Rollcage.
- Thread starter Nick Sheen
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Mr Doricar
JDM Loose yo
Brooksie said:i know this may sound daft but it puzzles me why insurers don't like it .. for a street car it is essentially a "cosmetic" modification is it not ? doesn't make the car go faster .. perhaps it makes it stiffer (ooer) but other than that i can't see why it doesn't get treated the same as adding a aftermarket kit/wing/wheels etc ? ..
- Makes "boyracers" think they're in a racecar, and hence treat every inch of road like a racetrack
- If you hit your head on one without a helmet in a proper crash you're fucked!
- Makes it a bitch for fire brigade if u smash up bad and they need to cut you out
- Can't think of any more reasons
PhatBob
Ken Block???
I've got a cage in my car 
There's a chance that I could hit my head on the bar that runs over the top of the door but theres a chance I could smash my head on the glass next to it - either way the result is going to be less than pleasant eitherway. As I've posted here before a mate of mine died when his head hit the rollcage when he had an accident.
I have a traders insurance policy which I was assured by the agent (Tradex) meant that the car was insured for 2500 TPFT regardless of modification etc.
Driving to work this morning in a caged car with race seat 3" harnesses, air bag and abs I felt relatively safe in the slippery conditions
If you crash a car that has a well fitted cage you're more than likely to see it written off, for the same sorts of reasons that a strut brace will, and that's because the damage is no longer confined to the area of impact, but instead its transmitted through the cage or brace to other parts of the car's structure.
One aspect people dont consider is the secondary impact(s) that may follow - the guy who designs and builds the cages I sell told me of one incident where a car rolled on the straight at Snetterton, the car was left on its side with the roof pointing towards the on coming traffic, result was that the second impact of the day was at ~100mph (to the car's roof), followed by a few more impacts as the car bounced around the track and armco. The driver went off to hospital due to the seismic shocks to his body but the safety area inside his car remained intact because the cage and chassis worked together well enough to keep him safe.
There's a chance that I could hit my head on the bar that runs over the top of the door but theres a chance I could smash my head on the glass next to it - either way the result is going to be less than pleasant eitherway. As I've posted here before a mate of mine died when his head hit the rollcage when he had an accident.I have a traders insurance policy which I was assured by the agent (Tradex) meant that the car was insured for 2500 TPFT regardless of modification etc.
Driving to work this morning in a caged car with race seat 3" harnesses, air bag and abs I felt relatively safe in the slippery conditions
If you crash a car that has a well fitted cage you're more than likely to see it written off, for the same sorts of reasons that a strut brace will, and that's because the damage is no longer confined to the area of impact, but instead its transmitted through the cage or brace to other parts of the car's structure.
One aspect people dont consider is the secondary impact(s) that may follow - the guy who designs and builds the cages I sell told me of one incident where a car rolled on the straight at Snetterton, the car was left on its side with the roof pointing towards the on coming traffic, result was that the second impact of the day was at ~100mph (to the car's roof), followed by a few more impacts as the car bounced around the track and armco. The driver went off to hospital due to the seismic shocks to his body but the safety area inside his car remained intact because the cage and chassis worked together well enough to keep him safe.
