Thread: CR Roll Bar???
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Old 11-14-2003, 04:08 PM
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Food for thought. CR factory roll bars were "Cosmetic only". Meaning they were there for looks, and not in the slighest way designed to protect the driver in the event of an actual rollover! CR recommended having a roll bar fabricated locally for prootection in the event of a bona fide rollover.

Cosmetic only rollbars should be banned! It is a rollbar, or it isn't! This leads to a false sense of security, and sticky insurance litigation in the event somebody gets scrunched in a flipover where his/her rollover bar folds like spaghetti.

Stainess is a good way to do this. And, just plain carbon steel tubing would work also if it was chrome plated or ceramic aluminum coated outside, and coated inside so it wouldn't rust from the inside.
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