LOTUS Elise International Bolt-in CDS roll cage FIA Certificated

FIA Certificated:

• A certificated design is manufactured to meet the FIA / MSUK Roll Cage Homologation Regulations.
• Usually, a ‘Multi-point’ design which adds stiffness and strength to the bodyshell.
• These are almost always a ‘weld-in’ cage which is lighter and stiffer than a ‘bolt-in’ cage.
• The designs are stress tested to prove their integrity and geometry, and tube sizes are optimised to give the best strength-to-weight ratio.
• We always use high-tensile tube for these designs (normally T45, which has a tensile strength of min. 700 Mpa) to further enhance their advantages.
• An FIA / MSUK certificated roll cage is accepted worldwide and enables competitors to run in any FIA-sanctioned event.
• Can be as much as 20 kg lighter than an MSUK compliant design.
• When correctly installed, they add value and saleability to a vehicle.
• They are authorised in the UK by MSUK (the MSA as was), but the certificates are still referred to as FIA papers.
• These regulations are constantly evolving, so new designs have to reflect these changes.

MSUK Compliant – See our ‘National’ range:

• The roll cage will be made using the minimum MSUK prescribed tube sizes – thicker gauge than we would use in a certificated design, and, so (unfortunately) heavier.
• Usually, these are manufactured from CDS (Cold Drawn Seamless) tube – ours is a high tensile material with a minimum tensile strength of 510 Mpa – although T45 can be specified at extra cost.

These cages are eligible for all MSUK events.

Bolt-in roll cage:

• Bolt-in kits are a quick and effective way of installing a roll cage in a car.
• Due to the bolts and fixings, they are always heavier than a weld-in kit, but will only require welding for footplates.
• Our kits employ FIA tested and certificated ‘lap-joints’ which are stronger and lighter than traditional fixings – and almost invisible once painted.
• We also try to avoid using footplate boxes – they are no longer acceptable for International events. Our kits employ underfloor doubler plates instead.
• Depending on category and model they may have up to 14 fixing points.
• High tensile 12.9 grade fixings used (and supplied) throughout.
• Supplied either powder-coated or plain steel.