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mistergrumpy

posted on 16/7/07 at 09:45 AM Reply With Quote
Roll Bars

Just seen these. Attach them to the seats and get rid of that unwanted passenger? Boing!

[Edited on 16/7/07 by mistergrumpy]






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matt_claydon

posted on 16/7/07 at 10:01 AM Reply With Quote
These would be very cool to have on a seven. Any idea how they are activated though? If they're linked into the airbag etc ecu they could be hard to get working.
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locoboy

posted on 16/7/07 at 10:10 AM Reply With Quote
IIRC the Audi ones are on a tilt sensor





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dan__wright

posted on 16/7/07 at 10:15 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by locoboy
IIRC the Audi ones are on a tilt sensor


think the merc ones work the same, can remember an episode of topgear where clarkson got an slk onto 3 wheels semi sideways and the roll bars popped out.





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matt_claydon

posted on 16/7/07 at 10:31 AM Reply With Quote
Question is whether it's got a ecu that normally controls other stuff or if it's just the bars and the tilt sensor working on their own, in which case they could very easily be incorporated into a kit car.

Can these things be reset easily? You'd want to test them before relying on them to save your life!

Edit: Found a load of interesting info here: http://forums.firehouse.com/archive/index.php/t-19705.html

One of the things that will set the BMW bars off is being airborne for more than 80ms! I'm sure I've achieved more than that on a hump-backed bridge

[Edited on 16/7/07 by matt_claydon]

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