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      12-31-2013, 06:38 PM   #1
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Post VAC Motorsports: 1M - 1 piece welded, bolt in roll bar install

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We just completed the install of our all new one piece TIG welded, bolt in roll bar in this 1M. We also installed Cobra Seats, TRS harnesses and our race seat install kit. More pics Thursday :-) I will put an official sale thread in the Classifieds section Thursday.





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Nice! Specs on tubing diameter? What kind is trim removal or modification is necessary? Do seats rub door cards?
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I'm sure many 135/128 members would be interested in this as well...
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lets see more shots of this thing and the car!
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Nice! Specs on tubing diameter? What kind is trim removal or modification is necessary? Do seats rub door cards?
1. 1.75" x .095" DOM tubing - same tube we run in racing cars :-)

2. I will post pics soon.

3. The driver's seat is a Cobra Suzuka (standard width) and it does not rub anything. The psgr seat is a Suzuka GT (wider) and it touches the door card.
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What's the cost on this?
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What's the cost on this?
A little over 2k I think
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Looks nice... but better have a trailer for wheels and tires or drive there on them...


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A little over 2k I think

OUCH!! that's pretty salty.
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Looks nice... but better have a trailer for wheels and tires or drive there on them...





OUCH!! that's pretty salty.
yup. I was hoping for a little less too.
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Yikes. That's a lot.

Well guess I'll keep looking or have a custom one made someday.
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Lets not comment on price until VAC actually announces it
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Lets not comment on price until VAC actually announces it
They posted it on their Facebook page a few days ago. $2199 is the exact price.
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Lets not comment on price until VAC actually announces it
They posted it on their Facebook page a few days ago.
Thanks for the heads up - just peeped the post. $2199 for the bar with a single stage powdercoat.
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typical of VAC... It's priced about 50% higher than it should be. Not to mention shipping is going to have to be freight and will be awkward as well. $2199 is ridiculous. one could take their vehicle to a custom cage builder and have the same thing duplicated and installed for the same price or less. :thumb down


VSR made a similar roll bar for the E30 M3 and it was on the order of $699-899
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typical of VAC... It's priced about 50% higher than it should be. Not to mention shipping is going to have to be freight and will be awkward as well. $2199 is ridiculous. one could take their vehicle to a custom cage builder and have the same thing duplicated and installed for the same price or less. :thumb down


VSR made a similar roll bar for the E30 M3 and it was on the order of $699-899
That's too bad. I would have been game for a reasonable price but if I was able to resist Akrapovic sodomising me on their exhaust, VAC is certainly not having their way with me either.
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Typical? What do I sell for the E8x or E9x that is overpriced? As the Lone Star BMW CCA Chapter president and Chief Driving Instructor I'd expect a bit more substance from your posts.

If you can find a proper shop (not a guy doing it on the side out of his home garage) who provides the same exact quality product in <2 weeks in any color for much less $$$ I'd be surprised. From Nov-Apr I sell 3-4 cages a month - most are for other shops who mark them up a bit and sell to their clients. If our pricing was so crazy I doubt we would get repeat business from performance shops as they know what 'reasonable' is more than anyone. I have a Z3M, 2 e36M3s and a E46M3 in the shop for cage work right now. Do you think a legit company like Fall Line would do this roll bar for less that $2199? I don't.

Last year we had a track client literally walk away from a 90mph impact with a tree. We ripped out his crap roll cage and installed a proper VAC cage 3 weeks before the event...he would have been toast with the old cage and he said so. Yes, that was a cage and this thread is talking about a bar - but when it comes to safety I'd rather go with someone who has a good track record.

I'm not too worried about shipping as there are plenty of cars in the NYC-DC corridor. We prefer the 1 piece construction :-)

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typical of VAC... It's priced about 50% higher than it should be. Not to mention shipping is going to have to be freight and will be awkward as well. $2199 is ridiculous. one could take their vehicle to a custom cage builder and have the same thing duplicated and installed for the same price or less. :thumb down
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$2199 while on the high side is not outrageous and is actually what I paid for my custom roll bar. And considering how long my custom roll bar took, I would say custom + 3-4 week vs pre-fabbed <2 weeks is comparable.

When I shopped around during the past year, I received quotes for $1500-1800 for a 4 point weld-in roll bar but that did not include a powder coat finish. A lot of local shops can build a bar that gets the job done but if you want something that looks as factory ie gt3rs, you’re going to have to pay up which is what I did. And based on the pictures, I would say this VAC piece qualify as oem looking judging by the paint, welds, etc.

Not sure about other regions but this pricing is in line with other shops in the Tri-state area.
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~$2K for a proper bolt-in roll bar is a lot easier to swallow than ~$2K for a frigging muffler and a pipe per the cheapest muffler kits for the e82...the latter being highway robbery, the former being about what I'd consider the right price.
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~$2K for a proper bolt-in roll bar is a lot easier to swallow than ~$2K for a frigging muffler and a pipe per the cheapest muffler kits for the e82...the latter being highway robbery, the former being about what I'd consider the right price.



if 2K is the going rate for a roll bar.... then fine.. *shrug*


Agree that there are many examples of highway robbery in the VAC catalog. I thought it was interesting that he limited his " outrage" to E8x and E9x parts..
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if 2K is the going rate for a roll bar.... then fine.. *shrug*
I am the owner of the car depicted above. I had been in talks with VAC regarding a harness/ roll bar for the E82 on and off since summer of 2012. The bar is what I wanted and I will give a full review once my track season starts here in the Mid-Atlantic.

M3Adjuster I think when you take a look at the only other production bolt in bar( a 4 piece modular bar @ $1500) for e82 that I could find VAC pricing is not unreasonable especially with the labor rates in this part of the country.

Anyway I am just glad that more parts are being produced for us folks on the E82 platform.

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I am the owner of the car depicted above. I had been in talks with VAC regarding a harness/ roll bar on an off since summer of 2012. The bar is what I wanted and I will give a full review once my track season starts here in the Mid-Atlantic.

M3Adjuster I think when you take a look at the only other production bolt in bar( a 4 piece modular bar @ $1500) for e82 that I could find VAC pricing is not unreasonable especially with the labor rates in this part of the country.

Anyway I am just glad that more parts are being produced for us folks on the E82 platform.

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if 2K is the going rate for a roll bar.... then fine.. *shrug*


Agree that there are many examples of highway robbery in the VAC catalog. I thought it was interesting that he limited his " outrage" to E8x and E9x parts..
My custom rollbar was $2500 . The VAC bar might be more than some people want to pay but is a fair price. I have VAC sliders, floor mounts and a bunch of other small parts and all have been super high quality parts.
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