thought i'd share a my install with those of you who wish to install this piece in the future.

DISCLAIMER: ONLY ATTEMPT THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK, HAVE ALL THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB PROPERLY. ONLY ATTEMPT IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH DIY PROJECTS AND HAVE SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE.

ok now for TOOLS, all you need is a 14mm socket and a size 8 metric allen wrench.


first pull off the covers, pretty easy they just pop off





then unscrew the bolts that hold the seatbelt restraints in place.


now that its off you can install the bar, you have to pull off the washers that are there. make sure you remember where the washers were before you take them off.

and thats it, pretty easy install, just a reference for first timers

I used the BE(Battle endless bar) it is a nice product and recommend it.

 

nice write up...nice and simple and very easy. something to look forward to install, later on in the future.

again nice write up.

 

Nice write up, even George is happy...

 

nice write up, but I honestly thought you meant DIY your own bar. I then thought about it and it probably wouldn't be that hard to make one yourself. I've been looking on getting one, but on second thought I'll see if i can make a solid one.

 

haha yea I figured some members would think that. If you were to make on yourself it would b pretty easy? only if you were to have the supplies, the bar would prob b the only hard part to find

 

niice DIY. High quality pix too i like. But u forgot one step, re-installing the plastic piece. U gotta cut off the curved end.

 

that's exactly what i thought too haha. i was expecting to see pics of you taking measurements and pouring molten metal into a mold or something. Nice install guide!

 

Yea I kno, I havent done that yet. but thx, I was using a nikon d40. I love my camera

 

Would installing the C-Pillar bar inflict any structural damage to the car at all while driving - high speed or turning corners?

It looks like it could double as a bar for hanging my suit!

 

Quite the opposite. It actually reinforces the car from twisting in turns. Other than slightly reducing your cargo height.. there's only benefits

 

Thank you for the reply. The one in the photos above is from BE. Does anyone have experience with the one from HondaFittuner?

HondaFittuner.com :: Suspension :: C-Pillar Bar (gunmetal)

They all look kind of generic in nature.

Also, approx. how many inches does the bar hang below the ceiling of the car?

Thanks in advance.

 

Ok i tried this out with my Fit and my old DC2 Cpillar bar. it works. My DC2 bar had two large locking nuts on either end. I had to remove them and screw the end pieces down as far as possible to fit. (otherwise it would be too long)

One of the key things to mention is that I had problems having passengers in my DC2 Integra. The cpillar mount was really forward of the rear near-nonexistent headrests so the rear passengers woudl have to lean forward to avoid bumping into the bar. or I would whip out the tools to remove it really quickly. granted it is a 2 door hatch and not really a people mover. One of my largest concerns, regarding the Fit, was to find out if a c-pillar bar would bump into the rear passenger's heads. Answer yes and no.

George02 did a great job but yeah you didnt put the plastic pieces back in and you didnt show what it looks like with head rests.

I hacked up my plastic trim pieces. if you mess up I looked them up and they are only liek 3-4 dollars each.









Here is what the headrests look like when the back seats are fully reclined





and here is what it looks like if they are in their forward position



And again with me sitting in the rear seat. (seat back fully reclined)



And seatback moved to its forward position









Now Im 6' tall so the bar barely touches my head in the reclined position. if I am rocking backwards to the seat back and headrest then I will hit the bar. or maybe a hard bump may send my head up to hit it. in the forward postion it doesnt really do this. Hope this helps some of you out. (yeah there are scrathes on the bar cause I had to use a pipe wrench to hold the bar as I tightened the ends back on.)

Also looking at this picture: NEVER AND I MEAN NEVER MOUNT YOUR HARNESS LIKE THIS!!!!!!!! This is the incorrect way to mount harnesses. Cpillar bars are not designed to hold you in the event of an accident. the best thing is of course a roll cage. otherwise mount them into the rear seat lap belt mounting points.

 

I don't like the fact that it has a pivot point though. Makes it virtually useless if it can deflect with the car.

 

What pivot points? Are you referring to the BE or the DC2 version? Does the BE have pivot points?

 

It is not designed to be rigid like a roll cage. it jsut keeps the walls from tourqing inwards and what not.


He means how the bar bolts to the black mounts. it looks like a pivot point to him.

 

So do all C-Pillar Bars come with the black mounts? I see the Battle Endless version comes with them too in the OP's pictures.

 

no js racing's bar comes with a gold finish

 

Nice write up for the Noobs

J's Racing = Gold = :: THUMBS UP::

 

im gonna get my c-pillar bar powder coated for 30 bucks. I was thinking of just a flat black what do you think?

 

Hey, I'm about to install my J's C-Pillar Bar, and I noticed you mentioned to "remember where the washers go", but you didn't show any picture of where the bar fits in between all the washers and the bolt. Can you shed some light on that?