The latest Safety Devices Saab roll cage lineup and definitive guide
Safety Devices roll cages
Three Saabs, six cages, and one of them has a condition buried in its product title that is easy to read straight past. The 900 cage is listed for the three door with a sunroof. Not the three door. The three door with a sunroof.
The other two are simpler. The 96 and the 99 take one cage each, in full and rear form, and the two cars cost exactly the same to cage despite being separated by most of a decade. All six are steel bolt-in cages and all six are listed FIA and MSA approved, which is not true of every make in the Safety Devices range.
- Six cages across three Saabs, from £432 to £781
- All six are bolt-in, steel, and listed FIA and MSA approved
- The three shells between them cover 1960 to 1993
- The 900 cage is listed for the three door with a sunroof
The Saab range at a glance
Six part numbers, three cars, and a full and a rear option for each of them. Read the car column carefully on the 900 row.
| Car | Part number | Cage | Price | Listed approval |
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| Saab 96, 1960 to 1980, two door | S001 | 6 point bolt-in | £732 | FIA and MSA approved |
| Saab 96, 1960 to 1980, two door | S001-Rear | Bolt-in rear | £432 | FIA and MSA approved |
| Saab 99, 1968 to 1984 | S002 | 6 point bolt-in | £732 | FIA and MSA approved |
| Saab 99, 1968 to 1984 | S002-Rear | Bolt-in rear | £432 | FIA and MSA approved |
| Saab 900, 1978 to 1993, three door with sunroof | S005 | Bolt-in | £781 | FIA and MSA approved |
| Saab 900, 1978 to 1993, three door with sunroof | S005-Rear | Bolt-in rear | £481 | FIA and MSA approved |
Prices are what the listings show today and can move. The approval column is what each individual listing states rather than our own assessment, so check it against the regulations for your own class before ordering.
The 900 cage is specified for the sunroof car
Both 900 listings, the full cage S005 at £781 and the rear S005-Rear at £481, name the car as the three door with a sunroof. That is a fitment condition rather than a description of the car somebody happened to photograph.
A sunroof changes the roof structure a cage has to work around and mount against. If your 900 is a three door without one, or a five door, or a convertible, this is the point to ask rather than order and find out. Send us the registration and we will check what Safety Devices list for that shell.
Check the roof before you check the priceIt is the only conditional fitment across the whole Saab range here. The 96 and the 99 listings name the car and the years and nothing else, so those two are as simple as they look. The 900 is the one worth a second read.
The 96 and the 99 cost the same to cage
S001 for the 96 and S002 for the 99 are both £732 for the full cage and £432 for the rear. Two different shells, two different part numbers, one price.
The 900 sits £49 above them on the full cage and £49 above on the rear. It is a bigger car with more tube in it, and the gap is consistent across both versions, which is usually a sign the pricing follows the material rather than the age or the rarity of the car.
Worth saying plainly: none of these are cheap relative to what the cars are worth, and that catches people out on a 96. The cage is priced on what it takes to build, not on what the shell is worth.
The full cages
Three full cages, one per car. Each is cut and bent for its own shell, so on a straight car the feet land where they should and the tubes clear the trim without anybody reaching for a grinder.
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The rear cages
The rear cages are the main hoop, the backstays and the bracing behind the front seats, with nothing running forward into the footwells. On a classic that still gets driven on the road that is usually the sensible answer, because the dashboard and the A pillars stay standard and you are not climbing over a door bar in the car park.
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What the design options actually change
Each of these is ordered against a design option. The full cages offer six and the rear cages three, and the choice changes what the cage does rather than just what it looks like.
- Single fixed diagonal. One brace across the main hoop, stopping it folding sideways. The minimum most regulations accept.
- Single fixed diagonal and harness bar. Adds a proper anchorage for the shoulder straps at the right height, which is the reason most road and track cars end up here.
- Cross diagonal and harness bar. More tube again, a stiffer shell, and the version most competition classes are written around.
- With or without door bars. The biggest gain in a side impact and the biggest inconvenience getting in and out, particularly on a two door with a low roof like the 96.
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Bolt-in
Mounts on spreader plates through the floor and sills. No welding, nothing permanent, and it can come back out if the car is sold on standard. This is what most road and track day cars run.
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Weld-in
Welded straight to the shell, which gives a stiffer car and a better load path into the structure. It wants a motorsport fabricator and the interior usually has to come out. Permanent once it is in.
Pad anything a helmet can reachWe do not stock FIA rated roll bar padding at the moment, so buy it alongside the cage and work out where it goes while you are planning the fit. On a classic that still does road miles without helmets, that is the part of the job worth doing properly.
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Not sure which oneTell us the car and we will confirm the part number
The 900 sunroof condition is the one that costs people money on this range. Cameron works out the fit on these, so send the registration and what you use the car for and we will come back with the part number rather than a list.
The harness the cage is there to anchor
The harness bar in a cage exists to give the shoulder straps an anchorage at the right height and angle. A standard belt mount in a 1970s Saab cannot do that. If you are fitting a cage and keeping the original belts, most of what you have paid for is not doing anything.
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Common questions
Will the 900 cage fit a car without a sunroof?
Both 900 listings name the three door with a sunroof, so treat that as a fitment condition rather than a detail. If your car does not have one, ask us before you order and we will check what Safety Devices list for that shell.
Are these cages road legal?
A bolt-in cage in a road car is a common fit and nothing about it stops the car being used on the road. The two things worth planning for are padding on any tube a head can reach, and getting in and out past a door bar if you specify them.
Can I fit one myself?
All six are bolt-in, so a competent home mechanic can do it. They go in on spreader plates through the floor and sills, so no welding and no fabrication. Dry fit the whole cage before anything is permanent and check door clearance, seat position and how you get out in a helmet.
Is there a weld-in option for a Saab?
Not in the Safety Devices range we hold. All six Saab cages here are bolt-in. If your class requires a welded cage, tell us which class and we will look at what else exists.
Does one cage cover the 99 and the 900?
No. The 99 takes S002 and the 900 takes S005. They are different shells and different part numbers, and the 900 cage is £49 dearer in both full and rear form.
What about the 96 rally cars, is this the same cage they run?
The listing states FIA approved and MSA approved for S001, which is what makes it eligible in principle. Whether it satisfies the specific championship you enter is a question for that championship, because eligibility varies by discipline and changes year to year.
Where to go next
The full Saab listing sits in Safety Devices Saab roll cages, and the whole brand range is in Safety Devices roll cages. If the car is not on this page, ask anyway. Safety Devices build for a long list of shells and we can check what exists for yours.
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