jr
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would get rid of yoru false floor, keep the carpet ect and strip the back out, leving the front quite normal, IMO anyway
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jamesvalver
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i did think about that today but after takin the top off the false floor i soon realised that its gona take a while to get the frame work out and looking respectable again
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MatG
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if you are going to use it for track days then I would get a proper cage that will protect you fully. As its a daily drive as well I would also check with your insurance that they will cover you, as most wont.
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carboncorsa
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dimma-Sports-Cage-Vauxhall-Corsa-B_W0QQitemZ8048132475QQcategoryZ40199QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Found this.
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Stoneyginger
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Show cages in my mind are pointless and far too expensive for what they are 
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jamesvalver
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carbon corsa - did look at somethin like that but it is for use wit the rear seats so it stops before the back rest. as i have no rear seats it needs to condinue to the rear arches
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Martin_C
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob_Lee
Show cages show people you know nothing and just wanna look nice.
Function over form matey
Your corsa is stunning... get a proper cage!
thanks.
quote:
Originally posted by ed
A show cage will probably kill you in a crash.
why?
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jamesvalver
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pros and cons?
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Martin_C
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pro's - shiney, good looking, still strong (fusion ones are alot better than the seatbelt bolt in dimma's), can be tailored to suit yourself, fusion can do full cages. also know that one saved a customers life in an astra turbo once.
con's - get slated for having a fake cage, not fia etc approved, not weld in, probs not as strong.
wouldnt make it from exhaust tubing though!
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Scott McKenzie
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In my opinion show cages are a complete waste of time & money, if you want a cage get a real one.
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bradfincham
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quote:
Originally posted by Scott McKenzie
In my opinion show cages are a complete waste of time & money, if you want a cage get a real one.
why i can show you pictures to show how a cage the same design as mine and martins saved my mates life.
The dimma ones are waste of time and dangerous in my eyes!
The stripped out rear with a bolt in show cage is just as good as a real cage.
Yeh there not FIA aprooved, they look prettier and are strong as hell
thankyou
james - go for a full one chap if you want that look, or a mirror finsih stainless one if thats more you? 
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Scott McKenzie
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I just feel that if you`re going to fit a roll cage then it`s there as a safety feature, that`s just my opinion as I help a mate with his & others rally cars.
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SVM 286
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First time I ever heard the phrase, I was completely baffled.
Couldn't believe that there was enough stupidity in the world for an idea like this to surface.
Seems to me that a show cage is about as usefull as a show engine or some glass tyres.
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broster
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Originally posted by MatG
go for a show cage, they look better than saftey cages. If you building a track car get a full cage, if you are building a show car get a show cage. Make sure its made form steel and not aluminum and you will be fine.
As for comments that show cage will kill you - think again! 
pmsl! maybe you think again, iv seen show cages that cost silly money that have little alan key bolts holing them to flimsy tin seat mounting points, joints in the main hoop with no welds etc! a show cage is made from something shiney. it will break and stab you thru the head.
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
First time I ever heard the phrase, I was completely baffled.
Couldn't believe that there was enough stupidity in the world for an idea like this to surface.
Seems to me that a show cage is about as usefull as a show engine or some glass tyres.
well put!
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
quote:
Originally posted by Scott McKenzie
In my opinion show cages are a complete waste of time & money, if you want a cage get a real one.
why i can show you pictures to show how a cage the same design as mine and martins saved my mates life.
The dimma ones are waste of time and dangerous in my eyes!
The stripped out rear with a bolt in show cage is just as good as a real cage.
Yeh there not FIA aprooved, they look prettier and are strong as hell
thankyou
james - go for a full one chap if you want that look, or a mirror finsih stainless one if thats more you?
yes, to be fair, spankee did nearly kill himself in that white astra, and the fusion cage did stop this iirc
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bubble
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omp cage-strip car bolt in track days sorted
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