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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 05:00 PM
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Roll bar\Cage pricing-good or bad?

I got the following quotes on a rollbar with the swing out and a cage or my Camaro. Do these look like good prices.


Roll bar with swingout 760CDN or 479US

Cage 1100CDN or 700US
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 05:48 PM
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i tihnk ti sounds ok, never had it done, but there's a fair amount of labor involved and a good welder ain't cheap.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 07:24 PM
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
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Just for the kit, no shipping, no brokerage fees that sounds expensive. If you're not going to install it yourself you can add in $500-$1000 for someone to put it in.

try here http://www.swracecars.com/
They still have a sale on until Sept 30
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 08:48 PM
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hell i thought that was an installed price it was way too high for me to think it was just the kit.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 09:32 PM
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He never said but giving an exchange rate I have to assume it's just for a kit.

Even if you add up the options from S&W for swing out door bars, it's still cheaper. Their shipping prices don't include Canada so figure higher shipping rates to get it across the border.

8 point roll bar $110 (sale price)
Swing out bar kit for both sides $70 (kit doesn't include the actual bars)
Special door bars to clear third gen inner door panels $80
Not sure if the mounting plates are included with the original bar kit. If not 8 x $3.25 = $26

That's about all you need. Total = $286.
Lets assume $100 for shipping
That's now $386. Still cheaper than the original quote for just a roll bar.

Current exchange rate puts that at around $600 Canadian. Add in about $100 for brokerage fees (depending on how it's shipped) $700 plus GST and PST comes to just over $800. Pretty close to the original quote for just the roll bar kit and that's now in your hands. Minimun $500 to install and the final price should be around $1300 canadian for an installed roll bar.

Check around with local chassis shops. They should be able to make a custom fit one and install it for less than $1000. Maybe closer to $800.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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Sorry guys. I should have made it more clear. Those prices are for the complete install. This shop bends the pipes and does the total installation.
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