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[minipip]

the story goes my g/f has just had her car ritten off on the a20, has shaken her up pretty badly and we all know how safe our minis are, and at the end of the day i dont care if it stops the factor of my mini beeing written off i just dont want to die (who does), i was wondering what would be
i. the safest option/set up
ii. the sort of price
iii. where in the south east of kent would do an FIA aproved safty cage
iiii. sorry for all this but im a worrier/safty freak
iiiii. and which would look the bestlol (but not worried about that just being vein)

i have don a serch im just on here to clarify, bungle is yours approved? or is yours just a show?
b4 you lot say anything i dont care if it affects my performance
my insurance is only affected by engine mods
im sorry to bring this up again but im kinda worried now for the safty of myself, and the affects it will have on vik if i do get into an accedent in drake.
any info will help/links/idears
evan the question of 'Y did you buy a mini if your gonna act like this?' lol i bought a mini for the reason everyone does, also i dont like new cars.
anything would be aprichated
thank you
flupp

[marc]

Safety devices are the best known roll cage maker, i'd advise them as they have a good reputation and their cages are well built.

There are other things to think about, cages can cause more damage in a slow speed accident if your head managed to hit it. So you need to make sure your well strapped in and your head cannot get near to the cage as well as having roll cage padding around the areas of both driver and passenger heads. The mounting points of the cage need to be super strong, no rust/ corosion as theres no point of having the cage if its just going to pull out of the floor!

Many places sell safety devices cages, www.minispares.com etc etc.


Hope this is helpful

[minipip]

well after the install or during the install i was going to padd out the cge where i would imagine most accedents would happen like head hittingarms and shins. i was going to look at getting some1 else to fit it as im not that handy with a drill on metal, or get some1 whos knows what there doing to give me a hand. cheers for that.

[Bungle]

bungle is yours approved? or is yours just a show?

i dont have a cage

[minipip]

sorry bung my bad

[Jammy]

I've got a Safety Devices 6 point bolt in cage, fully FIA certified. I'd be surprised if your insurance isn't affected by a rollcage. Make sure its properly padded in the right areas.

The safest option and the only option I would go for would be one thats FIA certified. Go to either Safety Devices or Roll Centre, no one else.

Cost for a full cage is about £600 for a Safety Devices, think Roll Centre are slightly cheaper.

As for someone to fit it, ring Bill Richards Racing (01233 624336, tell em James with the 1425 sent ya ) in Ashford. I'm pretty sure Lee will be able to fit it for you, not sure on price.

[minipip]

chrees jammy where can i get a roll center from???
if bill richard do it quiet cheep then will owe you a drink!

[Jammy]

I wouldn't bank on Bill Richards being quite cheap! lol

If they are too much money (although they will to a top notch job) then try Manne Hutte in Broadstairs (01843 582718). They are a garage right next to Manstead airport. They might be able to fit it.

A quick Yahoo search revealed Roll Centre's website!

[minipip]

i tried a yahoo serch and couldent find it cheerrs jammy, see you can be decent told you i love you (in a hetro way)
wots the difference between the FIA national and the FISA spec?the FIA is slightly cheeper?
take it you would recomend the FISA?! sod it jammy u msn?? if so pm me

[Jammy]

Not sure what FISA is? Best ring them. I have a FIA and thats what I'd recommend.

[wolfie]

why do people bang on about safety devices being better ect ect

safety devices nearly went bust and have now moved production abroad in order to get it done cheaper, just beacuse they are well know it does not make them better and imho there door bars are cack

[flameredturbo]

mines welded in. was that worth it or a waste or time?

[Jammy]

why do people bang on about safety devices being better ect ect

safety devices nearly went bust and have now moved production abroad in order to get it done cheaper, just beacuse they are well know it does not make them better and imho there door bars are cack

No one said that they are better just because they are well known, but they are definitely better than all the show cages out there, plus the fact that they have FIA approval doesn't count for nothing!

And I've never had a problem with there door bars!

[andrewinlondon]

Hi,

Another option to the prefabricated roll-cages is to go for a custom made job.

This is something I am seriously considering, as it means I can have the cage installed perfectly in my car, aligning properly with my seats etc.

This is a more expensive option, but it's being done by an outfit that specialises in fitting race spec rollcages.

Their cost for a fully fitted 6 point (custom) rollcage will be about £950, including VAT.

If you're interested, then you can check them out at: Robinson Racing

I figured this might be a slightly better option ahead of paying about £500 - £600 for a prefabricated cage that might not fit my mini perfectly, and then have to spend another £250 or so to install it (which is the guide price Bill Richards Racing just quoted me over the phone to them).

I'd be glad to hear anyone's thought on this...

[pikey7]

I expect I'll be getting mine from custom cages. They're only up the road from me, and do a full weld in cage with double doorbars, a harness bar and extensions to the front X-member (similar to the SD "full" cage, but £300 cheaper!)

You can take it back to them (if they don't fit it) and they'll FIA certify it too.