Do you have a roll cage/roll bar in your car??

[arnibjorn]

Hi guys..

I am interested in a "semi" roll cage.. something that goes just in the back.. like this:



If anyone has something similar in his car.. can you post a picture.

I just want to see how it will look.

[E30_fiend]

Be prepared to be ambushed with pictures.

A good percentage of the guys on here have caged or half caged their cars.

I know I want to!!


E30Fiend

[Tree18is]

with your Un-tinted windows it will scream, I mean business. Which you do, so dont sweat it.
Matts car Had one, It was sick.

[Julien]

[z31maniac]

^What brand or custom?

[arnibjorn]

Redbull: That is exactly what I am looking for... that looks very nice!

I have gotten a price from a guy here in iceland that makes roll bars.. around 750$ for a custom roll bar/half cage. Doesn't sound to bad...

But what do you guys think.. try to make it fit with the rear seats or take them out and just put a new carpet on the back?

[02stu]

I really want a bar but I don't want to pay 700 bucks and then wait 6 weeks. Is that the only option? Does anyone have them fabed locally? Is that a bad idea.

[E30_fiend]

There is this shop close to me in SO Cal that makes roll cages for trucks but they offered to do mine. They were shooting for about 1400 for a full weld in cage with frame mounts through the fire wall and crossbars on the doors and then obviously the full interior cage. I havenet yet committed because that's a lot of money.

They would probably do a half cage in the 600 to 800 dollar range. I think if anything I would go that route.

Oh, the name of the shop is BONEYARD. They have a website but I don't know the exact URL. Check them out. Maybe I can give them some E30 measurements dem another company and see what they come up with.


E30Fiend

[Van Westervelt]

Autopower bar.

How does one change the image display from a link, to the image itself?

[Erick]

Redbull: That is exactly what I am looking for... that looks very nice!

I have gotten a price from a guy here in iceland that makes roll bars.. around 750$ for a custom roll bar/half cage. Doesn't sound to bad...

But what do you guys think.. try to make it fit with the rear seats or take them out and just put a new carpet on the back?

I paid that much for a full-bolt on cage (less freight). That's retail prices over here.

- Erick

[Rigmaster]

$750 is not too bad- especially if it includes installation.. As far as the rear seat- if your current rear seat is nice and in good shape, just pull it out and see if you can find a different seat back from a junkyard or parts car that's the same color- and then you can modify that one to fit the rear bars. The early seats seem to be easier to work with- the type with the metal frame and springs in them- because you can bend the metal around the bars.

As far as "local" options, check around some of the race car shops in the RIC area- maybe head out to Southside Speedway and ask around in the pits for some ideas (they DO still race roundy-round out there, don't they????).......

It's time consuming and expensive to build a proper roll bar that fits well- so don't expect to save tons of $$$ over buying one prebent from Autopower or Kirk- but you should be able to save at least a little bit.



Bret.

[rs4pro3]

I've got a kirk bolt in roll bar in my 85 325e and love it. But I just use the car for DE's and occasional mtn drives.