Thread: Oh What A Feeling ........................

The Brother in law has one of these on his Hilux. Cooling is not an issue and he has had numerous roo strikes. He regularly commutes between Dubbo and Cobar at night. Weight is not much heavier than a steel ARB bar, Ground clearance is not an issue for where he travels and it protects his vehicle.
Not necessarily pretty but functional for what he does, not everyone wants to drive only on weekends.


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they claim:
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Methinks that some comments are unnecessarily catty, if you dont like that style of bar don't buy it and if you think it's unnecessary maybe one day a politician will use YOUR opinion as a justification to ban all bullbars.....

Tote

Originally Posted by Cobber

My question is, where in NSW would you really need one of those?

Throughout a hell of a lot of it. NSW isn't just Sydney you know.

Originally Posted by Tote

......Methinks that some comments are unnecessarily catty, if you dont like that style of bar don't buy it and if you think it's unnecessary maybe one day a politician will use YOUR opinion as a justification to ban all bullbars.....

Tote

Fair comment, but as you say yourself, not necessarily pretty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder for sure.

Not to my taste, a little OTT for my liking, but if it's legal, the guy can do what he likes to his own property.

Maybe on a small truck that does freight runs sure, but for passenger vehicles they're not necessary.
Assuming you're driving safely for the conditions then an ARB bar is more than enough protection. Getting into the mentality of being able to flatten anything you hit without any repercussions is a dangerous way to drive IMHO.
Besides, you can't tell me the lads need these on their fully sick utes.
Oh wait, they do.
Where else would they put their 19 CB Aerials, 8 Spotties, and witty slogans like "Here skip".

I spent quite some time travelling around western NSW for work in a Maverick with a steel bar. I hit quite a few roos and the bar protected the vehicle for the most part. By the time I got a new vehicle the vehicle was dented from a few strikes where the bar moved enough to put the tags for the aerials into it. I can tell you this doesn't happen with these bars from seeing the results.
If you were in the same situation with your vehicle would you want a damaged car or one that was protected?
It isnt about driving over the wildlife, It is not having to swerve and put yourself at risk of an accident. Not pretty, not for everybody but definately more functional than an ARB bar for situations where you might hit a few roos a month. To use the example above why would it be ok for a delivery truck to have a bar like this for protection when a four wheel drive travelling the same roads isnt allowed to? Because the look offends the townies?
If you don't like the look of these bars don't fit them but dont take the holier than thou position as that just makes you look silly.

Tote

Some very judge mental posts!!!
Almost what one would stereotype from other Marque owners but reversed

They work brilliantly in their application.

We as LR owners should understand practicality. And show tolerance for those concepts and ideas that suit each persons needs and wants.

After all, we also like to customise / bastardise our vehicles to suit our tastes, wants and needs.

If its not to your taste, say your piece, keep it civil and without judgement and accept it.

I'm not being judgmental of the driver, nor am I taking a holier than thou approach.
Personally I think they're overkill (pun intended), considering I travel close to 800km a week on a rural highway with more roadkill than you can poke a stick at and my ARB bar has suited me fine, including some big hits.
Perhaps it's just personal bad experiences but every vehicle I've driven near with these giants 5 post bars has been a tail-gating, 140kph ****** who wouldn't blink about rumbling skippy. Not that I'm some soft hearted greenie banging on about how the kangaroo feels, but the people I've personally observed with these bars seem to think they're invincible, which IMHO (keywords) is a dangerous attitude.
You can do a bit to avoid hitting things without swerving or having half a steel-work on car.
Just my personal opinion based on my experiences.
YMMD

Originally Posted by Cobber

I went out to the car tonight (at the Hotel here) and parked next to me a Landcruiser fitted with a bullbar just like the one in the picture above. It's on NSW rego.

My question is, where in NSW would you really need one of those?

Obviously at the Louth races





Plenty of unfenced cattle country in western NSW


Martyn