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Some of our smaller roll bars can ship by UPS. We can prepay the freight on these shipments and the cost is around $40-$120.

I don't have a business address to ship to, what now?

If you don't have a business address you can ship to, try a friend, family member or business associate. Maybe your engine builder will help you out. If all of this fails, we can ship the roll bar or cage to the local trucking depot and you can go there to pick it up. We can ship to a residence and the trucking company will call you before delivery, but see above for warnings!

My roll bar came in scratched up. What can I do?

I'll tell you right now, expect the roll bar or cage to arrive scratched. We try to protect the bar using plastic around the painted tubing, but as the bar rides in the truck, the vibrations will eventually wear out the plastic wrap. Most of the time these scratched areas will be hidden by roll bar padding. If you want a real nice paint job on your bar, please order it unpainted and have it painted upon arrival. Sometimes in Autopower's attempts to get the bar to you sooner, they wrap it in plastic before the paint is dry. Then when you take the plastic off, the paint peals off, too. Sorry, as I said, expect the paint to be messed up. The paint is there mainly to protect the tubing from rusting while in transit.

Are your roll bars and cages legal for racing?

Most of our roll bars and cages meet the SCCA, NASA and IMSA rules. Many road race sanctioning bodies follow the SCCA rules or they are not as strict. Please consult your rule book. Legality will depend not only on the design of the roll bar or cage, but also on the type of tubing used. Legality will also depend upon your class!

Are your roll bars or cages NHRA legal?

No. There are many reasons why our roll bars and cages are not NHRA legal. A few are: type of tubing, size of tubing, telescopic rear braces, and size of foot pads. There are probably more reasons. If your car needs to have an NHRA legal roll bar or cage, we cannot supply you. Many import drag racing organizations will accept the Autopower roll bar or cage. Almost all organizations will allow you to have the roll bar or cage installed if your car class does not require you to have one. Please check your rule book.

Does the tubing in the U-weld Cage Kit come notched?

No. The tubing is square-cut a few inches extra long.

I ordered a U-weld Cage Kit. Where's my roll bar?

Autopower U-weld Cage Kits are designed to add on to an existing Autopower roll bar. U-weld Cage Kits do not come with the roll bar. Please order separately or use the full weld-in cage kit with the part number ending in "D".

I ordered a roll bar and a U-weld Cage Kit. Why did the roll bar come unpainted?

Because Autopower knows you have to weld onto the roll bar, why waste time and money to paint the bar and then make you sand it all off. However, occasionally Autopower will send you a painted roll bar with the U-weld Cage Kit because they just happened to have the roll bar in stock. They figure that you would rather have the whole order sooner and sand some paint compared to waiting for them to build another unpainted roll bar.

Why do you charge my credit card at the time of purchase instead of when the roll bar/cage is shipped?

Roll bars and cages are special order items. Roll bars and cages may not be returned for any reason.

Do the Autopower roll bars and cages fit well?

Autopower designs each roll bar and cage to fit the model range of each individual car. For instance, Autopower manufactures a different roll cage for the 1984-1991 BMW E30 325, the 1992-2000 BMW E36 325 2-door and the 1992-2000 E36 325 4-door. These roll bars and cages were designed to have the full interior left installed. All roll bars/cages are designed to fit as tightly as possible leaving room for all car components to function normally and for production tolerances. If you have modified your car by removing things such as the headliner, the roll bar/cage will not fit as tightly in your car. Your model year may also come with factory changes that may make your cage appear to be not as close a fit as you would like. We guarantee the roll bar/cage to fit, not that it is aesthetically pleasing to your eye.

To see a complete list of Autopower roll bar and cage applications click here.

OK, the roll cage has arrived but there is no way it is going to fit in my car.

First, read the number stamped on the foot pad on the driver's side of the roll bar. Match this number up with the number associated with your car on our Web site. If the numbers don't match, call our toll-free number, 1-800-949-5712, and tell us the story. Everyone makes a mistake now and then, you may have received the wrong bar.

If the numbers match, (sometimes one digit is left out of the stamped number compared to the number on the Web site) you are probably just not used to how tight these cages fit. Unwrap all the tubing and take some measurements to assure yourself. Try to fit it in the car, if this fails, call us, we will be glad to walk you through it.

Do I need to have a professional install my roll bar or cage?

Most of our customers install the bolt-in roll bars or cages by themselves. Because no welding is required, all you need are simple hand tools such as a drill and wrenches. Please see our sample installation page for an idea of what could be involved. There may be some tricky areas of concern such as wiring harnesses, fuel lines and brake lines that might have to be moved. Warning: check to be sure you know what you are drilling into or welding on before you start. You may find that there is a hidden wiring harness in a channel under the mounting plate. You might have to cut panels and carpet. You will have to remove seats and interior panels on most applications. U-weld cages, the Spec Miata cage and some roll bars require welding and/or notching with the required tools and expertise in these areas. If you have any questions at all, do not proceed. Ask an expert or call us on our tech line: 1-925-254-7223 or Autopower at 1-619-297-3300. If we don't know the answer, we will attempt to find out what you need to know.

The cage has arrived but some of the parts are missing.

Most of the time the parts are there, they are just hiding from you. Before taking delivery from the trucker, make sure that all pieces are there and that there is no obvious shipping damage. If there is shipping damage, refuse the shipment, or if minor, note the damage on the trucker's receipt. Scratched paint is to be expected and not a reason for refusal. If it looks like it has been run over by a fork lift or been dropped from a 20 story building, then that is a reason for refusal!

If you suspect that there are pieces missing from your shipment, but there was no evidence that the piece fell off the package, accept the shipment and then unwrap the roll bar/cage. Usually you will find the pieces hidden by tape and the nuts 'n' bolts package. Assemble the cage outside the car to assure that you have all the parts and that you understand how the cage will be assembled inside the car.

I am ready to install the cage but the instructions do not help me.

Yep, Autopower's instructions are pretty bad. Maybe our sample installation will help you.

How long should I expect for the bar/cage to be manufactured?

3-4 weeks for manufacture plus transit time of 1-10 days depending upon where you live. Autopower now accepts rush orders for an extra $105.00. Autopower will then bump your order and produce it within 2 weeks and it will come without paint. Orders may be expedited by shipping a faster/more expensive method.