914Rubber GB - 91455209712 YES the Roll bar! Options

[914-300Hemi]

I just received mine yesterday. Now I need a car to install it on and the hardware kit.
So until then it is staying in the box.

[aggiezig]

Damnit I am one day late. Can I still get in on the GB?

[914Toy]

Just a note here... most of the holes were cut too shallow for the hardware kit to work. That took an hour to figure out...

I also struggled to get mine installed with the same fitment issue. I cut some of the cast rubber off of the "buried" metal with a 1/4" wood chisel, and filed metal off of the brackets that the two screws pass through to fit and hold this "slot" in place. Mine is a '72 so the slot's brackets are made of cast metal, not plastic like the later cars. The screws are now self threaded into the rubber - would have preferred into metal, but the metal stops short of the screw position. Not perfect, but looks better than the original seriously cracked and worn Targa edge cover.

[Mikey914]

I took a closer look at the production. It looks like the rubber grew slightly here. and the metal insert didn't seat exactly where we wanted it to. I'll be working on a "solution" tomorrow. The easiest may be to make new covers. We had planned to do these in metal and they would retrofit easily onto OEM. The odd thing is it you really look at the metal ones they splay out at the ends and are not a straight shot. This is why these are typically a tight fit.
More to follow.

[Mikey914]

Just a note here... most of the holes were cut too shallow for the hardware kit to work. That took an hour to figure out...

Longer screws I'll figure out which ones we need
Mark

[Curbandgutter]

Damnit I am one day late. Can I still get in on the GB?

Me too!!!

[Mikey914]

Update-
We ran through all of our material to make these. That's the good part. Having a large production run where we can see exactly what the best yield is has also highlighted that our materials cost was off a bit. We have more material inbound now.

On another front we did get some growth in the pockets where the latch mechanisms are. We also have had the internal metal shift slightly. It makes getting the stock metal covers in a little more difficult. I'm not happy with this as you should not have to modify my product.

Good news is I have already started on the covers. The fix for this is for me to modify the cover design to make a cove that will fit perfectly and provide to those of you who have stepped up so far. I will halt the production on the next run (which is still at least 3 weeks out because of material) until I can see if the process can be changed to eliminate the undesired growth in the pockets, and metal issue, or to just provide with the new parts.

I will keep you posted, but will continue to work on this for the best solution.

[davehg]

Got mine but will wait till the fix for the screw is sorted.

Mikey, really appreciate your continuing to work this through. 914Rubber is awesome to deal with, and your attention to detail is what keeps the fans coming back for more.

[Mikey914]

Yeah I just wish I caught this before production.

[ndfrigi]

Thanks again Mark! Opened the box today and amazing items.

[ValcoOscar]

Got mine but will wait till the fix for the screw is sorted.

Mikey, really appreciate your continuing to work this through. 914Rubber is awesome to deal with, and your attention to detail is what keeps the fans coming back for more.

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Got my FOUR today but will await screw fix before I attempt to install.

THANK YOU 914RUBBER (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Oscar

[SJL]

This is literally my first post. I bought a 71 with a 73 2.0 last month. My 2nd 914 after 35 years!

I'll take one, the hardware kit and information on the dash.

Thanks!

[Mikey914]

We will be doing the send run soon. I'll follow up when available.
-Mark

[BillJ]

I tried fitting mine this evening and ran into this issue with my plastic inserts. Bowed a bit. Thanks for standing by the product!!! Top rate.

[jim_hoyland]

+1 for me please. Will order the associated parts too. Going to have mine dyed camel/tan to match the interior.

[Kansas 914]

I missed round one - can I get into round 2?

Thanks Mark!

[craig downs]

Ahhhh late to the party (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
Would love to get one if possible.

[tyfighter123]

Any updates on these or the hardware kits?

[Mikey914]

I will have hardware kits done shortly, and will be able to ship with roll bars. We are about ready to go to foundry on the improved latch covers. We were able to create a little more clearance and they will be retrofittable to stock. We plan to powder coat them which will add about a week. Also will have some other parts that we can make available for ya too. More on that this next week when we get them back from finishing!
The material for the next run will be here no later than end of the week, so gonna be a busy next few weeks. I'll post up all the details 4/26 with some pics and finalized time line. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[bbrock]

FYI - I was able to install mine after grinding out the latch openings to provide clearance for the stock latch covers (described in the other roll bar thread). Installing the pad was a bit of a challenge because the shrinkage was enough that the screw holes didn't align perfectly. After securing one end of the roll bar, I used a sturdy straight pick for leverage to stretch the pad to line up adjacent screw holes. I had to use 1-1/4" long screws (sourced from the hardware store) on some of the holes to be able to angle them through the pad holes and catch the hole on the roll bar. Then I could tighten the screw to pull and stretch the roll pad into alignment. There were times I didn't think it was going to work, but it did.

This is all to say that you might need an assortment of screw lengths on hand for the installation. It was a challenge to install, but the result looks way better than the old cracked pad.