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

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Originally Posted by komaterpillar

Might just bite the bullet and go a tube bar.

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I had a tubular winch bar but bitter experience proved that it didn't give me enough protection on the corners. I replaced it with an ARB bar which IMHO offers much better protection. I preferred the look of the tubular bar, but I've gotten used to the ARB bar and quite like the look of it now.

As Glenn mentioned, the ARB bars can be shimmed out. They come with shims but you can make up your own if you want and achieve your desired clearance. Side clearance can't be fixed by shims though.

I'd have bought an ARB bar today, but they have no stock and the stock they have coming is already sold for atleast the next 5-6 months.

I gave Daniel at Expedition Centre a call this arvie, what a champion, I reckon he has nearly converted me to a rovacraft bar.

Also spoke to Opposite Lock Toowoomba about XROX bars. Dunno wether I like them or hate them, I think they look epic on the nissota's but just don't suit the defender :confused:

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Originally Posted by komaterpillar

I'd have bought an ARB bar today, but they have no stock and the stock they have coming is already sold for atleast the next 5-6 months.

I gave Daniel at Expedition Centre a call this arvie, what a champion, I reckon he has nearly converted me to a rovacraft bar.

Also spoke to Opposite Lock Toowoomba about XROX bars. Dunno wether I like them or hate them, I think they look epic on the nissota's but just don't suit the defender :confused:

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I'm in the hate 'em club for the XROX - only for aesthetic reasons on a Defender though.

Rovacraft it is then eh? :D you can fit a dyneema-roped winch with the weight savings...

Hey komaterpillar, you know LR are doing a bar of their own now in Aus, it's a bit pricey but give 'em a try if you want a full size bar. We ended up getting one as it is one of the only options for an LE, happy with it though it is a little old school.

There's a copy of the brochure and some discussion here: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130...ll-bar-lr.html

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/11/352.jpgFirst up, thanks heaps to everyone in this thread for the discussion and advice received. its greatly appreciated.
Rang ARB head office today to find out the next production dates for there next runs on bars, the next 2 runs are already sold out https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/11/353.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/11/353.jpg So I got a quote from a freight company today to ship an ARB bar from Perth to the east coast - $1700 https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/11/354.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/11/354.jpg so that was the final straw for the ARB bar

Anyway so onwards we go and I have now ordered a Rovacraft bar from Daniel at Buy 4x4 Land Rover Toyota Nissan Accessories and Parts Online | Web Store | Expedition Centre Australia by Mulgo wich should be at my place next week some time. See how we go https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/11/355.jpg

thanks for all the input!