Thread: new ARB bar. colour code or not? Now with other questions :)

Originally Posted by iClick

Here's some pics to illustrate how close the bar is mounted to the body on my truck. It's too close for my liking. ARB Bull Bar LR Defender

Do you remember the ARB part number FOR that bar? I was talking to a bloke on the phone yesterday and he didn't sound to sure on wich bar was the correct one

Originally Posted by komaterpillar

Do you remember the ARB part number FOR that bar? I was talking to a bloke on the phone yesterday and he didn't sound to sure on wich bar was the correct one

For my 2011 defender 130 it was:
COMBAR DEFENDER 2009ON
3432300

Originally Posted by iClick

For my 2011 defender 130 it was:
COMBAR DEFENDER 2009ON
3432300

That's the go, that's what I got quoted for, cheers mate

The TJM bar sits further out.....

I have a colour coded ARB and I installed all 3 shims either side to get more room. I lile the colour coding to make it blend in, plus the better half didn't let me get black. Haven't got photos yet since installing it so must get on to it.

Install yourself and spend that money on colour coding.

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Originally Posted by GlennWA

Install yourself and spend that money on colour coding.

yeah no way i'm payin some random $150 bucks to slap a bullbar on

**** me!!! Rang ARB yesterday to suss out bars, old mate on the phone says
"yeah mate 1 in stock in Brisbane, but we don't sell a lot so should be right"
just rang ARB to put a deposit on that bar and its gone!
Me, "No worries when are ya's makin some more?"
ARB, "yeah should be getting 5 more mid December just before chrissy"
Me, "yeah righto how about I get one of those?"
ARB, "nah mate Queensland's only getting 5 and we've got 11 people on the waiting list"
Me, " no worries mate thanks for your help"

So what do I do now? how staunch are the gaurds/front end of the defenders? reckon I can get away with just a tube winch bar and headlight gaurds?

Originally Posted by komaterpillar

Haha mate as I said up the top, I'd love a tube bar, in my opinion they are the only style that suits the defender, but the first decent roo I hit and there'll be tears, and with a $950 insurance excess, I'm not keen on running the risk, I reckon the arb bar is the only other half decent looking option.
Function wins out over form in this case

And before anyone asks, in the Ute I had before the defender, I hit probably 15 decent roo's in the last 6 months 5 or 6 of wich would have ended in decent insurance claims if not for the front bar.

have you seen how close the ARB bar sits? you will be paying out $950 in excess all the same.

go get a TJM if you want the full bar.

my pick would be a tube bar and headlight guards.

Leroy