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> 914Rubber GB - 91455209712 YES the Roll bar!
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post Sep 23 2021, 05:36 PM
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How much do these cost?
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post Sep 23 2021, 06:03 PM
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QUOTE(BeatNavy @ Jul 10 2021, 06:23 AM) *

I've been meaning to share my experience and pics of my install. Full caveat: I'm not nearly as skilled at these things as Brent @bbrock , so give his experience more weight than mine.

Having said that, it was a bit of a challenge to get it installed. Even after grinding the sides down with a dremel, I really couldn't get the latch covers installed very well. I'm looking forward to the 914Rubber version of those. I had one corner that fit well, and one that didn't fit as well for some reason. Unlike Brent, I was able to get the screws in on the forward portion of the pad without too much realignment. I used #6 x 1 inch sheet metal screws (longest #6 they had in stock at Lowes). I think I got all but one in ok. The underside were a different story (the ones that point up into the bar). I got one or two of those in and then gave up after a while.

Overall, it looks MUCH better than my old cracked one that was pretty much missing the corner. Version 2.0 should be much better, although it wasn't my intention to be on the "bleeding edge" of this product. The price was very reasonable, though, the texture is very close, and along with the new vinyl and side chrome pieces it all looks MUCH better than before -- more so when latch covers are available, I presume.

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BTW, the one from AA fits perfectly. Straight seams & all the screw holes line up. The latch covers fit perfectly too. I guess you get what you pay for. Sorry Mickey.
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post Sep 23 2021, 06:42 PM
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No problem
We take care of our supporters and they will be getting some goodies that others will not.
We are stacking up the release of the "Free" latch covers that have a design feature we will highlight shortly , as well as a few other thank yous.
We always take care of our customers and we may not be 100% all the time, be we try, and give back to those that support us.
Thank you and as an update for all we will be updating you all directly about mid next week I think you all will like the outcome.
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post Sep 23 2021, 07:28 PM
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QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Sep 23 2021, 05:42 PM) *

No problem
We take care of our supporters and they will be getting some goodies that others will not.
We are stacking up the release of the "Free" latch covers that have a design feature we will highlight shortly , as well as a few other thank yous.
We always take care of our customers and we may not be 100% all the time, be we try, and give back to those that support us.
Thank you and as an update for all we will be updating you all directly about mid next week I think you all will like the outcome.


You know, I wish you the very best. Let me suggest that you don't sell stuff that isn't ready for "prime time." You're making your life & that of others an unnecessary PITA. I remember when I was at Agilent (HP) as a senior manufacturing engineer & when we bought defective laser components from a company in Japan. Robin would have to sit in a conference room all day long with the vendor's representative to track the fix progress. This went on for several months until we shut down the vendor. It cost Agilent lots of bucks & trouble. Test it & get it right before you try to sell it. Good luck & stay well.
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post Sep 24 2021, 09:15 AM
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I find it much easier to support a man of good morals than one that has screwed over so many members or one that openly sells - under a pseudo name - "light weight racing fans" on eBay. Unlike "HP" Mark is a one man company and doesn't have the resources to produce spot on products the first go around. BTW, you made mention of how well the AA part fits but nary a word regarding the grain not matching up very well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post Sep 24 2021, 01:51 PM
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I find it much easier to support a man of good morals than one that has screwed over so many members or one that openly sells - under a pseudo name - "light weight racing fans" on eBay. Unlike "HP" Mark is a one man company and doesn't have the resources to produce spot on products the first go around. BTW, you made mention of how well the AA part fits but nary a word regarding the grain not matching up very well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) one shown on here and the grain was too course ...just looked wrong.
I recovered mine and it turned out fine,lots of work but worth it.
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post Sep 24 2021, 02:19 PM
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QUOTE(76-914 @ Sep 24 2021, 08:15 AM) *

I find it much easier to support a man of good morals than one that has screwed over so many members or one that openly sells - under a pseudo name - "light weight racing fans" on eBay. Unlike "HP" Mark is a one man company and doesn't have the resources to produce spot on products the first go around. BTW, you made mention of how well the AA part fits but nary a word regarding the grain not matching up very well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)


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post Sep 24 2021, 06:24 PM
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Thanks guys,
I actually do try to get it right the 1st time. Sometimes issues pop up that are unexpected. Could I spend more time and money in the process, yes. We do try to be as lean as possible to offer you the best prices continuously.

Could I seek to be ISO certified, yes. But, it's a cost that has to be passed on. As you can see from my price point, and the very limited market, I have to seek a balance
Most of the time we get it right, when we don't we do the right thing. Pretty sure we took the part back and refunded the customer on this one already.

For the rest you all will be getting an email this next Thursday I think you will like.
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post Sep 24 2021, 06:35 PM
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QUOTE(76-914 @ Sep 24 2021, 08:15 AM) *

I find it much easier to support a man of good morals than one that has screwed over so many members or one that openly sells - under a pseudo name - "light weight racing fans" on eBay. Unlike "HP" Mark is a one man company and doesn't have the resources to produce spot on products the first go around. BTW, you made mention of how well the AA part fits but nary a word regarding the grain not matching up very well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)


Correct. I also replaced the pads on the sides which have a texture that matches the new top pad. The mismatch with the top vinyl is very second or third order to me. AA may be a little pricey, but the roll bar looks brand new now. Working with George has been a delight for sure. For sure for sure as the Valley Girls used to say.

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post Oct 21 2021, 07:30 PM
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Any update on the latch covers?
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post Oct 21 2021, 07:49 PM
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post Oct 21 2021, 10:53 PM
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Yep posting up some pics tomorrow.
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post Oct 22 2021, 09:06 AM
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post Oct 22 2021, 12:59 PM
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As promised. We made these covers to be able to offer up a solution for those that were having issues. This way, when you go to install you have options. The profile we changed slightly so that the ends towards the outside of the car taper to fit the parts detent. This was something that bothered me on the original part.
I ran these at WCR. We made some pins to push into the part to help grip it, wound up adding a little butyl as one pin was slightly off and they can't go too deep as there is a metal lip about 3/16" under the top of the part.

Pretty happy with the result. Also much easier to access the latch.

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post Oct 22 2021, 01:04 PM
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post Oct 22 2021, 01:09 PM
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I test fit these on an early car here so I could make sure that there was no variation with latches that could interfere. Note that the roll bar pad is NOT screwed in. I do think some deformation is due to mounting screws being over tightened.

You can distort the pad buy over tightening the screws. There is a metal substructure that can exert enough pressure to pucker the part when tightened down. It also makes them more difficult to remove.
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post Oct 22 2021, 05:15 PM
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Mark, I purchased one of your back pads and my covers will not fit it. So what's the deal with your new cover now? I recall seeing an email about this but not sure what the answer was. Do I have to purchase your new covers or are you sending them out to people that purchased the back pad at no charge?
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post Oct 22 2021, 05:22 PM
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QUOTE(Luke M @ Oct 22 2021, 04:15 PM) *

Mark, I purchased one of your back pads and my covers will not fit it. So what's the deal with your new cover now? I recall seeing an email about this but not sure what the answer was. Do I have to purchase your new covers or are you sending them out to people that purchased the back pad at no charge?

IIRC, he will send them out to those of us that purchased the roll bar covers AND also offer the new latch's at a discounted price should we chose. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Oct 22 2021, 08:26 PM
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You are correct. Everyone that purchased these will get the covers at no extra charge. I will be emailing everyone directly. We are creating unique one time codes for them, so that they can be ordered off the website at no cost. You can use them or not it's your choice. It's going to be a few days before we can have this all set up on the site. There will also be some other thank yous too.
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post Oct 23 2021, 11:15 AM
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What is the status of the next production run? I need a replacement for the one I received, it is deformed to the point where this fix won’t work.

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