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oh so they fit the older defenders better?
haha yeah don't think I would ever pay someone else to fit a bullbar...
unless for some crazy reason I loose my mind and buy a 4wd with a silly wrap around bumper that needs to be chopped to bits to fit one....
Don't have a 'URL' site, but if you want a photo of the finished product, IM me an email address and I'll send a photo.
The new Special Edition Defenders have exactly the same grill/ lights setup as the SVX but the standard release has the old standard setup.Quote:
Originally Posted by kenleyfred
To my knowledge (as of yesterday) ARB are not planning to bring out a bar just for the SVX/ Special Edition releases.
I rang TJM and got a similar story with the guy on the phone saying their bar has the same issue (the curved extremity of bar fouling the larger light surrounds).
I guess that only leaves the Xrox bar. Or the expensive plastic Landrover bar. :(
Is this right?
Gwen
Or you could do what I've done and just buy a bar from the UK for half the price of the ARB/TJM bars sold here and they fit straight on. Pat
Update: Opposite Lock say they have a basic full size bull bar that will fit SVX / special edition pumas. I have ordered one so time will tell. Otherwise Pat's solution sounds good. :)
Hello all SVX owners & Special Edition owners too.
I also have found a solution - at long last.
I have ordered a bar from Mulgo (aka Daniel). Exactly what I was after.
Will post a pic soon.
Look forward to seeing it. Still looking for one myself.
TJM type 13 bar does fit the SVX/Special Edition front grills and lighting cluster. But it the same problem as the old ARB bars. Obstructs the standard driving lights. See attached.Quote:
Originally Posted by SeaMist
I got impatient after fitting three bar to my vehicle. This is bar #4 and the last.
Pit falls:
Drive light obstruction (Did I really have say that?)
Mounting bracket for winch solenoid box. Slight modification needed to get the solenoid box to sit in the right location. (Disassemble solenoid box, redrill mounting holes, assemble solenoid and mounting bracket, reinstall solenoid box cover)
Terminals on the back of the solenoid box foul on the grill. (Trim the terminals down some)
Note: Winch fitted TJM OX 9500 lb
Very interest to see what Daniel comes up with, even if it's a little later for me. Always like his work.
Cheers
Craig
As per my previous post, I have attached a photo of the Bull Bar that is fitted to a Special Edition Vehicle. Obviously, this will also fit the SVX models as well.
This is not my vehicle but was sent to me to show me what it will look like.
Mulgo (Daniel) informed me he will be at the Land Rover Expo in Sydney and this particular vehicle will be on display so you can view in the flesh if you are in the area.
I do not have any financial relationship with this business but merely giving a plug to a great business with excellent sevice. A person that you can trust with your vehicle!
(I have also had fitted the Ex-Box, Bumperettes, Glove Box, Seat Extension Rails and soon to be a Bull Bar.)
Nigel
There is a host of companies supplying the tubular type bullbars if you guys are happy with the fact that they don't give any real front end protection beyond the grill. Scorpion Racing from the UK will be the Rolls Royce of tubular bars, but Rovacraft does a decent one as well. Looking at the picture from Mulgo it looks very tidy as well.
I've attached a picture of my previous 90 fitted with one of those bars and the angle shows enough space for the LRSP headlight surrounds and bumper. That particular bar was specific for a 300Tdi, but they are available for different configurations.
In the UK there is very little in terms of wild life to hit, so that wasn't a consideration on choosing the bar. If you drive rural though over here though, some more corner protection would be required imo.
Cheers,