bullbar

[bob10]

Ok, I know the're a lot of critters out there just waiting to throw themselves at my disco., but would I be certifiable not to fit a bullbar if I was heading N.W., considering I would be driving during daylight hours. Part of my reasoning is weight and fuel economy, the rest economic. Be gentle with me, I am just an old sailor.
Bob10

[lochie]

G'day Bob10.Definitely fit a bull bar as other hazards like stray cattle,emus even wild goats can appear from no where.Bull bars can deflect stones and other objects and prevent damage to the grill and radiator.Also use to dry towels and other items of clothing.Good to mount radio aerials, recovery points,water bags and so the list goes on.Fuel wise not much of a penalty,may need to uprate springs to compensate the extra weight. Best of luck,Lochie

[bob10]

Thanks Lochie,I'm just going to print that and show it to the wife, they are hard to convince at times, wives. Cheers,
Bob10

[JohnF]

If a classic RR would fit--I do not know if that is the case no air bags, I can sell you a second hand aluminium one.

[Tombie]

Disco 1 or Disco 2?

[87County]

One consideration is, providing that you don't have perceived airbag complications, that an alloy bar causes hardly any weight penalty

even a steel arb-type bar is no great weight penalty for a standard suspension if a winch isn't installed

[bob10]

G'day Johnf, I have been told if I were to put a non airbag compatible bullbar on my D2, and had an accident, my insurance company would wipe me.It is frustrating, because I could have had a couple of good 2nd. hand ones for the right price.:mad:

[Slunnie]

If you're just going on a holiday then I wouldn't bother. There are plenty of vehicles that don't hit those furry critters.

[KarlB]

I have been driving for more then 44 years. Currently on my sixth Land Rover (I am not a collector). Some have had bullbars, others not. Over the last 10 years I would have covered well over 250,000 km, most of it not in a major city. In all my driving I have hit one kangaroo though I once broke a headlight when I hit a rosella. When I hit the roo I was able to limp home. Put it down to luck if you like. If you don't plan to drive at dusk and into the night, the risk of hitting a beastie is, I believe, low. If you see kangaroos or Emus near the road, slow down. Similarly with domestic stock, especially if the road is unfenced. If you do decide on a bullbar, you would be crazy not to get an airbag compliant one.

Cheers
KarlB
:)

[Fluids]

If you're just going on a holiday then I wouldn't bother. There are plenty of vehicles that don't hit those furry critters.


.... and your odds of actually hitting a beastie have now just tripled !! :p

:)

[bob10]

I have booked the disco in for an ARB bar, if nothing else I can scare some teenagers in their doof doof cars at the lights.........OLD FARTS REVENGE! :wheelchair: [and ward off murphy's law when we go north] :clap2:

[strangy]

My Bullbar has saved my car from carpark jerks from the day I fitted it! You know the types who scrape down the side and cant get their vehicle into space twice the size of there own car without hitting anything.
That has already paid for itself.

Then there is the odd beastie who inadvertantly jumps/ runs out and clips the car . You dont have to have to have a direct hit with a cow or oldman red to benefit from a Bullbar, you just need that bar to stop damage to lights (expensive) electrics (fire) or radiator (bye bye motor) this can be the difference between a sad moment for an animal or a few hours / days by the roadside, probably find the vehicle stripped and burned when you finally get it towed and figure out how to replace what was lost. Yeah I know its the extreme but when you have been there you would think the same.

Cheers.

[Ace]

I have found mine useful in off road terms just to protect the front from knocks and bumps, god knows what the front of it would look like if it were standard, and pretty much all winch compatible bars come with recovery eyes which are very handy.