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Blunder
 Post subject: van roof bar
PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:43 pm 
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the bar in question has been chopped out of my van, need to know what it looks like for making a replacement.

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Do you mean the reinforcing bar that goes across the inside of the roof behind your head ?

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yeah where the headlining finishes!

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WTF was it cut out :? :?:

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The bar that joins the B-pillars together!
That must be one floppy van :shock:
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PO modification... think i know of a van being scrapped might go get it cut from that!

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Yes definitely do that, and while your out drop by the PO house and slap them :shock: .

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lol.... just to clarify its the bit the headlining stops at!??

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Yep, the headlining screws straight to it.

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Still can't think of why it needs to be removed in the first place...

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Still can't think of why it needs to be removed in the first place...


more head room when you cut the load floor out so you can push the seat back further?

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Hardly , it only comes down about an inch from the inside of the roof metal , about the same as a mini sedan hood lining does .

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anyone have a picture of said bar?!

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the red bit!!!!

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