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Location: kent
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Front A bar measurement help please
Was wondering , would someone do me a big favour and be so kind to measure the distance where the yellow lines are please in mm
I’ll be extremely grateful as will make life so much easier in order I can drill the holes through the bumper so they will line up with the impact bar brackets
Thank you so much
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7th Jul 2021 6:09 pm
Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
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Where did you acquire the "A" bar as I have been looking for ages.
8th Jul 2021 1:27 am
gstuart
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Hi
Was very lucky indeed and got it off ebay , can’t believe the prices there now going for
Is part number VUB501210 , also managed to get a boot sliding floor off ebay , seems these items are getting harder to find now
Fingers crossed someone will be able to measure that bumper distance for me so can start in getting it fitted
Will keep and eye out for u
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8th Jul 2021 4:26 am
gstuart
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Globetrotter448 wrote:
Where did you acquire the "A" bar as I have been looking for ages.
Have sent a pm mate
8th Jul 2021 4:32 am
aja4x4
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Wouldnt it just need to be central with equal measurments both sides?Andrew
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8th Jul 2021 7:30 am
gstuart
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aja4x4 wrote:
Wouldnt it just need to be central with equal measurments both sides?
Indeed know ur right , but it would just make life a lot easier if I could get the measurements to save me trying to balance the A bar onto the bumper or trying to nudge it left or right to get the central position
As I’ve got one shot at it I’ll then know there’ll line up with the bolt holes perfectly
Managed to find a pic of the brackets that the nudge bar is secured to
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8th Jul 2021 8:06 am
gstuart
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Hardware wrote:
^ my thoughts too.
does it sit on the top of the bumper ? if so, just make it central.
if it sits with bottom aligned to a part of the bumper, sit it on wedges to achieve that then repeat the above.
It does as u say sit on top of the bumper , shame I can’t see any markings on the inside of the bumper to make life easier drilling the holes
Just worried of messing it up , plus will save me struggling on my own trying to line it up
Lol, ref the D5 style
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8th Jul 2021 8:11 am
philm
Member Since: 02 Oct 2016
Location: Manchester
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gstuart wrote:
aja4x4 wrote:
Wouldnt it just need to be central with equal measurments both sides?
Indeed know ur right , but it would just make life a lot easier if I could get the measurements to save me trying to balance the A bar onto the bumper or trying to nudge it left or right to get the central position
As I’ve got one shot at it I’ll then know there’ll line up with the bolt holes perfectly
Managed to find a pic of the brackets that the nudge bar is secured to
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8th Jul 2021 9:38 am
gstuart
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Hi phil
Alas that was a picture from someone else’s disco
The very special brackets I got I’ve coated with Dinitrol to keep them well protected and they line up to mm perfect
all you are after doing is creating 4 holes in the plastic of the bumper so the bolts pass through and screw into the plates that are bolted to the crosspiece ?
as the sides of the A-frame extend at least an inch on all sides around the bolt hole, you could drill an over-sized hole and it will never be seen when it's all assembled, and the A-frame will be in the right place as it's not actually attached to the bumper.
or have I missed something ?
8th Jul 2021 10:07 am
gstuart
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No u haven’t missed anything , ur spot on
Well it’s funny u saying about an oversized hole as I didn’t realise on the instructions it says to drill a 33mm hole
Must admit unsure why they specified such a large hole seeing its only a 10mm diameter bolt , unless it just for wiggle room so to speak
Or I wonder if it’s so the bumper will fit over the brackets as they have an up stand ?
Thks again
8th Jul 2021 10:56 am
Ruarz
Member Since: 17 Oct 2020
Location: Fife
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Does this help?
Measurements in mm to hole centres.
8th Jul 2021 11:44 am
gstuart
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Hi @ Ruarz
That’s fantastic , thank u so much as indeed that’s extremely helpful
Alas when I bought my nudge bar it didn’t come with any fittings , only thing I’ve now got to get are the 4 x bolt sleeves , wouldn’t it be nice in the instructions if they specified what length they were
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