Roll cage

[Gman]

i\'ve been offered a half roll cage for £100 inc fitting.  its second hand but i\'m not sure if its worth it - anyone got any views on them.

[scooby_si]

erm never had any personal dealings with \'em but i no from my vast scooby knowledge that yer insuarnce co. may pump you for more cash if u fit one as cage=drives like he wants to roll it!!!:eek: worth asking them first if it\'s sumin yer fancying......
Si

[scooby_si]

+ unless u permanantly wear a helmet yer more likely to do yerself damage on them + they can be a bytch getting in the way when getting in etc
Si (not a fan of \'em )

[scooby_si]

each to their own thou init but i do recall seeing an amusing pikky of sum nova or sumin which had a DIY roll cage made out of plastic plumbing tubing stuff :o
Si (+tips if u just fancied the look;)lol)

[g11ary]

I hate the bloody things but sometimes are necessary, for a rd car why? not really needed, you bang ya head on it, and in a serious accident a cheap cage can be more dangerous than non. In the black car I have had a custom cage built, upto world class rally standards, but costs a fortune and now need to get a new head lining made to hide it.

[20B_boy]

Lets face it, its not hard to get it wrong and crash an FD. Have you seen the roof \'collapse\' a number of inches on an upside down FD when the windscreen gives up? Scary!!

Is your cage stamped G11ARY? Or rather more to the point, do you have to have a stamped cage for any thing other than serious motorsport? e.g. is a custom cage legal without authentication by some governing body?

Steve did a cool job on the black car either way, it looks the nutts and seriuosly strong. Best not to test it all the same though, hey mate? :rolleyes:

[g11ary]

No never have seen an upside down rx and hope never to, its not stamped and dont where you would go to get it approved, it was just made to be as tight to the body work giving max space inside the car and max strength and  to be as inconspicuos as poss, hence roll cage goes under head lining. Car would not be allowed to race unless I remove the tinted windows as well.