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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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Default Custom Cages, the company, ever heard of them?

as above really, looking for contact details



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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 02:56 PM
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a mate of mine is getting a custom polished roll bar made for his l200 pickup.if it is an aesthetic roll cage you are after then if you check the adverts in the back of a 4x4 magazine there shoud be contact details in there.hope this helps!!
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the company makes FIA approved cages, its for a track car
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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They advertise or did advertise in the Weekly Motorsport News.

There kit/services looks spot on!
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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Mate has one of there cages welded in his mk1 escort, think its a 16 point he trailered the shell down and back just to get it done. Top quality workmanship by them
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No problems with them Radleigh, you wont be disappointed.

www.customcages.co.uk

Were doing a T45 one into a Corsa at the mo
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custom cages are actually,R+D motorsport..
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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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I've heard of them, but only because a friend of mine ordered a pretty complex cage for his mk2 race car and it was very ill fitting, so lots of cutting about and refabrication was involved to get it to fit. From what I remember they didn't want to know when they were told about this either.
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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 07:59 AM
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Next time i do a cage i am making it my self

Easy job and much cheaper....

38mm cds is about 32 quid for 6m
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What about bending it dingy? Doesn't it need to be mandrel bent to retain it's strength or am i getting my wires crossed?
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R+D,COUSTOM CAGES.

both the same company and both have terrible after sales service.
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All you need is

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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
No problems with them Radleigh, you wont be disappointed.

www.customcages.co.uk

Were doing a T45 one into a Corsa at the mo


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Originally Posted by Markb_s1
I've heard of them, but only because a friend of mine ordered a pretty complex cage for his mk2 race car and it was very ill fitting, so lots of cutting about and refabrication was involved to get it to fit. From what I remember they didn't want to know when they were told about this either.
exactly the same experience i had with an escort cossie cage i bought off him, avoid them is my advice
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Hhhhmm go buy a Corsa Rad as this one fits okay
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All custom weld in cages have to be modified. My safety devices one was the same.

All cars are SLIGHTLY different
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
Hhhhmm go buy a Corsa Rad as this one fits okay

you got 2 hopes
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People still have stock of SD ones - I was infact looking at some proper SD bolt in stainless 38mm ones yesterday. Good cross between bling and safety / performance
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