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Cupra Steve

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:56

I would of been spending £40 a day on petrol and i'm not sure the temps would be to happy sitting in the rear!!!!!!!


SteveW

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:48

:lol: true dat yo !


Cupra Steve

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:42

quote:
Originally posted by SteveW
thought you were getting a company car.. some BMW ??


Thats not happening till april now, so until then i'm still using my car, which is bloody lucky i didn't get yours in the end!!!!


SteveW

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:33

thought you were getting a company car.. some BMW ??


Rob_Lee

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:33

:lol: true!


Cupra Steve

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:28

quote:
Originally posted by Rob_Lee
As said they are for looks only... in otherwords as useful an ebay deskfan supercharger.


LOL at least the cage looks good, the supercharger don't:|


Cupra Steve

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:27

well i'm definately leaving it in, at the end of the day if i could remove the rear seats and have a proper rear cage i would, but MR, Boss has put his foot down and said i need rear seats for picking up temps, so i can only have a show cage and it does look the NUTS!!!!!! But just wondered if even in a shunt (not rolling) if it would be safe!!! I don't drive it like a nutter so the chances of rolling off into a field are unlikey but you can never help the stupid bint behind you smashing up your arse whilst doing her make up and i just wondered if the cage would remain attached in the case of this???


Rob_Lee

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:26

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
You lot are fools, what defines a show cage?

The way my cage is bolted into the Nova I would say it would help in a accident, its not made out of paper mache ffs.


I'd class a show cage as a cage made out off lightweight alloy that would provide no safety benefit in the event of a crash.

Where as a 6 point steel cage bolted into the car would.


Ojc

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:22

You lot are fools, what defines a show cage?

The way my cage is bolted into the Nova I would say it would help in a accident, its not made out of paper mache ffs.


John G

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:21

i used to have one in my old corsa and i had no problems with it, you may only encounter a problem if u crash, "touch wood you dont"


Rob_Lee

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:21

As said they are for looks only... in otherwords as useful an ebay deskfan supercharger.


Liam

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:20

Well don't expect it to save your life then :|


SteveW

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:20

if you crash then you will have some lovely looking chunks of metal flying around inside the car :thumbs:

showcage = :(


Cupra Steve

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:17

I'm a bit worried but i can't take it out cos it looks so good and i got it for a bargain.


John G

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:14

many topics have been made up about these, u will just get post after post sayin shat! dangerous, shoot,

at end of day they are a show cage, meaning they are there for show, there are by no means a safety device! and they will not help you in a crash


City

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:08

look at the words 'Show Cage'


Cupra Steve

posted on 6th Dec 06 at 09:07

I've just put a show cage in the gti and was shocked at how it just bolts!!! It does look good and will get pics of it later but i was wondering if it's normal that they just bolt into the seat belts and that the brackets are quite soft (i could bend em with my hands). It's in there solidly, doesn't move even slightly and it's very tight against pillars and the roof, but in the case of even crashing is it going to be dangerous???