Camel winch bumper made australian

[51mondays]

hey folks I've been mucking around designing myself a winch bumper - the design is inspired by the camel trophy bumper

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7HYa4GX0JA4bE9mVk5FTmVqNlU/view?usp=sharing

...but.... modernised to connect to the more aggressive looking base that Rijidij makes.

I've spoken to Murray from Rijidij and he's graciously maybe agreed to fabricate this up for me, ie using my alternative top part on his very nicely made winch bumper.

now if there is interest from the forum we could get one or two or more done. So let me know if you think this design is just what you've been waiting for and is amazingly fantastic and you have to have one. :D

[51mondays]

drawing it up for the benders

[Babs]

Can't wait to see the finished product. Looks good

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[Corris110]

I am very interested but would be great to see one on for real. I have the headlight protectors and have trouble finding a bar to suit, will this one fit? When are you hoping to have something ready?

[51mondays]

Hi Corris110
My guess is that it'll fit, especially if we keep the top bar straight and don't sweep it back, as per the original camel trophy design. I recon that's part of its charm. I like the single radius bend ....just like the car.

We can check clearance with Rijidij to make sure but when the bar is actually made Murray can position it to work

Should be ready to go to the bender next week and then will depend on the workload at Rijidij

Yeah if anybody is into it let me know because it'd bring down the price as a one-off bend is quite expensive but the price basically halves each time...to a point

[TOR]

How did you go with this? Is it still being fabricated?

[51mondays]

Hi yes we haven't quite got there yet as Murray at Rijidij has been inundated by the likes of members on this forum :angel:
Still working on it.....going to try the top bar section out of 60mm pipe for a nice chunky look

[TOR]

Very interested in seeing it!

[51mondays]

hi folks we've made progress with this project. Murray at Rijidij has kindly got the tube benders to price up the bar with a top section in a nice chunky 50NB (roughly 60mm outside diameter) bar. Chunky! There will be a little sweep in the bar to follow the line of the bumper below. Some pics attached.

If anybody is seriously interested let me know and it'll work out a bit cheaper for all. Will put the order in for the bending Monday

[TOR]

I've sent you a PM 51mondays

[Corris110]

Starting to look the goods! the top corners of the bar wont block with indicator? How much are you roughly looking at for these bars? just got a rack and radio so funds are a bit short at the minute but would be interested a bit later on! Look forward to seeing it fitted!

[51mondays]

.. it's gonna look rad.
The profile of the top bar is drawn over a template of the front end and designed to wrap around the lights. Also in the pic above the lights are upside down. The indicator which is arguably the important one of the two is the lower light where there's more space and visibility.
Really looking forward to seeing the real thing

[51mondays]

Got the top bar in and Murray has tacked it together and will test it on his 130. We're both keen to check it out on the defender and see it come together

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/08/458.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/08/459.jpg

[51mondays]

Here we go here we go ...sketched up on the 130. All-black version coming up
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/08/221.jpg

[Babs]

My opinion is irrelevant but it's for free, it would look good if it squared around the headlights instead of the angle back at 45•
If that makes sense ❓

Cheers, Babs :D Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

[PaulG]

Looks the goods! Looks exactly as originally describes - A modern interpretation of a camel bar. Very distinctive different from the pack bar. Awesome job

[NovaRover]

Looks the goods, but for feedback sake, I would tend to agree with Babs, love the simplistic look across top. Concerned about the bar blocking the blinker. If it came 90 degrees at the ends to match the squareness of the front I would buy one tomorrow , great effort [emoji1360]

[rijidij]

Thanks for all the feedback on the bar, I'm always open to constructive comments about new products and design.

Regarding the indicators, we intend to swap them to the top position so they're a little less obstructed, not as vital for the side lights. Having seen the bar on my Defender, the lights are not much more obstructed than most other bars with an upright to the outside.

As is often the case, the bar looks much better in the flesh than in pictures. I'm looking forward to seeing it finished and on the Defender.

Cheers, Murray

[51mondays]

Thanks for the feedback folks. Yes it was a bit tricky choosing the angle that the bar came back down on, to hit the base bar. I was trying to merge the classic camel trophy hoop with the winch base. It comes down at 45. I quite like the slightly aggressive 45deg up-slope. Maybe a bit more obtuse like 60deg would have worked well. If it came down square with the sides it wouldn't be a camel hoop any more! :)

There is a bit of a pinch on the radius - I think there was some limitations about the size of the radius too, from the benders.

Anyway that's what a prototype is all about I guess!

I think it will come together visually more too once all black from the powder coat....my defender has black headlight surrounds too so we'll see how it looks over that.

I recon like any bull bar it obscures indicators a bit from some angles but it's functional. Will see how that tests. !

Really looking forward to fitting it - will post more pics then.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/08/11.jpg

[51mondays]

Well i am pleased to say I had a chance to pick up the bull bar and its come up a treat. Lovely fabrication by Murray as usual, and a ripper winch base he makes.
I was pretty chuffed seeing it...better than i imagined really. The fat 60mm tube looks just right and it sits on the defender most comfortably...Not overwhelming the front end. Frames it nicely and seems to gel well with the lines of the car. A success I think. I'm popping up a couple of pics. Hard to take a nice snap of a bull bar with phone cameras and their wide lenses that make things look goofy. Anyway check out the new-camel-goods !!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/433.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/434.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/09/435.jpg

[El Rey]

Looks great - good on you (and Murray) for bringing a dream to reality.