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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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Hey guys, I really, really need to buy the circular rubber seals that go on the back of these aftermarket del sol headlights. I'm talking about the seal that goes behind where the bulb is.

If anyone has them or at least one of them, or knows where I can get them, please let me know. This is important, without these seals i'm leaking water into the lights in the heavy florida rain and bulbs are exploding.

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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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so is the H on your a/c vents there to remind you that you drive a honda?
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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so is the H on your a/c vents there to remind you that you drive a honda?
no its there becuz i had a extra one and i like it there
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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[QUOTE=yESSSmAn;38690352]random pics i took today jus wanted to post em
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I would say change lip and drop it more...
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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[quote=vadimkag;38690473][quote=yESSSmAn;38690352]random pics i took today jus wanted to post em
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I would say change lip and drop it more...
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:47 PM
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i would think there would be acouple there in us that is imported...


soo no one know how to do it????
to make my trunk go up with the back window open?
There is a reason the window has to be up to move the top. I wouldn't mess with it.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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anyone have a pillar bar in theyre del sol?

curious if it would get in the way of the seat
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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Why would you want a pillar bar? They're only for hatchbacks because they stiffen the C-pillars due to the lack of a fixed rear deck.

The del Sol is built like a roll cage (as are most targa-top cars), and has a rear firewall. That's about as fixed as you can get.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:10 PM
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The del Sol is built like a roll cage (as are most targa-top cars), and has a rear firewall. That's about as fixed as you can get.
Ditto, del Sols are great in that regard.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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Why would you want a pillar bar? They're only for hatchbacks because they stiffen the C-pillars due to the lack of a fixed rear deck.

The del Sol is built like a roll cage (as are most targa-top cars), and has a rear firewall. That's about as fixed as you can get.
i gotta correct that statement. ive had one on my car for a year and when i installed it i felt a huge difference in rigidity. but they dont make them for a del sol,you have to use an EK B piller bar

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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMcracker
anyone have a pillar bar in theyre del sol?

curious if it would get in the way of the seat
thanks
Solattack77 made a few that attach to the seatbelt bolts. Maybe when he checks in here next he can post pics. From what I have heard it makes a huge difference when topless.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:22 PM
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Define 'huge difference'. Butt dyno, or did you put the car on the track?

I'm just curious, because I had one in my 97 hatch (which would stand to benefit from one a LOT more, due to the lack of a fixed rear deck), and I felt very little difference. On and off the track.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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"huge diff in rigidity" meaning when driving down the road the car doesnt wobble like when the tops off. makes a diff when on too,but mainly when its off. i didnt say anything bout track,i said rigidity.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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I don't know about you but when my roof's off it's not much worse at all than with it on.

The roofs are secured so weakly that I seriously doubt the magnitude of the effect the roof has on the rigidity of the chassis that you are implying even exists.

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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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i got bad roads and freeways around sd.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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I don't have one nor have I ridden in one that has one doing while doing anything to test it. Just posting what I have been told by several people that do have them.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by B16DelSlo
"huge diff in rigidity" meaning when driving down the road the car doesnt wobble like when the tops off. makes a diff when on too,but mainly when its off. i didnt say anything bout track,i said rigidity.
If your car feels wobbly with the top off, I'd get your frame checked out.

And track makes a huge difference. It's where you're going to feel EVERY flaw in your car in magnified detail.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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i got my bar for $30. ur not loosin anything cuz it makes a diff but nothing CRAZY. and it looks nice too so its up to you.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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If your car feels wobbly with the top off, I'd get your frame checked out.

And track makes a huge difference. It's where you're going to feel EVERY flaw in your car in magnified detail.
all of my buddies with sols say the samething. its just the roadways around here.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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In retrospect, the panels you have to cut to put in the $30 bar cost $25 each from Honda.

Not ragging on you, so don't get your panties wadded. I'm just saying it's not for everyone, and is not a necessary or greatly beneficial.

If you like it, then more power to you. It's not my car.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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Why would you want a pillar bar? They're only for hatchbacks because they stiffen the C-pillars due to the lack of a fixed rear deck.

The del Sol is built like a roll cage (as are most targa-top cars), and has a rear firewall. That's about as fixed as you can get.
I don't have a pillar bar but I do have a harness bar for my harnesses (obviously).
Not going to comment on increased rigidity or stiffness because even if there was a noticeable difference I'm the worst at telling these kind of things.
One thing I did notice was that the roof didn't squeak as much which is something the del sols are infamous for along with the leaky seals.

I agree about the last part. Its so rigid and strong it adds so much extra weight and also why people think del sols are lighter than they think or they look. yes a crx is light and is a 2 seater like the del sol but not a targa top with a built in roll cage.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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In retrospect, the panels you have to cut to put in the $30 bar cost $25 each from Honda.

Not ragging on you, so don't get your panties wadded. I'm just saying it's not for everyone, and is not a necessary or greatly beneficial.

If you like it, then more power to you. It's not my car.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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I don't have a pillar bar but I do have a harness bar for my harnesses (obviously).
Not going to comment on increased rigidity or stiffness because even if there was a noticeable difference I'm the worst at telling these kind of things.
One thing I did notice was that the roof didn't squeak as much which is something the del sols are infamous for along with the leaky seals.

I agree about the last part. Its so rigid and strong it adds so much extra weight and also why people think del sols are lighter than they think or they look. yes a crx is light and is a 2 seater like the del sol but not a targa top with a built in roll cage.
I want Art Morrison or the magic men at Speed factory to make me single-hoop 4-point roll bar with built in harness bar. I don't want it to go forward into the dash or back through the firewall, though.

I'm going to have it come up into the hoop from right behind the seats, and then have the two support legs go back at a sharp 30 degree and then straight down through the plastics near the personal trunks.

No door bars, no holes in dash, but still SCCA ready.
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