Intrusion bars

[oti]

Just a quickie, to save me taking off my door trims (for now), does the '89 alto works come with side intrusion bars? If not, are there other bars from other doors we can fit?

If i don't get an answer here, expect a documented & pictorial of finding out

[Brayden]

I'm yet to see a Kei class car with side intrusion bars. My MB doesn't have them, my Hatch didn't have them, and Mel's Alto doesn't have them.

But to be sure I'd whip off the door trims. Hell for 5 minutes work its not worth guessing.

[Josh]

The smallest car I've seen with side intrusion bars yet is the 1.0L Charade G10 and G11s. I went to perform a central locking installation on a friend's vehicle and was blown away to find 3 rugged side-instrusion bars fitted in the doors which, at the end of the day, really don't dwarf the doors fitted to the MightyBoy by any means!

[Colin]

putting side intrusion bars on a alto thats like reinforcing a coke can.................pointless their both too tinny

[Josh]

I dunno... re-enforced Coke can... think of the possibilities!

[oti]

gotta be done for ADR compliance. Personally i'd also feel safer if they were there too.

[Colin]

if you have to ,get a door with them fitted and modify them into your doors

[Brayden]

I also forgot to mention that the Suzuki Cultus (JDM Swift) does not have side intrusion bars, whereas the Australian delivered Swift has them.

[johnyc]

hey oti, alto's do not have intrusion bars, checked myself and i am about to get some to do mine soon(next 2 weeks) after I find some new bearings for my rear diff!
jc.

[oti]

jc, celica intrusion bars look good, nice and long. they're longer so they'll need to be cut short, alto intrusion bars for the '89 model need to be about 1150mm long.

Hope this helps your search.

[stevan_istheman]

my 86 alto has nothing inside the doors because i popped the big dint in the side myself.

another bit of useless info by steve.

[oti]

no info is useless i'm compiling a page of alto stuff, and any related mightyboy/hatch/cervo info i come across too.