Cage Advice: Autompower vs RollCageComponents

Any kit you order takes fitting time. they all come with tubes slightly too long so that you can do the final trim and fitting and make it fit right. This work includes notching the tubes correctly to mate with each other, and cutting others to length. You'll also need to prep the car, weld in all your spreaders, then weld in the cage .

If you are not 100% comfortable with the above, just go pay the extra for someone to do that work for you. It's a LOT of work if you've never done it before, and it's really easy to get wrong.

If you are comfortable with the above, most recommend RCC. I have one of their kits for my BMW, it fits nice, but it took a long time to get, and I ended up making my own door bars because the ones he bent for me I really didn't like. I don't know Auompower at all. People have used Rhodes and S&W with success.

I have used 3 from RCC and when it comes time for a new car I will use them again.  He took the time to go to a junk yard and measure for my X-Type as I didn't trust my measurements while the other cars he already had measurements from prior builds.  First time I put one in I screwed up the A-pillar bar and he quickly shipped a new one.  As mentioned above the initial order does take some time so order a couple months before the time you think you may be installing. 

Also, I always run on a very tight budget.  Wife gives me crap about spending too much on race cars.  So I spend almost all my money on safety, cage, harness, and seat for the first race.  Tires will suck,, the car may not be fast yet and have a squishy suspension but whatever, you'll live to race again.

Terribly bad accidents do happen in Lemons and too often high quality safety equipment saves lives.  If you can't yet afford high quality safety for you build then wait until next year or find a team member willing to shell out the cash, just don't skimp on it.

I don't know anyone who uses Autopower, but RCC is a very common cage in Lemons.  Just know if you weld it yourself or even know a welder they do not know how to weld a cage.  Find someone with cage building experience to help and guide you through the process.  It will save you tons of time and money.

Please heed the advice that it is not JUST welding.  It is trimming and fitting.  If you can do that and tack weld things in place following the "How Not to Fail Tech" you are in a great position.  If not, seriously look into a cage builder that will follow the document I just mentioned verses a pre-bent cage kit.