mazdeuce
mazdeuce UberDork
2/1/15 3:22 p.m.

My good friend and co-driver for One Lap is getting married in 6 weeks. I'm a fan of nontraditional wedding presents (a shotgun and a lawn mower for instance) and would like to get him a roll bar for his NB Mazdaspeed Miata. This car will never go wheel to wheel but will see some DE track time.
Having never owned a Miata, I don't pay attention to these sorts of things, so I need your help deciding before I order it in the next couple of days.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
2/1/15 3:40 p.m.

As long as you gift wrap it and set it on the present table. Make sure it's OBVIOUSLY a roll bar. Because it will be funny. I gave a friend of mine a E36 M3pile of nerf and his wedding card in spanish- It was more personal in that way.

mazdeuce
mazdeuce UberDork
2/1/15 3:47 p.m.

I didn't wrap the shotgun. Just set the big green Remington box on the table. Didn't even get a card. It was awesome.
I'm having this put in for him. His "bachelor party" is going to be a track weekend the weekend right before his wedding. If I somehow can't get it installed before that, I'm totally just bringing it in and setting it on the gift table.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
2/1/15 4:13 p.m.

Awesome

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
2/1/15 4:15 p.m.

I'm sure the future Mrs will be ecstatic.

Feedyurhed
Feedyurhed SuperDork
2/1/15 4:53 p.m.

Now that's a gift that keeps on giving! Cool.

kazoospec
kazoospec Dork
2/1/15 4:54 p.m.

Be sure you give him a hand during the install, or he will hate you.

mazdeuce
mazdeuce UberDork
2/1/15 4:58 p.m.

So my research leads me to believe that either the Hard Dog M2 Hard Core bar or the Boss Frog Clearview are the way to go. I can't see a clear winner between the two, so I need your opinions.
And yes, the future Mrs. is pretty much fine with this. She's a special girl. :)

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
2/1/15 5:14 p.m.

I'd go with the Hard Dog. I don't have any experience with the Boss Frog but the HD bars are good quality and fairly easy to install.

kazoospec
kazoospec Dork
2/1/15 5:19 p.m.

Six of one, half dozen of another. IIRC from when I was looking, the M2 puts the bar as high up as possible. Just spring for the padding and cover so he doesn't get brain hammered in a rear-ender.

I'd call FM or PM Keith T on this one.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
2/1/15 5:23 p.m.

Yeah, give me a call.

LopRacer
LopRacer Dork
2/1/15 5:27 p.m.

Stellar Idea, I gave a friend of mine a floor jack and chipped in on a welder for is wedding gift. His wife was nonplussed to see them on the gift table.

mazdeuce
mazdeuce UberDork
2/1/15 5:35 p.m.

I'll call you tomorrow Keith.

I'm springing for a friends shop to put the bar in. Wedding guy has enough stuff on his plate.

mazdeuce
mazdeuce UberDork
2/2/15 11:17 a.m.

Keith is awesome.
That is all.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
2/2/15 11:32 a.m.

rad. You should get mo to do a rush and stick a GL sticker on it for lulz.

Leafy
Leafy HalfDork
2/2/15 8:42 p.m.

Dont also discount BlackBird Fabwerks in your search.

Remember, there's differences between soft top and hard top and also NA and NB soft tops when it comes to roll bar fitment. IMO you should get the tallest one that fits the options he has thats also SCCA and NASA legal.

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