914Rubber GB - 91455209712 YES the Roll bar! Options

[Front yard mechanic]

What sweet looking parts (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)

[roundtwo]

I agree with the group sentiments!!!
Way to stand behind your products with such integrity. I also received the email about the pad. I’ll wait til after the Black Friday order landslide for more info. I don’t want distract everyone from getting my order shipped out too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

Best regards.

[Mikey914]

We are starting to go through and check and make corrections to finish shipping out the pads will start shipping end of the week.

[Montreal914]

Not sure I understand... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Are you referring to the latch covers that some have received, or did you actually revise the targa pad design/tooling all together which makes the targa pad now fit properly? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I did receive the generous email but I still haven't received any parts (latch cover) or "gift" yet.

I assume it is coming per email info. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Robarabian]

I still need one of these roll bar pads... @mikey914 how do I get in.. I keep checking the website.

Robert

[Mikey914]

Here's the timeline and whats going on.
We had issues with some rollbars having issues with the factory latches as the material in the pocket.

We had shipped most of them out, but after investigating the problem decided to halt shipment so we can check fits and modify any that need it.

In the meantime we had started pursuing a solution on making a new latch cover. Which took a few iterations and finally yielded what we made.
I was not happy with the solution as it wasn't as clean of an install as I would have liked.

We did start shipping out the latch kits I had made up. Kinzie thought that was all there was, but we have enough to get everyone that jas paid and more. The kits were to be made up and sent to all on the list that the roll bars had shipped. So there may be a few stragglers that should be out this week.

The roll bars that had not shipped are being checked and corrected and will start shipping out Monday.

As soon as we have all of our current customers covered we will open sales of these back up.

[mepstein]

Mark - I had originally purchased two roll bar pads during the group buy. Today I received one pair of latch covers. In the email there was mention of a gift certificate but I have not received anything besides the 1 pair of covers. Thanks, mark

@Mikey914

[914werke]

Hey Mark to be clear...(because Im not sure I am):
The pad you made was found not to accept the OE latch covers.
Rather than start over to correct the Pad, you opted to recreate new latch covers to fit the Pad you tooled up for.
Is that accurate?
Do you also have a latch cover that fits the OE Pad?
Is is this NEW latch cover supposed to do dbl duty (OE & your pad)?
Are there plans to correct that pad so it does match OE dimensions, or going forward if you need one of these (Roll bar pad's) it will be s kitted with the specific latch covers?

[mepstein]

Yea, I’m still not clear if there’s a version 2.0 coming out.

[Mikey914]

Ok, let me try to clear this up.

We made the roll bar pads. In 2 runs.
1st run we were starting to see some growth in the pockets. We made adjustments to the metal on the second run that would keep the rubber from pushing into the pockets. This worked with limited results.

Decided to make latch covers to resolve this. They do work, but I’m not as happy with them as I still think there’s room for improvement there too.

So, we have sent out the latch covers.

We are in the process of going through each roll bar, cutting more than enough clearance so they (the OEM latch covers) can be easily mounted. There is a short list of folks that had held the last few of. Those are going out now, just slowly with the holiday.

EVERY roll bar that was purchased, and not returned will get a credit to spend. Some of the credits may not have been applied to roll bars that haven’t shipped. Those folks won the trifecta.

Will will rework the tool, but have the third component of this program occupying the equipment right now.

The credit can be used on the windshield upper bolster we are wrapping up now, or can be applied to the parts currently being tooled up.

I’ll let the cat out of the bag, it’s the windshield pillar pieces.

Lastly, the credit could be applied to “2nd gen “ version which will follow.

We are also in the process of getting the rebuild kits listed very shortly.


If I missed anyone, let me know


Mark you may be in the trifecta catagory. I will follow up.

[76-914]

Mark, I never heard back from you so this is my 2nd request. Just like Mark E., I ordered and received two roll bar pads, albeit w/o attachment screws, but to date have only received one set of covers. Also, how do we find the credit? TIA, Kent

[Mikey914]

Ok
Anyone who has paid for the roll bars PM me your emails and I will assure that the credits are processed. If you have not received yours include that too, This way I can check against my records and make sure no one is missed.

We are not set up to do this easily as it's not a process we normally do (mass refunds, with additional shipments), so it is possible we have a few hick-ups.
Mark

[mb911]

Got mine thanks. Ordered some seats.. thanks

[Rob-O]

Just reviving this. Is there or will there be a new generation of these that fit better and uses the OEM latch covers?

Or are we still on the 2nd run of the 1st generation pads with replacement latch covers?

Or is this GB done and complete with no follow on work to be done?

[Mikey914]

The GB is over,
However we now check fit metal OEM latch covers on each roll bar pad. We cut the additional material out necessary to make it fit as it should. We do have in stock, but we have enough of these that we will be going through them cutting and test fitting each one.