obx roll bar
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#12
I believe harddog bought the rights to the design of the Elda bar. But that said the Elda was the first. I actually don't think the Elda came in a lowered harness bar config so that is something harddog did first.
#13
In fact after I posted, I was thinking, just in case I ever need it, I'd much rather have a HardDog or RSG over my head than something nobody has ever heard of.
#14
As far as i'm concerned with all of these bars, it's looking at the metal used, diameter of polls/bars, and quality of the welds.
It's not like it's taking a mold of a replica of a replica... and then creating more replicas.
At the end of the day, these roll bars need to be welded from scratch, with polls bent from scratch...
I find this to be a completely different scenario from that of replica hardtops and FRP parts in general.
That's just personal opinion though...
#16
OBX is just a copy-cat company. They have been doing it for years. There is no R&D. They just purchase an existing product and copy it cheaply. They mainly do/copy bracing products (strut bars, roll bars, cheap bolt-in cages, etc).
#18
I bought the hard dog. The convertible top has already rubbed off paint on the corners. And the welds aren't very nice at all. If I had to do it over, I'd save the bucks and get a sale deal on the RSG, which I think is powder coated. An added bonus - you don't have spend time removing the ugly Harley-Davidson like hard dog flame logo, lol.
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