I agree 100%.

Your best bet IMO would be to buy a ROLL BAR that would pass tech for a lapping day or maybe even a track event. Im sure there have to be some brands out there. Either way they would provide more protection then that "cage" ever would. It bends around the dash for goodness sake.

If you want more information about cages go into the racing forum on here ( not street ecounters lol) they have tons of good info in there and im sure they have their own thoughts on that cage.

He was not calling you two posers, he was just hinting at the fact that have a "cage" for the soul purpose of showing off is kinda weird...

 

Yep.. but do a search, rather than posting questions. This has already been covered in that forum and those guys aren't particularly tactful when pointing that out.

 

You do know that are STOCK roll hoops are "bolted" in right?

 

I believe he was referring to the bars being bolted together, not that they bolted to the car.

I would suggest (as others have) that if safety and track-time is your concern then definitely look for a roll bar. There are a number that work well with the hard top. I personally have the Hard Dog and love it:



Going with a setup like that will open up other track options for you too as the Cusco isn't going to cut the mustard for a number of clubs (it will pass tech in some though).

 

im not gonna lie i bought mine for the main purpose of looks but i do participate in autocross a few times outta the year i would love to track the car but the closest track is a few hours away

 

Looks for who ?

Most people who know anything about cars and tracking them will look at that and shake their heads. I would much rather impress someone in the know then a normal passer by.

Best of luck though im sure a lot of people will give it props.

 

Errr could you explain how that is medically possible for a rear end collision?
I am assuming you r not using some crappy chinese seat replacement along with the cage

 

You never know, if you look on the first page you can see how the bar goes right next to the dash attempting to follow the A pillar which is practically right in front of your face. I already sorta of explained the baseball bat analogy, so just think of it as that. A baseball bat going full force into your face, a vegetated state seems possible.

 

I think you will have to worry about the force of the airbag rather than the front bar. 6 points roll cage is way over the top and dangerous for the street during a side collision.

I can't see how a uncover 4 points cage cause any extra harm on the street.

 

The safety issue that we're talking about is the 6pt cage, it's useless for the street and can potentially cause more harm and that defeats the purpose of having a cage. Those with aftermarket wheels will have to worry about the bar and depending on how hard a rear end bump might be, the airbag might not engage but your face might still fly into the bar.