Thread: Defender Exterior Protecton/Roll Cage

Exo cage for the NAS vehicles.... (North American Spec)

Can it be built here.... YES.... at a Cost not worth persuing.

Some were built by Mantec in the UK.
If your keen contact Mantec and have one imported.

To get it built here my guess would be $4k

Clarkie

4k seems a bit rich i could build one but would need sum specs....
How do the mounts bolt up to the body do they just have a plate bhind the mounts as it looks like an easy job if your handy with a pipe bender and a mig

import a safety devices cage from uk

they are really nice bolt straight on

reckon you might have legality probs with it here though cant cough on yeh car with out a certificate

Originally Posted by dullbird

import a safety devices cage from uk

they are really nice bolt straight on

reckon you might have legality probs with it here though cant cough on yeh car with out a certificate

not too sure with exocages you may get away without a certificate, definately need on with an internal rollcage. I have not found any ruling on exo cages, I think they may come under brushbars for the sides an a roof rack for the roof.

If you can get the official word, let us all know.

why with internal and not external

internal ones can bolt to the seat boxes you dont need to weld to the chassi there for your not altering the structure of the vehicle

As long as you have an engineers certificate it would be ok. Without you could be buggered what ever you try. Both ways you are altering the car and you can guaranty if you had a rollover in a new Land Rover under warranty you would loose the warranty. Even though you should not have to much to fix with the exterior cage on a simple rollover.

Don't see any problem, provided the bars don't exceed the side mirror width of a standard vehicle, great idea too build locally, I'm in, for a half decent price..................just poach off a pommie one!!, anyone got one???.....

Originally Posted by dullbird

why with internal and not external

internal ones can bolt to the seat boxes you dont need to weld to the chassi there for your not altering the structure of the vehicle

A roll cage that does not connect to a chassis is a waste of time.

Body mounted components last about "" long in an impact/rollover.

Oh Yeah.... And it also comes down to occupational space.

Any internal modification (Cage, Roof console etc) MUST maintain clearances around occupants as laid out in ADRs