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SFI Roll Bar Padding or not for a street vehicle?
#1137500
12/17/11 12:22 AM
12/17/11 12:22 AM
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Joined: Nov 2004
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Texas
GoodysGotaCuda
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5.7L Hemi, 6spd
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Texas
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I figured you guys would know best on the differences with materials in roll bar padding. Obviously I won't be driving around with a helmet on, but I plan on putting some better belts in the vehicle and padding the aftermarket cage. "Just in case" something goes south, something is better than nothing around the bars. Price aside, should I look into buying SFI padding or is the non-SFI padding going to hold up just as well? What about longevity as far as the sun beating on it? Other suggestions? Thanks- 
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Re: SFI Roll Bar Padding or not for a street vehicle?
[Re: GoodysGotaCuda]
#1137501
12/17/11 12:25 AM
12/17/11 12:25 AM
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BROOK PARK, OH
WILD BILL
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The SFI padding is surprisingly hard.
For a more streetable ride where your looking to pad from bumping your head as you get out I would opt for the non SFI stuff. 
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Re: SFI Roll Bar Padding or not for a street vehicle?
[Re: WILD BILL]
#1137502
12/17/11 12:29 AM
12/17/11 12:29 AM
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Texas
GoodysGotaCuda
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Quote:
The SFI padding is surprisingly hard.
For a more streetable ride where your looking to pad from bumping your head as you get out I would opt for the non SFI stuff.
That is sort of what I expected, given you would be wearing a helmet in a rig that requires SFI padding. So it'd be a little more dense. Good to know!
Are all brands about the same? I wouldn't imagine there are too many different manufactures of the stuff.
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Re: SFI Roll Bar Padding or not for a street vehicle?
[Re: GoodysGotaCuda]
#1137503
12/17/11 12:37 AM
12/17/11 12:37 AM
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Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Romeo MI
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Quote:
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The SFI padding is surprisingly hard.
For a more streetable ride where your looking to pad from bumping your head as you get out I would opt for the non SFI stuff.
That is sort of what I expected, given you would be wearing a helmet in a rig that requires SFI padding. So it'd be a little more dense. Good to know!
Are all brands about the same? I wouldn't imagine there are too many different manufactures of the stuff.
Yeah they're all the same... very dense and stiff...
plus on a radius it doesnt like to stick well so you
would end up using a tie wrap to secure it(at least
I did)... I wont be using SFI padding on my Rampage
since it wont be sub 10.0
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Re: SFI Roll Bar Padding or not for a street vehicle?
[Re: RodStRace]
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12/17/11 12:44 AM
12/17/11 12:44 AM
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St. Paul , Mn.
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If you're not worried about SFI , check out any plumbing supply house for pipe insulation. Much cheaper , but I think you are severely limited in color choice.  I used it on a car years back and it worked fine.
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