Thread: OME Defender Bullbar

Originally Posted by BlueWagon

At least the ARB and TJM bars have cheap locally available parts.
I tried to get a replacement indicator lens for the LR bar that came with my TD5 extreme and LR parts told me that they only sell the WHOLE indicator module!!!!
I went to ARB and TJM initially thinking it was one of their bars that LR had fitted... but no it came from somewhere else and the parts cost an arm and a leg.

I mean really...for lights mounted IN a bull bar you should be able to buy replacement plastic bits as every time you bump something you risk cracking/chipping/destroying the lenses!!

Needless to say I resorted to glue/silastic until I totally destroyed the indicator and then I replaced the whole unit.

Australian bullbars are well developed world renowned and I only had the LR one because it came with the new vehicle as part of the "extreme" package...but I guess I ended up getting what I paid for.

I had a similar issue recently, trying to replace a bullbar blinker. I thought it was made by ARB or TJM, as it looked very similar, but their blinkers didn't fit. I ended up getting Narva ones from Ashdown-Ingrams for about $17 each (whole unit, without a bulb). They fit perfectly.

Ben give Disco dan a PM the delux arb bar I got off him has amber led replacements in the bar

Originally Posted by juddy

Am I correct in saying some years a Land Rover offered a Steel Bar? If so does any one know who made this?

This is a factory bullbar off a 01 Defender Extreme which i have forsale in the markets secction , It has a Landrover logo in the centre section near the drivers side upright i beleive its made by ARB for landrover

I replaced it as im now using a high mount winch which needed a high mount bar

Originally Posted by rangieman

This is a factory bullbar off a 01 Defender Extreme which i have forsale in the markets secction , It has a Landrover logo in the centre section near the drivers side upright i beleive its made by ARB for landrover

I replaced it as im now using a high mount winch which needed a high mount bar

ARB said that all of theirs have an ARB logo/marking somewhere.

How much just for the 2 indicator lenses

Originally Posted by BlueWagon

ARB said that all of theirs have an ARB logo/marking somewhere.

How much just for the 2 indicator lenses

You buy the bar and ill throw the 2 lensers in for free

Hi. Is it possible to get a side on picture of this Defender (or another one) so that I can see how much the ARB bar sticks out.
I'm giving serious thought in buying a 2.4 Defender and would like to see how much the arb bar decreases the approach angle...

Cheers Paul

Originally Posted by isuzurover

JohnR has the same ARB bar on his puma:

Doesn't take much off the approach angle. The main difference with the Puma is the grill sits a little more forward. Others have successfully mounted Tdi and Td5 bars to them. When I bought mine I'm pretty sure it was actually the ARB Td5 bar.

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Doesn't take much off the approach angle. The main difference with the Puma is the grill sits a little more forward. Others have successfully mounted Tdi and Td5 bars to them. When I bought mine I'm pretty sure it was actually the ARB Td5 bar.

Countys with AC, TD5 and Puma defenders all have a grille which sits further forward than others. I have a Tdi ARB/LR bullbar on my county. In order to make it fit without extending the mounting brackets, I had to cut the rear off the uprights and change them to completely vertical, rather than angled back towards the vehicle.

A TD5 bar should fit straight on to any vehicle though.