Thread: Bull Bar Fitting + Lights Required

Sounds like it will just be a complete nightmare to install and not worth it......., I think the only option is to sell and ship it to me in the UK!!

Originally Posted by JayBee75

Hi guys I have manged to get my hands on a Sahara bar for my D2 (thanks 29dinosaur)
Is there anyone in eastern subs melb that can fit it for a reasonable price? Is there anyone you would recommend? I would do it myself, however I just do not have the time, it also need's the winch wiring up etc.

I called ARB in Richmond and they said they would look at it, but it had to go through the bosses approval as they are not meant to fit them to D2's however they have doen it before

....... If they thought the bar was in good condition they will consider it........... It will cost me approx $200..

The bar also has the holes inset for fog lights. I would like to relocate my factory LR foggies into the ARB bar where the holes are, the next shock ARB fog lights for the bar are $500.
Surely there is an aftermarket option that will fit into the hole insets in the bar?

Any help/advice appreciated!!

What are they talking about its a D2 bar all be it the update one...
So them saying they are not suppose to fit them to D2's is rubbish.

from reading disco dans tutorial the only thing that needs to happen to make it fit is cosmetic

As long as the bar is airbag compatible I can't see why there is a problem for ARB. They just want to find a way to charge more I reckon.

Just a question though, did the $200 include wiring your winch...if so, what they've quoted doesn't seem excessive to me.

Typical ARB ripoff with the foggies. I'd go shopping.

Hi all,
I looked at fitting a sahara bar to my 99 D2 but ARB said no way, even though I told them others had done it. Apparently for legal reasons they cannot fit the bar to earlier models because it was not designed and tested for them, and in this day and age I understand where they are coming from. But I would have thought any mechanic or someone mechanically minded could do it but they probably aren't interested because there would be little profit. Driving lights to fit the bar should be easy to get, don't pay big dollars, maybe even a wreckers or ebay?
Cheers matt

They are taking the party line here Matt. From everything i have read on here, you are fitting a D2 bar to the same D2 chassis as originally intended, and from a safety point of view, that is the only concern. The mod is in the plastic trim only.

Nick.

Originally Posted by dullbird

What are they talking about its a D2 bar all be it the update one...
So them saying they are not suppose to fit them to D2's is rubbish.

from reading disco dans tutorial the only thing that needs to happen to make it fit is cosmetic

Dullbird yes agree, Richmond ARB said that they have ftted them before, and know that it's just some triming that is required, I indicated as well that there are many who have had them fitted. Then then said that it's got to get sign off from the bosses because they are meant for a D2a/b? But they know they fit the D2. I can understand that they want to see the condition of the bar, as they don't want to fit something that is stuffed, however the whole D2, D2a thing is utter rubbish.

That's ok, I will just ensure that my business now and into the future does not involve ARB products, simple.........

Originally Posted by wardy1

As long as the bar is airbag compatible I can't see why there is a problem for ARB. They just want to find a way to charge more I reckon.

Just a question though, did the $200 include wiring your winch...if so, what they've quoted doesn't seem excessive to me.

Typical ARB ripoff with the foggies. I'd go shopping.

$200 for fitting, no winch.

I wanted to get someone who new how to fit this bar to a D2, and knew the trimming etc that was required.

Has anyone in Melb had a sahara bar fitted to a D2? If so who did it for you?

Thanks

Originally Posted by imatt

Hi all,
I looked at fitting a sahara bar to my 99 D2 but ARB said no way, even though I told them others had done it. Apparently for legal reasons they cannot fit the bar to earlier models because it was not designed and tested for them, and in this day and age I understand where they are coming from. But I would have thought any mechanic or someone mechanically minded could do it but they probably aren't interested because there would be little profit. Driving lights to fit the bar should be easy to get, don't pay big dollars, maybe even a wreckers or ebay?
Cheers matt

Matt the fog lights I meant are the ones that are inset into the ARB bar, not the Foggies that sit on top above the winch.
Trying to get these from a wreckers, is impossible, just wanting to understand whether there is an aftermarket option available as $500 for two lights that are the size of two small roof downlights, is rediculous.

Cheers
JB