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kangaboy
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 Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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| jtauxe wrote: |
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Man, I just imagine that folding up over your lap in a wreck, like a retaining bar on a roller coaster! Yikes!
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If you wreck hard enough for that to happen, the outcome prolly wouldn't have been the greatest, even without the bar.
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vwwestyman
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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| kangaboy wrote: |
| jtauxe wrote: |
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Man, I just imagine that folding up over your lap in a wreck, like a retaining bar on a roller coaster! Yikes!
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If you wreck hard enough for that to happen, the outcome prolly wouldn't have been the greatest, even without the bar. |
Little things make a difference though. Design the bar to collapse on impact so that it absorbs a good bit of energy while it is doing so and you can walk away verses getting the body bag treatment. |
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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| Wildthings wrote: |
Little things make a difference though. Design the bar to collapse on impact so that it absorbs a good bit of energy while it is doing so and you can walk away verses getting the body bag treatment. |
don't think I would want to even try that. far too specialized work there and could quite possibly make it worse in a crash if done incorrectly.
having said that at least Kamei had the sense to make the parcel trays out of tissue paper so you didn't get amputated at the knee
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Spike0180
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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To Skillz' point, you need a full cage to do anything against most modern vehicles. And to my point, even if you had a cage, there is no crumple zone to absorb any of the energy. Therefore the jarring for your wreck will likely result in severe injury if you aren't crushed already.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:38 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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| Spike0180 wrote: |
| And to my point, even if you had a cage, there is no crumple zone to absorb any of the energy. Therefore the jarring for your wreck will likely result in severe injury if you aren't crushed already. |
the best they got it was the vanagon and after that the cab forward design for passenger cars was shelfed
inside the nose and doors of a vanagon is that crumple cage you speak of
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| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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jtauxe 
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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My wife's feet could use a bit of a rest, too. I've seen those bars, but the shin-snapper comments freak me out a bit.
I've thought about foam blocks of one kind or another. Perhaps I'll remember to make something, sometime. |
See my giant yoga block solution offered above. It works pretty well, and it is just a foam block. It can also be shaped, if you like, to make a wedge or whatever fits best.
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vwwestyman
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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| jtauxe wrote: |
| vwwestyman wrote: |
My wife's feet could use a bit of a rest, too. I've seen those bars, but the shin-snapper comments freak me out a bit.
I've thought about foam blocks of one kind or another. Perhaps I'll remember to make something, sometime. |
See my giant yoga block solution offered above. It works pretty well, and it is just a foam block. It can also be shaped, if you like, to make a wedge or whatever fits best. |
Seems like a good deal. I've got some very dense foam in the garage, I could probably cut some up and make a cube. If I wanted to get real fancy, I could cover it with some nice plaid fabric!
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Bleyseng
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| Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:48 am Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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I'm wondering about making a Bus version of the 914 Dog Bone footrest. Would be a lot less likely to snap you shins in half in a crash.
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This is what my wife uses as she is pretty short! Plus I can toss it in the back when a taller passenger rides with me.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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I don't get it, where are the drinks?
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Spike0180
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| Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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| I don't get it, where are the drinks? |
That's why we are installing the Shin Snapper. Joe forgot them, gotta teach him a lesson. Its a shame really. Just have to make it an "accident".
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aerosurfer
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| Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 5:34 am Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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How about just a 30 pack of bud light cans....
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 3:04 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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sxuxrxf
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| Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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Hello old friends! It has always surprised me that Latest Rage never produced the foot rest. I only made them for my own Buses, but there were at least 2 other guys that were selling them here at one time.
The roll cage looking thing is similar to the one I saw in the '90's that inspired me to make my own that wouldn't cause my passengers to fall on their faces because they got a foot stuck in that contraption.
I believe the other one pictured was made by username "dragonbyu"
Randee"Randar" also made them for a bit. He was a good hang and always interesting to talk to. RIP.
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airkooledchris
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| Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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The best options are definitely the ones that provide a use outside of just foot rest for the front passenger. space is limited enough as is.
maybe something as simple as a cheap folding stool would work well. folds flat when not in use and could be useful elsewhere. |
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Randy in Maine
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| Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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My buddy Jerome gave me one a long time ago that sort of looks like this one...
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Brian
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| Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: Passenger Footrest Bar... where to buy? |
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