Style Bars

[Charles & Morven Lynch]

I don't know who makes style bars in NZ, but I have seen some that I
think were made locally (Dunedin?) . They look like the standard racing
beat ones. I.e. Chrome twin hoop, however the fitment is completely
different. Instead of being bolted onto the seat belt tower, they are
screwed into the plastic beside the seatbelt tower and would not provide
any protection whatsoever.
I know style bars in general don't guarantee any roll over protection,
but as Ray's car demonstrated, they can sometimes help.
http://www.mx5club.org.nz/events/yellow/
Cheers
Chic
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Charles & Morven Lynch, chicnmo@ihug.co.nz on 10/07/2002

On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:46:30 +1300, Franchise New Zealand magazine
& website wrote:

I'm a proud new owner of an MX5 - have been resisting temptation for a

while, but when the IRD generously returned a large chunk of the money
which I had foolishly given them by mistake I set it aside for the day
when the right car came along. This happened on Fathers Day in the shape
of a 1997 SR Ltd in Sparkle Green - apparently only 316 were made in
this colour, and I have not yet seen another in New Zealand.

As a husband and father the car is a little impractical, but that's what

the Subaru and the Chariot are for. However, my wife has expressed some
concern that there is little protection for my head in the event of a
roll, and while I am well insured she'd rather have me than the money
(rather flattering, I feel). I don't like the look of a full roll bar,
which would provide the best protection I know (done some rally
navigating in my distant past), so a good style bar is probably the best
compromise. If I am going to fit one, it needs to be chrome (the SR has
chromed mag wheels and mirrors as standard) and it would make sense to
have one which could also take a wind deflector, as I understand the one
on the Mk 2 really works.

My question is - who in NZ makes/sells/installs style bars? I haven't

found any obvious source and as I have so far found the MX5 Club to be a
major source of information I thought I would ask.
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