almost hope no-one can help but....

does anyone have a vid of thier or any old defender 110 fairly gently rolling onto its roof?

weighing up the possibility of a roll cage but its lots of pennies, and i dont go that extreme very often. just wondered if generally it would survive a roll over situation? i know the roof is only good for like 75kg or something pathetic like that but its spread over the whole surface so thought maybe..........??????

its a van by the way, no windows in the side

dan

look at this.... no roll cage

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X79Lul-DnUU"]YouTube - Bad Day at Cowm Quarry 28/11/10 - Defender rollover[/nomedia]

is it worth it?

Try this one.

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiNLPltC1RA&NR=1"]YouTube - KORC off roading. rolling down a hill MUST WATCH!![/nomedia]

The_Big_P said:

Try this one.

YouTube - KORC off roading. rolling down a hill MUST WATCH!!

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That's the one where the bloke's leg flies out of the safari window as it's rolling. Nasty stuff!

Langers said:

That's the one where the bloke's leg flies out of the safari window as it's rolling. Nasty stuff!

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Was that his leg?

depends if your going do that kind of thing

The_Big_P said:

Was that his leg?

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Aye

bustersbus said:

Aye

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Oooh yer ****er!

Me leg hurts think about it.

The_Big_P said:

Oooh yer ****er!

Me leg hurts think about it.

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Yer me and my mate couldn't believe it when we first saw it. Another reason to fit a proper harness when doing that kind of stuff as well.

I reckon eee din't even have his seatbelt on.

thainy said:

does anyone have a vid of thier or any old defender 110 fairly gently rolling onto its roof?

weighing up the possibility of a roll cage but its lots of pennies, and i dont go that extreme very often. just wondered if generally it would survive a roll over situation? i know the roof is only good for like 75kg or something pathetic like that but its spread over the whole surface so thought maybe..........??????

its a van by the way, no windows in the side

dan

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These guys do an internal H type cage similar to what you would have in a banger racer. At £195 it aint a bad price. It's meant for the 110csw but I don't see any reason it can't go into a 110 van.

http://www.landroverman.com/miscparts.htm

I lied. They've now progressed to an actual cage type structure

this is the replacement for the H frame they were doing

ratty said:

this is the replacement for the H frame they were doing

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That needs a diagnal to make it any good

oldskool said:

That needs a diagnal to make it any good

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make a nice roof rack tho..

Morning Bob, you ain't wrong there, be good to hang some lights off anorl. Hows the luverly lady this morning looking after ya i hope

thainy said:

does anyone have a vid of thier or any old defender 110 fairly gently rolling onto its roof?

weighing up the possibility of a roll cage but its lots of pennies, and i dont go that extreme very often. just wondered if generally it would survive a roll over situation? i know the roof is only good for like 75kg or something pathetic like that but its spread over the whole surface so thought maybe..........??????

its a van by the way, no windows in the side

dan

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I had been thinking the same for some time and although I do not really need a roll cage, I decided to get one fitted on the basis that although it is not cheap, it is far cheaper that having to replace my landy if it did roll for any reason and also this does not take account of any damage you could do to yourself!!

Another reason for getting it fitted is that it also protects the structure of the vehicle a bit more when green laning, particularly given just how overgrown many of the lanes in this area have become - I have a fully external cage.

I have only just had it fitted (this weekend), went up to Whitbread Offroad (good bunch of guys!!) in West Wales for them to supply and fit the cage. Well worth the money...

oldskool said:

That needs a diagnal to make it any good

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It'd be easy enough to do and for very little additional cost. At £200 I rekon it's reasonably priced compared to most of the other roll cage manufacturers.

The_Big_P said:

I reckon eee din't even have his seatbelt on.

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Thank goodness the little kid got out first

Not good at all - full 4 point harness even just for green laning for me

cheers for the input guys, im still looking around, would like full external if i can afford it.
if i go full external should i be able to tip it on its side to work on the under belly?? and will a full cage take a few rolls? or is it more a 1 hit life saver type thing?

DTd5 would u have any pics of the new cage? think i may go down the same route

thainy said:

cheers for the input guys, im still looking around, would like full external if i can afford it.
if i go full external should i be able to tip it on its side to work on the under belly?? and will a full cage take a few rolls? or is it more a 1 hit life saver type thing?

DTd5 would u have any pics of the new cage? think i may go down the same route

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Not got any photo's yet, still need to get some sorted when its light!!

However, have a look at the following web site which shows what I got:

Land Rover 90 Hard / Soft Top Full External Roll Cage

Also his prices are going up by 20% in January as he will then be VAT registered which he isn't at the moment!!