Thread: Fitted Sahara Bar - I need to Confess....

Originally Posted by dullbird

Soooooooo where is the picture?

Tommorrow I promise!

Unfortunately I leave for work it's dark, I get home from work, It's dark.

Pics attached, interested in feedback and thoughts.

I am warming to it, but the weight is a killer.

Booked in for a 2 inch lift 1st June (thanks Simon for the Info).

It looks crap, in fact even worse than I first envisaged.

However, I am a man of my word & will stick by my original offer.

whats wrong with that?

I think the probelm is your looking at a bar with no antenna on it no indicators and no spot lights at the moment it looks like a blob of grey......once your indicators and stuff go on then stand back and have another look.....I would be tempted to colour code it myself or put it to black

I actually like the look of it, well done Jaybee.
What brand tyres are you running, are they 265/75.
Cheers
Hendrik

Originally Posted by Hendrik

I actually like the look of it, well done Jaybee.
What brand tyres are you running, are they 265/75.
Cheers
Hendrik

245/75 Bighorns on P38 rims. tried to find a happy medium with the tyre didn't want to go too big, as I wanted to have the option of driving with them daily so 245 seemed about right.

JB, you are absolutely right! It looks pants at the mo, on stock suspension and tyres. I reckon tho, once u get a 2" lift it will be an A-Team moment.....
when a plan comes together.

Even a stock bumper looks good on a lifted truck, yours will be hormone jangling stuff. So fear not, I would give my left testicle to have a sahara bar onboard. Enjoy it.

Nick

Originally Posted by JayBee75

Well yesterday I fitted the D2a sahara bar to my 01 D2, all went pretty much to plan, and not as much trimming required as thought, very little in fact.

I do however have a confession to make, I'm not sure whether I want the bull bar on there..............Not sure If I like it.

I will post up picks when I get a chance to photo the car in the daylight. Am I being crazy? It has certainly changed the dynamics of the car now being so front end heavy, and the 2 inch lift is no longer a consideration, it's a must have.

Being that the 4wding I will do will be pretty average stuff, do I really need a bar? I know it gives me more front clearance and opens things up for tow points but not sure if the extra weight is worth it.

My thoughts as of today are to put the bumper back on, get a tow point made up to go through the opening in the factory bumper bar and get a lift. As now I seem to keep having to spend money on it each time I do a mod. The winch now needs to be wired up, will need a dual battery, need to get the indicators and have them wired up and so on. So when I put a lift in will need to get the front CV joint redone as it's a prevenatative thing obviously with the lift. At what point do I stop pouring money into it.

Also interested in those with a bar, did you put the inside wheel arch covers back in? I will need to cut mine as they are too long or do you just leave them out. I am worried that this exposes the washer bottle etc, to the elements.

As you can tell I am in two confused mindsets with the bar, Someone set me straight!

mate the truth is that you really dont like it ....and you are giving it me..................you are felling sleepy ....sleepy..sleepy

cheers