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Old 05-14-2008, 02:33 PM
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Roll bars?

Hello every one i've been trying to find some rolls bars in my town but even one thinks theirs are made of gold and should be sold as such..
Is there any online places that sale them under 900 bucks?
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Old 05-14-2008, 02:57 PM
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Roll bars imply a liability that no one wants to take on cheaply. If your desperate, you can have show bars bent up out of SS exhaust pipe. You may have to bring beer, but a good exhaust shop should be able to bend some 304 or possibly 409 SS pipe to look like a roll bar.
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Old 05-14-2008, 05:59 PM
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Roll bars imply a liability that no one wants to take on cheaply. If your desperate, you can have show bars bent up out of SS exhaust pipe. You may have to bring beer, but a good exhaust shop should be able to bend some 304 or possibly 409 SS pipe to look like a roll bar.
How can roll bars be a liability? But I guess you would know I cant see them being a such but eh I aint paying 1400 bucks for some bent pipes.
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Old 05-14-2008, 08:46 PM
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Roll bars imply that they make rolling over a truck safe, which is why they started calling them show bars and making them out of lighter materials. Some fool must have installed a set then injured himself and sued the manufacture, or SEMA lawyers decided it was best for the industry to change the name.
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Old 05-15-2008, 04:01 PM
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Back to the basic question: Do you want a real roll bar? (Which will be more of a roll cage) Or do you just want a show piece/light bar?
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Old 05-15-2008, 08:39 PM
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All I wanted was a nice powered coated black or chrome light bar which I thought was called a roll bar just for show and mount some KC lights on.
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Old 05-15-2008, 11:39 PM
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Truck Light Bars by Go Industries

Houston showroom...

I googled "light bar" and that was the 6th one listed, with many more mfg listed after with similar product.

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Old 05-16-2008, 12:14 PM
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Powder coat, $269, Chrome $359:

Truck Light Bars by Go Industries

Houston showroom...

I googled "light bar" and that was the 6th one listed, with many more mfg listed after with similar product.

Happy motoring!
Thanks guys I really didn't know that roll bars and roll cages were the same thing maybe thats why I kept getting such sicking high prices.. thanks allot learn some thing new every day
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Old 05-16-2008, 03:13 PM
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A real roll cage is a lot more heavier steel with serious welding and gusseting than a light bar. Next time you see an offroad truck go on it's head or a stock car hit the wall, you'll see how inexpensive they really are....

But, no need for all that to mount lights. Happy motoring!
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