View Full Version : Anyone have the Weapon R "trunk cage" on their box


Black_Sheep_xB
12-12-2007, 08:51 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=180186965133&rd=1


I want to see a pic of it mounted before I buy... where does it bolt? etc.,.
If anyone has a pic or info.. please give it up, thanks..

Their site has the same pic as that ebay ad.. can't find an installed pic

andrewdustin
12-13-2007, 01:14 AM
i have never heard of such a thing. it looks pretty cool but not sure it is worth it.

cee_dub2003
12-13-2007, 04:10 AM
Here is a picture!
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r134/cee_dub2007/IMG_0066.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r134/cee_dub2007/IMG_0065.jpg

Black_Sheep_xB
12-13-2007, 11:06 AM
thanks!!!!!!
that looks perfect, I was just trying to fit a bar across those cargo cover mounts/mounting bolts..
Thanks again!!!

OC_ScionBox
12-14-2007, 02:29 AM
do you feel a big difference in body roll with that brace installed??

Gothbox
12-14-2007, 03:53 PM
I kinda like it but I would use it for mounting amps, subs.

Black_Sheep_xB
12-14-2007, 07:30 PM
I kinda like it but I would use it for mounting amps, subs.

the reason its perfect for me is, i'm getting the audio formz enclosure and amp rack for the back of mine. I am also ordering NOS. My mission was to find a place to mount the bottle, with the audio formz installed. This cage will give me that spot. I will mount the bottle to the under side of the cage, suspended over the audio formz equipment.

Gothbox
12-14-2007, 09:21 PM
ha ha great minds think alike. :silly:

houseofgrafx
12-15-2007, 11:40 PM
but is it really functional in helping body roll?

Black_Sheep_xB
12-16-2007, 01:40 AM
I'm sure it would have to help, its mounted to the threaded
hole in the inner support of the rear quarters, almost center
(between the roof and floor), in line with the strut towers.
Double braced cross bars, and extra side support to the
higher up "C" pllar bolts, seams to be a solid idea.. IMO

cloin54
12-16-2007, 09:30 AM
sadly, I think that is one of the most useless mods you could possibly do to an xB.. There's no point it tightening up that point of the structure, especially since it does not tie up to anything crucial on the frame.. This is just another bling mod that's great for hanging baby clothes.

andrewdustin
12-16-2007, 03:52 PM
:rofl: ^ "Good for haning up baby clothes" that's a good idea!

houseofgrafx
12-16-2007, 04:22 PM
sadly, I think that is one of the most useless mods you could possibly do to an xB.. There's no point it tightening up that point of the structure, especially since it does not tie up to anything crucial on the frame.. This is just another bling mod that's great for hanging baby clothes.i agree 100% the bracket they use to tie in behind the seat belt only uses 1 bolt. which means that it would pivot under stress resulting in loss of rigidity. in turn, making it useless. IMO, but i'm no engineer or or anything.

cloin54
12-17-2007, 07:52 AM
sadly, I think that is one of the most useless mods you could possibly do to an xB.. There's no point it tightening up that point of the structure, especially since it does not tie up to anything crucial on the frame.. This is just another bling mod that's great for hanging baby clothes.i agree 100% the bracket they use to tie in behind the seat belt only uses 1 bolt. which means that it would pivot under stress resulting in loss of rigidity. in turn, making it useless. IMO, but i'm no engineer or or anything.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that shares this opinion. If you want something that'll make your box perform better than that bling bar, I'd invest that money in a rear swaybar.

wackgold-N-black
12-31-2007, 05:16 AM
looks hot, does not look like it would do its job tho

boostedbox06
12-31-2007, 05:27 AM
looks to be a good show piece to say the least, it would look good if you had the Motor fx harness bar too...

Sciond
12-31-2007, 04:54 PM
:rofl: ^ "Good for haning up baby clothes" that's a good idea!
:rofl: :rofl:

tinybigrig
01-18-2008, 07:26 PM
brace will offer no added stiffness whatsoever. I worked in a race fab shop and showed the pics to my boss and he almost peeded himself laughing at it. those mount points are not tied to anything but some flimsy sheet metal. And those are heim joints on the bar mounts. ITs in the word joint. They are designed to move smoothly. they will not be stiff... but for baby clothes, i think it will stand up to the test of time

TheScionicMan
04-30-2008, 06:54 PM
I knew I should've followed through on my A-Pillar brace. Another opportunity missed...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/thescionicman/a-pillarbrace.jpg


(hehehe, it's actually a mounting bar for my Wink mirrors)

mr_bb2u
05-05-2008, 05:00 PM
yea its just for look...no support whatsoever

DOUGH_BOY_60
12-08-2009, 06:34 PM
does anyone have the pic of the roof bar kit along with this trunk cage kit? and is this thing really just for a bling bling show and hanging these baby clothes that everyone is talking about or does it really work?

Improbcat
12-09-2009, 03:49 PM
It is fake ricer junk. It does nothing useful to stiffen the car and is purely there to look cool to people who don't know any better.

firesquare
12-27-2009, 06:52 PM
a rear strut tower brace that LastLookCustoms sells would be more of a useful tool then this junk. i wouldn't reccomend it but to hang baby clothes and amps.

mrexotica
12-27-2009, 07:06 PM
Jeez! The Weapon contraption looks like someone fabbed up with parts from the local Ace hardware...

If you want to reduce body roll, a strut brace won't do it.
Suspension.
Anti-sway bar, serious coils, serious dampers.

A functional harness bar MIGHT stiffen the body torsionally. Maybe. But that's not what it's designed to do.

Something not many people consider regarding handling is lowering your seat height with a racing seat or something like that. For me, that would be lowering the center of gravity for 200lbs. That's almost 10% of the car's weight

ShawnBenton
12-27-2009, 08:40 PM
i could just see it now, you are passing through a green light and some idiot in a big truck runs a red light and annihilates the rear end of the side of your xb, and this weapon r system breaks and either smashes some ones skull in or impales them.

burstaneurysm
12-27-2009, 09:01 PM
a rear strut tower brace that LastLookCustoms sells would be more of a useful tool then this junk. i wouldn't reccomend it but to hang baby clothes and amps.
Even that's pretty much useless... except for destroying what little trunk space there is.