Thread: D4 Landrover Bull Bar - latest news

Maybe this is what I need

Originally Posted by roamer

Maybe this is what I need

Given there is no air suspension to level things out, I would think a Kaymar rear bumper with a couple of spares mounted should about balance things out.

That is a current update on "early gate" of the Series units I presume, or is it just a far eastern interpretation of local mores?

As to resonance, harmonics, or whatever, yes, it just might receive some. I think I would keep looking.

Now that I think of it, there was this Mel Gibson movie set in Australia ....

Originally Posted by roamer

Ha ha ha
Off cause your right,
I just couldn't see it thru my bi-xenon, self leveling,adaptive,power washing, sunglass lens,
you have sure put the electric park brake on my thoughts now,
but I should have seen that coming in my auto adjusting reverse mirrors
what a dipstick I must be to of not realised how functional all this is
Cheers Ken

Handy to be a dipstick - the D4 doesn't have one - it's electronic!

Originally Posted by drowell

Handy to be a dipstick - the D4 doesn't have one - it's electronic!

I somehow think that Roamer may have already known that a 3.0 D4 doesn't have one...

Drowell,
I have just taken delivery of my D4 HSE and need to fit a Bull Bar. My D2 has an ARB bar fitted and that has protected me on more than one occasion. The LR dealer can't provide me with an availability timeframe for the LR Bull Bar and given my experience with ARB I would like to stick with the ARB product. I am still not convinced that the alloy bars currently on the market for the D4 are that good. ARB suppliers in Perth say they can't fit the ARB bar to a D4 HSE??? I think it is something to do with the front park sensors and camera? As I don't have a front camera there is no issue there. I noticed from your pictures the front park sensors are installed. Do they work O.K.? Can you provide contact details for firm that fitted the bar? I can then give them a call to see what they had to do to make it work this may give me a lever to pull with the suppliers!
LGM

Try Opposite Lock they make a carbon copy of the ARB one. You can disable the FPS or drill holes for them.

Hi
I had the same issue. They said the bar would not fit the HSE but couldn't say why. The sensors are fitted and work fine. My original discussions with an ARB owned store said they could not drill the bar to fit the sensors as it would affect compliance.
I transferred my order to a local ARB Franchise store who provide a range of brands and I selected them as a one stop shop for almost all of my car mods.
They said the bar could be fitted with the sensors. So the only concern then was that the 3.0 was different somehow from the 2.7. I pointed out that the 3.0 is standard in the SE.
I can't recall what the final issue was, but essentially, the bar fits fine and I think is the best looking of the lot. The LR one is ugly (in my mind).
I've gone colour coded (or black) for all of my accessories as my car is Bournville which is almost black.
Personal preference I guess.
The sensors still work, but I will admit I ignore them a lot due to the fact that the rear ones are sometimes useless - they get upset by the spares on the Kaymar rear wheel carrier bar so I turn them off. But if you haven't been in reverse the front ones are OK.
Contact for my ARB guys is as below. Speak with Giles (he will remember the details - he put a LOT of time into sorting it for me) or Jimmy, but they are away at Philip Island - back on Tuesday. Mention my name and he'll know all about it. They did a lot of work on my car.

02 9980 8855 sales@mannellmotors.com.au
email me on drowell@mmm.com if you want.
Cheers
Doug

Just had an Opposite Lock Bull Bar fitted to my D3 V8. Was not impressed by ARB as they said we don't do them for V8's didn't say why not or what the problems would be. Went to my local ARB franchise and he said he would try and fit one but, if they had problems I still had to buy the bar! Opposite lock said they didn't see why it should not fit and will give it a go. They also said if it didn't fit for some reason they would take the bar back and not charge me for it. As a bonus I got a pair of driving lights for free. Must say the bar looks very nice and is almost a replica of the ARB one.

Ivan