P1000 Harness bar

[Boss0144]

Yup..

When I put the bar and clamp up to the cage, the bolts aren't even close to reaching (Im exaggerating - they are close, but they don't reach across to the bar - maybe 1/16" from even reaching).

Again, they clamp up just fine around the rear bars....I tried the front too and they work there.

All I can think to do at this point is open them up / machine away some of the inside of the clamp halves.

Its just weird that it fits the other bars, but not the middle ones.

Bummer.

 

[Admin]

 

[ToddACimer]

When I put the bar and clamp up to the cage, the bolts aren't even close to reaching (Im exaggerating - they are close, but they don't reach across to the bar - maybe 1/16" from even reaching).

Again, they clamp up just fine around the rear bars....I tried the front too and they work there.

All I can think to do at this point is open them up / machine away some of the inside of the clamp halves.

Its just weird that it fits the other bars, but not the middle ones.

Bummer.

The bars are all the same size. Just make sure you are on the b-pillar tube and below the v-bar gusset and that you are above the mounts for the door latches and nets. The clamp only fits on a 2.5" tall section of b-pillar

 

[tr005]

You need to get us some pics so we can see where you are trying to mount it.

 

[JTW]

When I put the bar and clamp up to the cage, the bolts aren't even close to reaching (Im exaggerating - they are close, but they don't reach across to the bar - maybe 1/16" from even reaching).

Again, they clamp up just fine around the rear bars....I tried the front too and they work there.

All I can think to do at this point is open them up / machine away some of the inside of the clamp halves.

Its just weird that it fits the other bars, but not the middle ones.

Bummer.

Put it up there and knock the hell out of it with a hammer.

 

[Neohio]

Did you recently purchase this bar?
I had a nightmare of a time installing mine from the 2nd run. @Moses was using short stainless steel cap screws. I ordered a few different lengths of zinc plated cap screws. I think I used some that were either 5/8" or 3/4" long. I was able to get the SS screws started, but I wasn't comfortable using the cap screws to close the gap and tighten. I don't know if he ever made the change moving forward to a slightly longer cap screw to help with installation.

 

[DDDonkey]

Did you recently purchase this bar?
I had a nightmare of a time installing mine from the 2nd run. @Moses was using short stainless steel cap screws. I ordered a few different lengths of zinc plated cap screws. I think I used some that were either 5/8" or 3/4" long. I was able to get the SS screws started, but I wasn't comfortable using the cap screws to close the gap and tighten. I don't know if he ever made the change moving forward to a slightly longer cap screw to help with installation.

Interesting I also got a bar from the second run and had to get longer screws too, I just thought I had screwed something up.

 

[Neohio]

Interesting I also got a bar from the second run and had to get longer screws too, I just thought I had screwed something up.

I wasn't comfortable trying to use 1/3 of the leading thread on the SS cap screw to pull everything into place. Standard plated cap screw will be way stronger in the long run anyways.

 

[Boss0144]

Yes, I just received the bar a couple weeks ago. It’s the design with the extra little bars to hold the straps. I don’t recall seeing that on the older ones.

I could try longer bolts I guess. Do you know what size you went with? What’s the thread on those?

And I do see that I only have a small window between the weldment above and the safety net attachment point below. I’m in that spot.

I included a pic above showing how the clamp on the bar has a gap between it and the cage that is pretty big. I didn’t show the same thing with the other half of the clamp, but if you could imagine it doing the same thing - you get 2 halves that are pretty far apart.

I’ll get a couple different bolt lengths and try pulling it together. I might need to put in extra long ones to get it started, pull it together, and then swap to shorter ones that don’t bottom out in the tapped holes on the bar.

I’m away from the machine until the first week of August. I’ll give it another try then!

Thanks all for the thoughts and suggestions!


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[Moses]

Guys -

I received my harness bar. It's a great looking piece.

BUT - the darn thing just won't mount up for me.

It looks to me like the tubes on my cage are a larger diameter than what the clamps are designed for??

My machine is a pretty early build date (3/16). Any chance the tubes changed at some point??

Just for the heck of it, I clamped the harness bar up to the rear down bars on my cage. They hook up and fit just fine back there (to either side, but not both). But they don't fit around the b-pillar bars where they are supposed to go. I don't have any calipers to measure the bars. But using a set of channel locks as pseudo-calipers, I can see the back bars are a smaller diameter than the fronts.

Anyone else have this issue?

It also doesn't fit between the bars. I have the cage unbolted all over the place trying to squeeze it in, but even if it does go, the clamps appear incompatible with my cage bars.

Thanks.

Did you ever get this resolved? this is the first im seeing/ hearing about this the install instructions should also have our contact info on them. Theirs also a specific orientation on how to install it...

 

[Moses]

View attachment 142816 View attachment 142815 View attachment 142814 Just installed mine this week. Directions say bend facing down towards the floor on mine. Unbolted the cage and still required a little finesse to get it in.

Your harness bar is installed upside down. The apex of the actual bend should be facing downward

 

[Moses]

Yes, I just received the bar a couple weeks ago. It’s the design with the extra little bars to hold the straps. I don’t recall seeing that on the older ones.

I could try longer bolts I guess. Do you know what size you went with? What’s the thread on those?

And I do see that I only have a small window between the weldment above and the safety net attachment point below. I’m in that spot.

I included a pic above showing how the clamp on the bar has a gap between it and the cage that is pretty big. I didn’t show the same thing with the other half of the clamp, but if you could imagine it doing the same thing - you get 2 halves that are pretty far apart.

I’ll get a couple different bolt lengths and try pulling it together. I might need to put in extra long ones to get it started, pull it together, and then swap to shorter ones that don’t bottom out in the tapped holes on the bar.

I’m away from the machine until the first week of August. I’ll give it another try then!

Thanks all for the thoughts and suggestions!


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They are 1/4-28x3/4"long Socket head cap screws

 

[tr005]

Your harness bar is installed upside down. The apex of the actual bend should be facing downward

Yeah I misunderstood the directions. All fixed. Works great. Thanks.

 

[Boss0144]

They are 1/4-28x3/4"long Socket head cap screws

Thanks.

I'm planning to buy some longer bolts so I'll have some when I go back to the machine over Labor Day weekend.

I did have some bolts that were not socket head cap type that I tried using. I put a washer on them and tried to pull the 2 halfs together. I was successful at messing up the coating on the clamps, but it didn't really pull the halfs together before I quit.

Since the clamps fit perfectly on my front and rear bars, I think I must just have something really weird going on with my machine. As I said, I took a string and ran it around the rear bars, and then the middle bars, and the middle are larger in diameter. It was a small amount....I don't remember...like 1/16"... I don't know if Honda did something different with the coating or what.

It's been SUPER frustrating that I can't get it together. But I blame my machine, not the BCF bar.

So I'll be getting some different lengths of 1/4-28 socket head cap screws to try pulling it together over the holiday.

On the bright side - I completed my door bushing upgrade and added my under seat fan mounting and wiring. If one project doesn't work, move on to the next one!!!

Thanks!!

 

[Adam490]

Just got mine in this afternoon. Thanks @Moses for the quick turnaround and great product! Took all of 30 minutes to get it installed.