X-bar = legal or defect?

[JDM-BOY]

hey guys

i own a EG hatch

stripped rear.....

i want something in the back x-bar/cage


any ideas/suggestion and if legal or not?


JDM-BOY

[Jccck]

I've never heard of a 2point strut brace (front or rear) being illegal.. Can't see why the X wouldn't be fine =)
IIRC though, the upper B Pillar Braces (Usually between standard seatbelt bolt points) requires engineering.. Regardless of whether you retain stock seatbelts or go a harness

[NeedVtec]

Ask Mango, think he got defected for having a rear xbar.

[crobaa]

If it requires the rear seats to be removed it needs to be registered as a 2 seater, otherwise you can get defected for that. If it mounts around the strut tower area I don't see why it should be a defect if a strut brace isnt

[Riced_Civic]

the police will defect it as they will say it obstructs the view out the back.

[JDM-BOY]

the police will defect it as they will say it obstructs the view out the back.

thats so bs =="

rear im ripping out my rear seats sat/sun if nice weather
i got a rear strut comming in how its gonna b a little empty in the rear so i wanted to put a x bar

[mrmango]

did someone say XBAR AND STRIPPED SEATS!? here's what mine used to look like:


i got defected for the B-pillar, and not having rear seats and also not having any interior. there was nothing about xbar?

[crobaa]

I don't see how a x bar obstructs view compared with a mesh dog barrier of standard spoilers on alot of cars. Not to mention high end cars with tiny windows. But police will probably still try and pin it on you and you can't fight them. I'm pretty sure a gt3 comes with a cage from the factory but Porsche probably have some special approval to do it

[TheSaint]

I don't see how a x bar obstructs view compared with a mesh dog barrier of standard spoilers on alot of cars. Not to mention high end cars with tiny windows. But police will probably still try and pin it on you and you can't fight them. I'm pretty sure a gt3 comes with a cage from the factory but Porsche probably have some special approval to do it

those high end cars come with variable exhaust valves (to adjust exhaust sound) but VAREX is illegal ...
so really the legal system is setup so only ballers in hi-end cars can have this gear lawl

if you cant get away with an x-brace i would look into something like the Ultra Racing 4-point rear strut brace - its a good bit of kit

[Zilli]

anything non standard is a defectable item guys. plain and simple

[Indie]

If you rip out the seats and interior of your Honda Civic, the implication is that you're driving dangerously on public roads. Of course you're going to get defected. Anybody driving a track car on the street is suspicious.

[chauster]

xbar isn't defectable. aslong as you retain seats and interior.

You can have anything obstructing the rear windows. for examples look at vans. They dont even have rear windows.
Which is also why its only legal to have extra dark tint on the front 2 windows and the front window.