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    D4 Opposite Lock Bullbar - Fitted Today

    Hi all,
    Well, my bar was finally fitted today by Scott and the boys at OL in Mitcham. They did a great job.
    Took around 4 1/2 hours all up.
    Made no difference to the handling at all.
    Here are some pics.





    Cheers, Craig

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    Out of interest what made you chose the OL bar over the ARB one ?
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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    looking at the pic's in this thread http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...lbar-last.html
    ide say that they are one and the same. driving lights and park/indicators a little different, but thats it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VladTepes View Post
    Out of interest what made you chose the OL bar over the ARB one ?
    I was going to order the ARB, but they were taken off the market for some reason (at least that's what I was told).

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    Disco4SE,

    A couple of questions.

    1. Is that bar colour coded ? the vehicle looks silver, but in the photos the bar looks white ?;

    2. As an estimate how much further than the normal bumper does the bar protrude, my garage is a bit of a tight fit length wise which is why I am asking, i.e is it noticeable ?

    3. The cut outs on the top of the bar, what do you intend installing there ?

    All up it looks great.

    Regards,

    George

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoWeb View Post
    Disco4SE,

    A couple of questions.

    1. Is that bar colour coded ? the vehicle looks silver, but in the photos the bar looks white ?;

    2. As an estimate how much further than the normal bumper does the bar protrude, my garage is a bit of a tight fit length wise which is why I am asking, i.e is it noticeable ?

    3. The cut outs on the top of the bar, what do you intend installing there ?

    All up it looks great.

    Regards,

    George
    Hi George,
    Some answers to your queries.
    1. The bar is powdercoated to a colour as close as possible to the vehicle colour. In my case, the bar turned out more grey than silver (Zermatt Silver). I intend to get it matched by my spray painter.

    2. My guess is about 150mm.

    3. At this stage, I don't intend to fit driving lights or anything else.

    Cheers, Craig

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    Quote Originally Posted by VladTepes View Post
    Out of interest what made you chose the OL bar over the ARB one ?
    I cant speak for Craig but a large part of my decision was based on the $500 diffence i was quoted between the two suppliers .

    Thank for the pics Craig. I'm satisfied now that I've made the correct decision. The powder coater called today to say mine was ready. Now to have OL fit it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco4SE View Post
    Hi George,
    Some answers to your queries.
    1. The bar is powdercoated to a colour as close as possible to the vehicle colour. In my case, the bar turned out more grey than silver (Zermatt Silver). I intend to get it matched by my spray painter.

    2. My guess is about 150mm.

    3. At this stage, I don't intend to fit driving lights or anything else.

    Cheers, Craig

    Thanks Craig,

    My D3 is Zermatt Silver which is why I asked the question on colour.

    Regards,

    George.

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    Hi George,
    Booked my Disco in today to have the bar colour matched.
    I suppose that having it powdercoated, then spray painted is a double precaution. Still works out cheaper than the ARB.
    Cheers, Craig

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    Hey Craig, nice bar.

    Did OL fit the rubber molding under the headlights or did you?

    From your photos I notice that there appears to be an aerial tab welded to the top tube on the passenger side. Can you confirm?
    If so, then that is one better than the ARB bar, cause mine doesn't have one! And I miss it! The ARB bar only has a predrilled hole for an aerial in each of the bar wings.

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