Defender Winch Bars

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Originally Posted by D9Oh..

Hi Folks, proud owner of an new 2012 D90, looking at fitting a winch bar but not keen on the great big options like ARB, TJM, very bulky looking. I like the tubular style winch bars with just the centre grill loop but told they are not ADR compliant. Has anyone ever really had trouble insurance companies for fitting a front bar that hasn't been through the full certification process ? Cheers

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Hi D90h, welcome and very nice truck! There are many guys on the forum with tubular winch bumpers (new and old trucks) and they all seem to be legal and insured, so worth a double check. If the info came from your dealer, you would be safe to disregard in total!

In Perth your best option for a tubular bumper is going to be Rovacraft in Bassendean. They will also stock the matching steering guards and diff guards if you like to keep to the same design in future. The vendors on the forum are all great chaps and they'll help you with any problem, but I think the weight of the bumper will kill any option of buying it from the Eastern states...

Obviously they offer very little in the form of frontal protection over the standard bumber, but as a winch and driving light mount they are absolutely perfect.

This tubular bar is ADR approved.

http://www.expeditioncentre.com.au/o...-bull-bar.html

Cheers,
Daniel




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Does anyone know if there's a bar available to suit a High mount? I've been searching for one for our new Puma, and have found nothing so far.
I do like the new bars below, but SWMBO wants something that protects the guards/lights more, plus I might want to have brush bars too, which the comp type bars don't look like they'd accomadate.

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Originally Posted by Drover

I have had an ARB winch bar on for a couple of years now, good bar, but very big and I think it takes away from the unique look of the D'fer.

I am leaning towards the Rova-Craft tube bar as a replacement.

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Drover, I bought and tried to fit a Rova-craft bar to mine a few years back and it didn't fit.
The top bars (out riggers) hit on the standard driving lights surrounds before the bolt holes would line up. Sorry I cant post any photo's, there at home on another computer.
From the photo of Nigels, it looks like the top bars are shorter therefore fit the SVX front grill.
The guys at Rova-craft in Perth were great, they let me return the bar no problem.
In the end after tring four differant bars I gave up and just bought a TJM type 13. I got sick of mucking about.

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Originally Posted by Nera Donna

Drover, I bought and tried to fit a Rova-craft bar to mine a few years back and it didn't fit.
The top bars (out riggers) hit on the standard driving lights surrounds before the bolt holes would line up. Sorry I cant post any photo's, there at home on another computer.
From the photo of Nigels, it looks like the top bars are shorter therefore fit the SVX front grill.
The guys at Rova-craft in Perth were great, they let me return the bar no problem.
In the end after tring four differant bars I gave up and just bought a TJM type 13. I got sick of mucking about.

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Mulgo's is modifying the Rova-craft bar to fit the SVX/X-Tech fronts ends. I think Daniel is cutting the out riggers off and moving them to more suited position, then having the full bar re-powder coated.

The bar seem to sit very close to the front of the vehicle. I was thinking that, if I go ahead, of bending up some new mounting brackets to move the bar out 50 or 60mm, that should also negate the need to modify the out riggers.

Cool. Daniel is a legend, never say ‘cant do’ sort of guy.
The bottom bar ‘should’ fit without interfering with grill/headlight surround? I think from memory the mounting holes in the bar where about and 1 ½” out from lining up with the hole in the chassis rail?
Good luck

I bought my winch bar from MM land rover in the UK,straight bolt up fit. Pat

Hi Pat,

Do you have a pic ??

Cheers

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Originally Posted by Chops

Does anyone know if there's a bar available to suit a High mount? I've been searching for one for our new Puma, and have found nothing so far.
I do like the new bars below, but SWMBO wants something that protects the guards/lights more, plus I might want to have brush bars too, which the comp type bars don't look like they'd accomadate.

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Can someone please explain the "high mount and low mount" conceps/terms? I've mounted and used winches all over the world and AULRO is the first place I've ever heard the term used...

Cheers

A High Mount winch only refers to the Warn 8274 (and the 8274-50), which has a vertical spur gear train with the motor mounted over and parrallel to the drum. Google Warn 8274 for images.
Effectively all other electric winches are low mounts where the motor is in line and hanging off the end of the drum.

Edit: Pics
Hi Mount
http://www.warn.com/truck/winches/sr...4-50-Winch.jpg

Low mount
http://img.dinkos.com.au/images/01/0138266208.jpg