18 replies to this topic

[andrewinlondon]

If you're putting a cage in then you should ensure that at least you encase the roll bars with an approved foam wrap.

I looked into installing a cage and the overwhelming advice on the various chat forums I found suggested a cage for general road use can be extremely dangerous if you can contact your head on it in a collision, even a very minor one!

This is a touchy point of debate with a number of the forum members, but all I can suggest is to make sure you do your research before hand; because just getting a cheap cage to look "cool" could cost you a whole lot more...

[Purple Tom]

I have a full safety devices front and rear cage (but no door bars) in the Clubby, and andrewinlondon is right, make sure you get the foam insulation to cover the bars, well worth it.

A lot of the cheaper cages mount onto the seat belt mounts, and don't even bolt through the floor, in my opinion more dangerous than not having one at all really

[wolfie]

A lot of the cheaper cages mount onto the seat belt mounts, and don't even bolt through the floor, in my opinion more dangerous than not having one at all really

Well said!

make sure when you buy a cage you fit it properly as well, im sure we all dont go out our front doors ecpecting to have and accident but if your going to go to the trouble of fitting a cage fit a good one and fit it properly

[marc]

I don't really rate or trust the t t lyle cages, dont like the way the bolt together. I do a lot of off roading and bolt together cages don't get my vote for maximum safety. Fully welded in cages would be preferable for fast use, then the bolt together safety devices then the rest for general/show use. As said use padding where your head will be likely to touch any of the tubing.

Other things to strenthen/check are seats and seat belt/ preferably harness mountings. I've seen seats and belt mountings get pulled through floors in rolls and it gets extremely messy, on both occasions the air ambulance was called out to take the person to hospital. It wasnt nice to watch and it definitely can't of been nice to go through!