protection. You could crush most of them down by pushing your body weight on it

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/25/2007 7:46:44 PM

Valcore

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quote:

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do they help safety?

The Classic design concepts one i have is very high quality and u definetly could not crush it with body weight.

but no they do not protect you from rollover.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 2/25/2007 10:32:05 PM

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