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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 11:14 PM
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Ive seen what seems to be a bar going across the back of the car when the top is down. I think it looks real good, What is it actually called and does it make a difference or is it just for looks?
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 11:35 PM
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Just do a search for "Camaro convertible light bar"...
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 11:44 PM
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Alrite thanks a lot
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 10:53 PM
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Does nothing structurally, just has aesthetic value. Not sure if they are made any more; might be a used only item now. And to to note, you will need to cut/trim/notch your plastics. Most of the time when sold used they come with the modified plastics, you then send yours clean ones to the seller.
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 02:31 AM
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Its just for looks, offers no protection like a roll bar if that's what you're looking for.
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by RedVertTA
Its just for looks, offers no protection like a roll bar if that's what you're looking for.
Ummm.... isn't that basically what I just said? Stop being a copy cat


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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 08:35 AM
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Cage it!!!!! Loved mine caged! Oh how i miss my car!

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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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Cage it!!!!! Loved mine caged! Oh how i miss my car!
I'm with Flippincamaro! For the same price you can get a 6 point and not only will it be useful, but it will look mean as ****! I just need to figure out how to incorporate a cage with my RKSport tonneau cover
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 01:26 PM
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+1 on putting a cage in it! I love my junk......



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Originally Posted by RONIN LSX
I'm with Flippincamaro! For the same price you can get a 6 point and not only will it be useful, but it will look mean as ****! I just need to figure out how to incorporate a cage with my RKSport tonneau cover
I have the carbon fiber tonneau covers for my car. They came with it when I got it. I will try and grab some pictures of it tonight with them on. Mine are notched around the bars.....fitment is perfect!

here is a picture, dont know if you will be able to make them out or not...just to give you an idea....

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Only thing I didn't like about the idea of a cage was not being able to use the rear seats (or at least not without a significant amount of difficulty) due to the bar that goes horizontally across right behind the front seats.
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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But really, how often do those back seats get used????
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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cage it! Wolfe (as I am sure others do) sells cages with swing out door bars as well as removable cross braces for access to the back seat.
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SPRAYIN96TA
+1 on putting a cage in it! I love my junk......

Who did the front points and cross bar by the top of the windshield? I'm looking of adding those points to my 4pt bar once I get doing the ls swap into my car.

To the OP... go w/ the roll cage. I wish I went 6pt even though my car is 6cyl only for now but I will be adding the door points when time comes.

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Originally Posted by SPRAYIN96TA
I have the carbon fiber tonneau covers for my car. They came with it when I got it. I will try and grab some pictures of it tonight with them on. Mine are notched around the bars.....fitment is perfect!

here is a picture, dont know if you will be able to make them out or not...just to give you an idea....

OK... enough with the half *** tease of a pic lets see the goods! I say more pics or get the


Edit: For those of you that read my edit that I deleted, yeah... I am losing my mind lol.

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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 11:39 PM
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i actually had the cage an used the backseats, my kids got back there all the time, of course i put padding on the bar for them,
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Old Jul 10, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by carguy_24
Who did the front points and cross bar by the top of the windshield? I'm looking of adding those points to my 4pt bar once I get doing the ls swap into my car.

To the OP... go w/ the roll cage. I wish I went 6pt even though my car is 6cyl only for now but I will be adding the door points when time comes.

I got the car like that.....But we ended up cutting half the bars out and re-doing the bends on them.......Its all CM cage.....Plan to add a funny car cage in the very near future along with a parachute.....
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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were can i get one of these cages from? im very interested.
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