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[Timmehgane]

Hey Y'all

Im after a roll cage for my car, but, im not 100% on what I want / need. I do want it front and back, not just back.

I am aware of show cages, don't want any of that rubbish.

I also know there is bolt in and weld in versions. Now, because i don't do welding I believe bolt in is my way to go. am i correct in thinking bolt in, you don't need to take the roof off or anything?

Also I would like door bars in it, for side impacts, but do i need a bar across the front?

And what about the back? I see a lot of one bar diagonals, is that good enough as opposed to 2? or do i need one at all ?

Any help or ideas are appreciated!

Pleeeease bare in mind my budget is around £200! So im after one someone else no longer wants! Thanks guys!

[the.stroker]

http://www.theminifo...ge#entry2580112

http://www.theminifo...ge#entry2554045

http://www.theminifo...ge#entry2538704

http://www.theminifo...ge#entry2530619

some food for thought

[Cooperman]

You won't get a proper full cage to FIA standards for £200. The best cage is the Safety Devices one.
Even bolt-in cages require welded plates at the points where the cage bolts in and they really are necessary if the cage is ever going to do the job for which it will be installed.
Cages are really for motor sport and for road use are not really advised. With a cage a full harness and, ideally a crash helmet, is needed. They make the car a 2-seater as you can't fit people in the back with full harness belts and if you did you would need full harnesses in the back as well.

Edited by Cooperman, 22 October 2012 - 01:01 PM.

[racingenglishcars]

I've been wondering about the possibility of a "cage" that mostly provides for safety on the street. That would be mostly for side impact protection and strengthening the cabin on frontal impacts. This would be -without- a roll-over hoop which could damage a passenger's head. (possibly integral with the body structure)

[blister]

best cages are rollcentre in my opinion

[Timmehgane]

Okay sorry should have explained better. I've already got bucket seats and harnesses for two people.

Thanks for the links stroker, interesting opinions going around.

Mine is only road use, it can't be a negative to have a roll cage in surely. I've heard both sides of having a roll cage and not having one in serious incidents, roll cage is always the winner.

So I'm not after a FIA cage or anything, just more structural strength and like you say 'racingenglishcars' i want mine for that too. When you say you dont want a roll over hoop, confused haha. You meanthe bars that go horizontally across the roof or ?

[racingenglishcars]

What I was thinking is that more than 99% of the accidents on the road don't involve rollovers, and even then the Mini is strong enough to keep the roof from collapsing in. The major threat to people on the street is being bashed by another car or a tree in the front. A roll-over hoop therefore poses an unnecessary risk of bashing an occupant's head in a side or front collision, while side protection seems vital in today's traffic.