21-02-2005, 00:57
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Originally Posted by cobble
im goin2make my mk1 cabrio into a 2 seater speedster, so iv stripped the interior ready for its new carpet, but there is a stregthin bar behind were the back seat is i was wonderin if i could rip this out and put a chrome rear strut brace instead?
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That bar is one of three strengthing forms that were added during the the design of the Cabriolet because there is no roof. I understand why you would like to replace it, but I don't know how you could prove that a chrome tube would meet or surpass the structural integrety provided by the existing bar.
I would suggest that you contact your local motor vehicle inspection authority and ask how this would need to be proven before you start.
Here in Canada even the most lax inspectors will fail a car for tampering with a structual member. I know full well that European saftey standards (at least in Germany) are stricter than here.
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