Thread: D2a Bullbar options - ARB, TJM, ECB and ...?

I have fitted that to my D2.
As the crush cans get deleted it may fail some requirements.

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Originally Posted by carjunkieanon

Has anyone tried a First Four bumper?

Discovery 2 Winch Bumper with Fog Lights

Any idea if it's ADR compliant?

That bar is for a D2, not a D2a. It won't fit a D2a. This thread is about D2a options.

But I doubt it is ADR compliant as it's not sold in Australia, so they would not have gone through the expense of getting compliancy. Also as the above post indicated it deletes the crush cans.

I recently bought a new Deluxe Bar from ARB for my D2a for approx. $1800 installed, but I had to wait 12 months until ARB had an order of approx. 20 bars before they would commit to a production run. Not sure about the Sahara Bar but I imagine it will be a similar situation re production runs. This is what happens when vehicles get a little older I guess, they don't hold much gear in stock.


I also enquired about a TJM Bar but their factory burnt down a few years ago and a lot of their design drawings were lost specifically for the D2 amongst many others. So they told me they won't be making them any more.

Strange I bought a D2a bar from ARB here in Adelaide about a month or so ago, they just had them with no dramas.
I can't remember if they had the bar or the snorkel in stock, but one of them was out and took the week to some in.
I fitted it myself, mostly, it wasn't a drama at all. I would have a pre-moan and tell them they need to give you LED bulbs for the indicators so that the trailer warning doesn't flash, I have to get around to doing that and I probably won't be bothered to go and nag them about it.

Originally Posted by steve_a

Strange I bought a D2a bar from ARB here in Adelaide about a month or so ago, they just had them with no dramas.
I can't remember if they had the bar or the snorkel in stock, but one of them was out and took the week to some in.
I fitted it myself, mostly, it wasn't a drama at all. I would have a pre-moan and tell them they need to give you LED bulbs for the indicators so that the trailer warning doesn't flash, I have to get around to doing that and I probably won't be bothered to go and nag them about it.

I've spent the last 5 years with little trailers flashing on my dash every time I put my indicators on since I put my ARB bar on. TBH I thought I would get the led bulbs but have not gotten around to it yet. Maybe one day

Originally Posted by twr7cx

Are there any other bullbar options for the D2a?

ARB:
3432120 Deluxe Winch Bar - Deluxe winch bar | Products | ARB 4x4 Accessories
3932020 Sahara Bar - Sahara bar | Products | ARB 4x4 Accessories

TJM:
070SB15N39T T15 Steel Bull Bar - Winch Compatible - T15 Steel Bull Bar - Winch Compatible | TJM Australia

East Coast Bullbars (EC:
Big Tube™ Bar - ADR Compliant - With ECB bumper lights - Land Rover Discovery Big Tube™ Bar - ADR Compliant - With ECB bumper lights Series (11/02-12/04)

Any other options?

Tried searching, but only seem to get threads on fitting D2 bullbars onto D2a or vice versa.

I have an ECB Big Tube bar on my car. It has a hole in the front for winch rope but no holes to mount one, nor does it have the access from the top like most other winch bars.

I just called them today to ask how to mount a winch and they told me they don't make winch bars for D2. They only make them for D4. But i'm struggling to understand why there is a cut out in the front for the winch rope.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Originally Posted by gusthedog

I've spent the last 5 years with little trailers flashing on my dash every time I put my indicators on since I put my ARB bar on. TBH I thought I would get the led bulbs but have not gotten around to it yet. Maybe one day

Likewise.

Originally Posted by gusthedog

I've spent the last 5 years with little trailers flashing on my dash every time I put my indicators on since I put my ARB bar on. TBH I thought I would get the led bulbs but have not gotten around to it yet. Maybe one day

From the sounds of it, maybe I should revist this thread in 5 years and see if I got around to changing them