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Fossicker
It will fit the SVX if you space it 40mm further forward and lower it the same amount. I know ARB warns about doing this, but with some common sense & an enginnering workshop its fine. I did this on mine & its as solid as a rock, slightly lower than I would like as the indicator is slightly obscured by the top bar, but you have another on the bullbar & one on the side guard.Originally Posted by draymond
Kenley,
I don't think it will fit the SVX, see how high and close to the headlamp it is on the standard Defender?
Remember the SVX has the High Intensity driving lamp and about 2" of plastic trim added to the headlamp surround....
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Previous post 17th September 2011
Do I have to wake up now? Have been asleep for years!
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Very nicely done.It will fit the SVX if you space it 40mm further forward and lower it the same amount. I know ARB warns about doing this, but with some common sense & an enginnering workshop its fine. I did this on mine & its as solid as a rock, slightly lower than I would like as the indicator is slightly obscured by the top bar, but you have another on the bullbar & one on the side guard.
Fossicker
That looks good Farry, about to take delivery of my new Defender and mount the bar in the same fashion....Further out and a little lower (in order to clear the headlight guards that it will be coming with).It will fit the SVX if you space it 40mm further forward and lower it the same amount. I know ARB warns about doing this, but with some common sense & an enginnering workshop its fine. I did this on mine & its as solid as a rock, slightly lower than I would like as the indicator is slightly obscured by the top bar, but you have another on the bullbar & one on the side guard.
Did you modify the mounting brackets that came with the bar or did you fabricate new ones? Some more detailed pics of the mounting point would be greatly appreciated
Fossicker
Hi, no I did'nt modify the brackets (Just in case it did'nt work!) just made some spacers out of 40mm square thick walled (6mm) box tubing and 40mm longer stainless cap screws.
I'll get the camera out & give you more details next weekend.
Fossicker
Thanks Farry!
Looking forward to see it. I thought I'd make up some new ones to the same design but just make the mounting suface with the slotted holes for the chassis further back.
Fossicker
Her you go, Making new brackets would probably be the better way to go, and if I knew that the bullbar has to be 45mm further forward & 40mm lower, I would do tha same.
The three silver plates sandwiched between the box section & the bullbar are spacer plates that come with the bullbar
If you need any other info, please ask.
Fossicker
Thats great thanks.... It looks like a quick and good looking way to do it. I'll have to wait and see just how far forward I'll have to mount it... It'll only be to clear the steel headlight guards I ordered with it so 25mm might be enough (its not the SVX version). Making new brackets won't be a problem at least, as i'm a boilermaker. But i'll post some pictures when I actually get it sometime next month!
Thanks again.
Fossicker
Yeh, post some pics once it's done. More info that may be useful. I hung the bullbar from a chain block at about the right height with a trolley jack underneath at each end (cause it'll never hang level), bolted the ARB mounting brackets to the chassis, & carefully nudged the car forward. With the help of the chainblock & trolley jacks positioned the bullbar where I wanted it, then slide underneath to see what gap I had between the bullbar & brackets.
Good Luck!
Fossicker
Well its been some time but here are the pictures of the finnished job.
I did fabricate some new brackets, which I did fit (I built them identical to the ARB mounting brackets just with the mounting holes and plates 25mm further back). However, to fit it with the headlight protectors still in place, because the new design's wings sit very close to the headlights, I found I still needed to move the bar another 30mm forward and this was with an additional 25mm packer I made up! This would've ment the bar sitting too far out for me.
So I thought "sod this for a game of bull bars!" I fitted the original brackets with the factory packers plus the 25mm packer I made up, took the headlight cages off and fitted the bar.
Then (a few weeks later) I swallowed hard, and took to the factory headlight protectors with the angle grinder. By removing the second lowest cross bar and about 25mm from the outside upright bar I could shimmy them behind the bull bar wing and fit them without too much trouble.
I thought "Well if i payed for them I may as well modify them to fit rather than having a $500 optional extra sitting unused in a shed."
More pictures on next page....
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