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hamishelliott
Member Since: 05 Aug 2009
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 22
  
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How hard is it to get a Steel Bull Bar for a V8 Petrol!?!?!
Raaggee!
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 22nd Feb 2010 8:52 am |
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jdea
Member Since: 02 Mar 2008
Location: Tannum Sands QLD
Posts: 176
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I think ARB and TJM are the only ones to make a steel bar. About $2-$3K
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| 22nd Feb 2010 11:28 am |
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Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
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I believe that the ARB bar does NOT fit the V8. I don't know about the TJM.
Best Wishes,
Peter The Bearded Dragon
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| 23rd Feb 2010 12:08 am |
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DingMark
Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Perth Oz or Erbil, Iraq
Posts: 388
  
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There's been a few threads about ARB bars not fitting on V8's. For the record, I had a V8 (sadly stolen couple of months ago) which was front-ended by a Hilux. For less than the cost of the OEM bumper my smash repairer put on an ARB bar and winch. Hence there is one example of an ARB bar on a V8. I don't know how/why it would be different, other than the V8 doesn't have an intercooler and associated piping.
The only issue I had was that around the front of the RF wheel well, the black plastic lining flapped about and snagged the tyre when reversing (when in sand). I just cut some of it off, exposing part of the window washing solution bottle and problem went away. Jim Dowell - D4 HSE TDi, 12,000 hydraulic winch & hidden winch mount, MTRs, TyreDog, Traxide 2 x aux battery system, fixed air compressor, Dolium roof rack, MitchHitch.
RIP 2005 D3 HSE V8 5 seater gold (stolen and torched)
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| 23rd Feb 2010 1:14 am |
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oldsalt
Member Since: 15 Dec 2009
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 179
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My local ARB shop - Thomastown branch - was very careful to check with me when I was ordering my bullbar...."it is a diesel isn't it ?"....he said the bar DOESN'T fit a V8.......don't know why but that's what they say....good luck.
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| 23rd Feb 2010 2:35 am |
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daveyb
Member Since: 14 Oct 2007
Location: SF
Posts: 135
  
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Hamster - I have an ARB Bull Bar on my '06 V8 US spec. The only issue that requires the right part# is the area for the washer fluid tank. The proper ARB has allowed for this by "boxing out" this zone. It definitely exists here in the States. 2006 D3 Tonga Green
275/65/18 GY DuraTracs - ARB w/ EP9.0 - Sasquatch Rods
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| 23rd Feb 2010 3:29 am |
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StornowaySA
Member Since: 23 Sep 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 406
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I wonder if there is a ARB Part number you could quote (from your V8 bar?) MY2010 D4 HSE 3.0, e-diff, 19inch MTR's; LLAMS Height adjustor, LR f & r light guards, LR side steps, LR bright finish side door mouldings; LR/Mantec G4 front bash plate, LR G4 Winch kit, Warn 9500lb Winch; GOE compressor guard, Uniden UHF, LR bright finish roof rails, LR G4 driving light kit, LR G4 ladder, 4 x extra rear compartment 12V sockets, Traxide dual battery system and Optima Yellowtop battery, ORS drawer system / fridge slide, LED rear compartment lighting.
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| 23rd Feb 2010 4:28 am |
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gps-au
Member Since: 14 Apr 2009
Location: Sydney
Posts: 57
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hamishelliott wrote:Only to find they've stopped producing them!
Don't forget that their factory burnt down last year.....
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| 23rd Feb 2010 5:39 am |
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hamishelliott
Member Since: 05 Aug 2009
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 22
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Oh  ! I totally forgot about that!
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| 23rd Feb 2010 5:42 am |
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jonesy63
Member Since: 17 Oct 2006
Location: Didn't we have a lovely time, the day we went to ...
Posts: 848
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gps-au wrote:Don't forget that their factory burnt down last year.....
Based on garryc's problems with them - I can't see that being a bad thing!  
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| 23rd Feb 2010 9:17 am |
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Jonty
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: On the beach
Posts: 417
 
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Seen loads of V8s with ARB bars.
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| 23rd Feb 2010 1:20 pm |
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hamishelliott
Member Since: 05 Aug 2009
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 22
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Oh btw the group are doing the four corners this year during june/july. So if you see a Buckingham Blue D3 floating around in a big group of about 16 vehicles that'll be me.
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| 4th Mar 2010 7:29 am |
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garryc
Member Since: 08 May 2007
Location: Adelaide Hills
Posts: 259
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jonesy63 wrote:gps-au wrote:Don't forget that their factory burnt down last year.....
Based on garryc's problems with them - I can't see that being a bad thing!
I would hope that they redesigned some of the problem points with the bar  They are a strong and good looking bar 8) What annoyed me was that when I rang the factory with the initial exposed cable problem they told me 'no one else has that problem' and they sounded disinterested  No way to treat a customer  So subsequent problems went on Disco3. Even ARB need to fix up the washer bottle problem 2013 D4, E-diff, Vision pack
Never propose to a Yak
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| 8th Mar 2010 7:38 am |
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StornowaySA
Member Since: 23 Sep 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 406
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yeah, I had the washer bottle issue; otherwise its a great piece of kit - just heavy!
Myself and older brother in his D3 will be doing: Adelaide - Oodnadatta Track (Coward / Dalhousie Springs) - Yulara - Kings Crk Station - Alice - Adelaide from 1 July if any other D3's are planning a school holiday trip and plan to be in that area then let me know.! MY2010 D4 HSE 3.0, e-diff, 19inch MTR's; LLAMS Height adjustor, LR f & r light guards, LR side steps, LR bright finish side door mouldings; LR/Mantec G4 front bash plate, LR G4 Winch kit, Warn 9500lb Winch; GOE compressor guard, Uniden UHF, LR bright finish roof rails, LR G4 driving light kit, LR G4 ladder, 4 x extra rear compartment 12V sockets, Traxide dual battery system and Optima Yellowtop battery, ORS drawer system / fridge slide, LED rear compartment lighting.
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| 8th Mar 2010 8:53 am |
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