Hey everyone!
I've gotten a few PM's asking for some pictures of my harness bar so I thought I would post a new thread showing it and talking a little more about it.
I had it made by a machine and welding shop. They used 1.5" steel tubing to make it (no fancy chromoly tubing) and 1/8" steel plated for the ends. 1/4" bar was bent into shape and used for the harness guides. It is fairly easy to remove and install and doesn't require any interior disassembly aside from the B pillar covers and the top trim piece in the center of the rear shelf.
To install I drilled out the two existing holes in the B pillar and inserted a 3/8" 'nutsert' in each hole. In the center I just reused the two existing bolts under the center trim piece. It is VERY solid.
I wanted the bar to look nice as this is a street/autocross car so I had the bar powder coated gloss back and added a couple stickers (gopro sticker and a 'BMW Motorsport' sticker from eBay). I also purchased a second trim piece off of the forum from an interior part out and cut a notch so I can have a trim piece installed along with the bar. It doesn't serve a real function besides looking good but it really cleans up the look. The bar looks fantastic and is very solid.
All in, it cost me just under $500 USD. (Bar, powdercoat, and stickers)
I currently don't have pictures of my seat setup or the B pillars with the bar installed but I will get some shortly.
Hopefully this post will help those looking to have a bar built. Let me know what you guys think!
(More installed pictures coming... probably tomorrow)
image by
Alex Jacobson, on Flickr
image by
Alex Jacobson, on Flickr
image by
Alex Jacobson, on Flickr
image by
Alex Jacobson, on Flickr
image by
Alex Jacobson, on Flickr