Ah, but they CAN! There are decent used 2004 Porsche Carreras for $25,000 or less, which is a lot of car for the money. Check AutoTrader if you're really interested.
In Europe they did. In the US they were sold with the "comfort package," which removed the bar, traded the reclining sport seats for the one piece race seats and put back the AC and radio.
Excellent video. and great tip Tahoe1234x. I was able to do install the bar by myself in under 2 hours- I owe it all to you and Tahoe- thanks guys. 2 issues- my drivers seat had another harness besides the large one that I opted to keep connected-had enough slack to set it besides the car- and the passenger seat had another small harness that was not connected to anything- weird- a two brown wire harness that was just laying there.. I'm gonna research that. thanks again.. made the job easy!!
Yeah, the lap belts mount to the normal seat belt anchors, the shoulder belts wrap around the bar and the sub belt wraps around a bar that mounts across the bottom of the seat (on the Porsche 1-piece racing seats, anyway)
Thanks for the video. Just finished the install and it was very helpful. Found a couple of shortcuts. It is possible to trim the plastic without removing the rear panels and the side trays. If you carefully pull up the carpet and create a tent with a brace you can get to the plastic and trim it away. You'll be cutting close to the carpet so be careful not to slice into it. Second, take the dremel and cut a slot into those rear plugs. Then use a screwdriver to unscrew them.
I found that the rear plugs were only a minor annoyance. Getting the silly bar IN the car was a pain, as was starting the bolts in the rear. If I did it again I would NOT remove the rear panels, although I wanted to look back there anyway.
Yeah, that's EXACTLY why I made the video. It's easy once you've done it but some of the trim pieces are a little tricky to remove if you haven't done it, or seen it done before.
Great video. We attempted this install without watching this video first, and didn't know about that plastic under the carpet that needed to be trimmed. Needless to say, it was quite a headache attempting to put it in without trimming that piece down.
If only normal people could afford porche's
awssk8er1 6 months ago
@awssk8er1
Ah, but they CAN! There are decent used 2004 Porsche Carreras for $25,000 or less, which is a lot of car for the money. Check AutoTrader if you're really interested.
SparkyRacer 6 months ago
i thought gt3's came with roll cages from the factory
marlo916 2 years ago
@marlo916
In Europe they did. In the US they were sold with the "comfort package," which removed the bar, traded the reclining sport seats for the one piece race seats and put back the AC and radio.
SparkyRacer 6 months ago
Excellent video. and great tip Tahoe1234x. I was able to do install the bar by myself in under 2 hours- I owe it all to you and Tahoe- thanks guys. 2 issues- my drivers seat had another harness besides the large one that I opted to keep connected-had enough slack to set it besides the car- and the passenger seat had another small harness that was not connected to anything- weird- a two brown wire harness that was just laying there.. I'm gonna research that. thanks again.. made the job easy!!
Paulysin 2 years ago
@Paulysin
The extra harnesses are for the power seats. I think they are pre-wired for seat heaters too.
SparkyRacer 6 months ago
since then have you installed a harness system? if so, where are the mounting points?
pksangavaram 3 years ago
@pksangavaram
Yeah, the lap belts mount to the normal seat belt anchors, the shoulder belts wrap around the bar and the sub belt wraps around a bar that mounts across the bottom of the seat (on the Porsche 1-piece racing seats, anyway)
SparkyRacer 6 months ago
Thanks for the video. Just finished the install and it was very helpful. Found a couple of shortcuts. It is possible to trim the plastic without removing the rear panels and the side trays. If you carefully pull up the carpet and create a tent with a brace you can get to the plastic and trim it away. You'll be cutting close to the carpet so be careful not to slice into it. Second, take the dremel and cut a slot into those rear plugs. Then use a screwdriver to unscrew them.
tahoe1234x 3 years ago
I found that the rear plugs were only a minor annoyance. Getting the silly bar IN the car was a pain, as was starting the bolts in the rear. If I did it again I would NOT remove the rear panels, although I wanted to look back there anyway.
SparkyRacer 3 years ago
@SparkyRacer
Do you have an original Porsche installation guide for this roll bar.
I'v bought an used one and don't know how to mount the bar at the front hole for the safety belt. On which way you can send it to me?
Best Regards.
Pospischill2 1 year ago
TVM!
shahanimal 3 years ago
Excellent. Thanks for showing how to to remove the various bits of trim around the car.
cabbageevo 3 years ago
Yeah, that's EXACTLY why I made the video. It's easy once you've done it but some of the trim pieces are a little tricky to remove if you haven't done it, or seen it done before.
Glad it was of use to someone!
SparkyRacer 3 years ago
Great video. We attempted this install without watching this video first, and didn't know about that plastic under the carpet that needed to be trimmed. Needless to say, it was quite a headache attempting to put it in without trimming that piece down.
997carreradriver 3 years ago