geronimo roll cages
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hi can anybody tell me if they have had any dealings with them and what sort of quality are they "£300 for a 6 point cage with door bars,dash rail,diagonals and harness rail seems a steal.
cheers john

not seen one first hand but have heard the welding is not great.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=150667

better to get flat pack and weld myself then

will get you some pics of mine if ya like?

thanks mark

http://www.rollcentre.co.uk/rollcentre/htm...ional_spec.html

I think that's all I need to say.

Ive got a Geronimo cage. Seems alright to me.

Not the best pics but its what I have on my pc at the moment.

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Thinking of going for a rollcentre one, just wish they had the cross bar instead of just the diagonal!

Right.

Reasons why you shouldn’t put a geronimo cage in your car.

Made from chs not cds as stipulated in the fia book.

Made from 33mm thick steel with an in sufficient wall thickness.

Dangerous jointing that would collapse in a crash, plus the tube has a weak point as its seemed.

Ollie, I don't think I am suitable qualified or knowledgeable to comment on the difference between "FIA Specification" vs "FIA National Specification" in terms on what is most suitable for your application.

I personall like Roll Centre as there products I well made & all of them are FIA approved (although there are different standards for different level of competition) and price wise they are pretty competitive, there "cheapest" cage is not much more than most non FIA approved cages made by other companies. Hopefully I'll start to fit mine in the next couple of weeks and when I do I'll post some pictures.

Edit: This is what I went for:

http://www.rollcentre.co.uk/rollcentre/htm...anufacture.html

Edited by Rob H on 1st Nov, 2008.

The diffrence between the Fia spec and the fia National Spec is that of the tube they are useing

your mini putting some weight on Jon?

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wrong john i think jim. this is john_k not JohnK as in SC.

got me confused for a while on a few different posts!!

unless i have the worng end of the stick here.

oh and rollcenter for me too.

thanks lads save a few more penny's and roll centre cage for me
cheers john

in my opinion id say that was prob for the best

in a side impact that upper 'dog leg' bar would do precious little other than twist

on a safety item such as a roll cage, id rather take a hit financially rather than physically if you catch my drift, trust me on that!!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

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Cooool.

It seems I made a mistake buying mine. Fanbloodytastic.

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weld it in, and tie it to the body where ever possible.

i would imagine you dont want to be putting a new cage in now.

Ben, as long ast its fully welded it will be fine.

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Geronimo cages, your safer without a cage at all.

you have a crash and that seemed tube splits, its right next to your head, with you flying around a fair bit in the cabin.

i just got a rollcage centre cage and it toook 6 weeks to come!!!!!
well worth the wait thou!

sam have you seen this happen? have you seen a geronimo cage first hand?
do you know the load ratings of the steel? what sort of loads are applied in a crash?
just trying to figure out how you can slate this cage so much.


in my opinion that steel tubing is going to add strength to the shell in the event of a crash. lagg it all properly around you and the passenger to make sure if you do have a crash it doesnt hurt your head lol.