Thread: Removal & Fitting Bullbar (and rant)

Hey all, new Disco 2 owner here. (Or more specifically: 2001 Land Rover Discovery Series 2, TD5, with CDL mechanism but no shifter ) Will post pics when I get the chance, but after doing some self taught modifications to my car, I cannot figure out how to remove the front bullbar.

There are four knarly looking bolts towards the front, if laying down looking up, but it looks as though if I undo them, it will leave a rather large section secured to the car. Also someone mentioned crush cans when I was researching, and this is the first car I've owned with airbags, so I do not know how rough or what to detach up there. It's a classic ARB, looks about 5 years old. Looking to replace because it's had an impact, won't hold a winch, and rusted as well as cracked some plastic behind it.

I'm finding this car an absolute dream, and really easy to just "mod". Already put a 300w Pure Sine Inverter, with Wifi, Apple TV, DVD Headunit and routed cables about the place (even into the centre console for non wifi audio playback, cause I'm much more an I.T. guy, than a car guy, however this car has ignited my inner mechanic) all mounted behind the plastic rear storage, swapped out the abysmal interior lights with some decent ones, pulled off the roof map storage for rear view mirror/monitor for rear camera, and pulled the centre console out in preparation for CDL Shifter (though no one will sell me one without trying to bundle a transfer case..) and replaced rivets with threads and nonslip bolts. Even pulled out one of the rear seats and running 3 seater.

But rant aside: bullbar removal. Search didn't help. Came up with 1000 results, and scanning through them I realised it was showing me anyone that mentioned "removing bullbar" but not "how to".

Anyone able to show me what I'm looking for? Or just comment generally on how awesome these cars are?

Have a look for a screw on each side holing the inner plastic guard to the outer wings.
As others said 3 bolts each side, take the crush can with the bar.
I seem to remember I had to remove the grill to get the vertical bolts out but it was while back.
I had to gently winch it also as it was a tight fit.