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·I just finished installing the Autopower roll bar in my '97. You have to remove the seats (my rear was already removed) and the interior trim covering the speakers. The carpet needs to be pulled up in the back seat area. The door sill trim piece pulls straight up to free up the carpet, which is tacked to a plastic section which, like the door sill trim, has tabs. The interior trim pieces which cover the rear speakers have tabs along their top edge which snap horizontally into place. Once the retaining screws are removed, and the targa top storage feet removed, the trim piece pulls straight out from the upper trim panel.
The forward legs of the roll bar bolt to the rear seat floor area. The aft legs bolt to the rear fender well through the speaker grill openings in the trim panels. 3 bolts per leg. Autopower supplies the bolts and backup plates. The floor pan is not perfectly flat, but will flatten as the bolts are tightened and the sheet metal is sandwiched. There are holes already in the floor pan which have plastic covers. One of the bolts goes through these large existing holes on each side.
The rear footwell carpet needs to be cut to accomodate the roll bar. I cut the carpet vertically from behind the roll bar and then cut a circular hole for the bar. The pictures should make this more clear.
I removed the front and rear seat belts at this time, which saves a few pounds. The front seat belts have a sensor which needs to be "circuit completed" in order to avoid having the seat belt caution light on all the time.
When doing the final bolt up of the roll bar, it is best to leave the trim panels loose to get a wrench on the rear supports. The total weight of the roll bar is about 45 lbs. The targa storage is not affected.
If you guys have any more questions, drop me an email and I'll be glad to answer them. Autopower takes a few weeks to make these - they're not in stock.
More pix available.
Jeff
The forward legs of the roll bar bolt to the rear seat floor area. The aft legs bolt to the rear fender well through the speaker grill openings in the trim panels. 3 bolts per leg. Autopower supplies the bolts and backup plates. The floor pan is not perfectly flat, but will flatten as the bolts are tightened and the sheet metal is sandwiched. There are holes already in the floor pan which have plastic covers. One of the bolts goes through these large existing holes on each side.
The rear footwell carpet needs to be cut to accomodate the roll bar. I cut the carpet vertically from behind the roll bar and then cut a circular hole for the bar. The pictures should make this more clear.
I removed the front and rear seat belts at this time, which saves a few pounds. The front seat belts have a sensor which needs to be "circuit completed" in order to avoid having the seat belt caution light on all the time.
When doing the final bolt up of the roll bar, it is best to leave the trim panels loose to get a wrench on the rear supports. The total weight of the roll bar is about 45 lbs. The targa storage is not affected.
If you guys have any more questions, drop me an email and I'll be glad to answer them. Autopower takes a few weeks to make these - they're not in stock.
More pix available.
Jeff