Thread: Question RE ARB Bullbar, Recovery Points and the Plastic Air Ram

We ran a straight edge over it this morning at Ritters and there were "waves" in the steel just under the headlights - slightly up on the right side and slightly down on the left side, could have been caused during the welding process - but still pretty poor as they bang on about their wonderful engineering on their web-site.
I'm going to take some close up photos with a ruler on the bar and send it off to ARB and see what they have to say, as I said in my post it's not such a big deal but I would like the bar to look "even" at both sides - I don't think that's too much to ask - is it ?
We checked out a couple of other D3s (fitted with ARB bars) that were in the workshop at Ritters and they were much the same - it sems that with ARB stuff near enough is good enough.....
ah well it won't stop me enjoying my Landrover, maybe my standards are too high - probably comes from my aircraft background (where near enough can get you killed)
cheers

You're more tolerant than me. I told a woman on the phone today she must like getting a** ****ed more than me since she seemed to enjoy screwing me over and that would be the result.

I'd be at ARB and it would be right, even if that meant someone building one by hand. Think I'm unreasonable buddy? Lets see what else I can pick on.

I had a hub stud stripped by Jax and it cost them 7 hours and $1800. plus I biyched to head office and got 50& back on the tyres.

Had my ARB bullbar installed on Friday after a 8 week wait.
Every thing is straight and even and gaps are to spec.
However I have just noticed that there is no mounting bracket on the posts for a uhf antenna or a sand flag.
Question. Is it just my bar that is missing the brackets or are all D3 bars like this. All our other vechicals have then.

IvanR

D3 TDV6

Originally Posted by IvanR

Had my ARB bullbar installed on Friday after a 8 week wait.
Every thing is straight and even and gaps are to spec.
However I have just noticed that there is no mounting bracket on the posts for a uhf antenna or a sand flag.
Question. Is it just my bar that is missing the brackets or are all D3 bars like this. All our other vechicals have then.

IvanR

D3 TDV6

The antenna hole is on the blade on the passengers side.

The mounts sit very close to the bonnet otherwise and can damage the bonnet in a strike.

The gaps on my bar are different every time I drive. ARB have looked, realigned everything so the gaps were the same, then after some driving up/down driveways/gutters(slowly) the gaps are different. And, they change. Everything is tight for the bar/mount so I'm guessing that it's related to the way the body mounts to the vehicle. ARB here have done a couple of D4's now and say that both bars did the same thing.

I guess the body mounts that allow some flex have something to do with this.

That kicks it. Time for a body lift.

I contacted ARB re my bullbars "poor fit" and they have kindly offered to make it right (at no cost to me) - they said - "it should just be a matter of an adjustment - and we'll make sure it's right"
I sent a copy of this communication to "Ritters" and (surprise - surprise) they also said if I dropped the vehicle back to them they would "adjust" it - funny that they didn't make ony such offer on the day that I picked it up from their workshop - they just stood around scratching their heads as to why it didn't line up correctly....it's funny how a letter to the right people suddenly changes a situation !!!!
So it's off to the Kilsyth ARB workshop for my "adjustment" - I'll let you know how it goes in a few days.
I don't expect to be darkening Ritters doorstep again.....once bitten, twice shy as they say !!!

Just got home from ARB's Kilsyth workshop - my bullbar has been "adjusted" and now fits perfectly, as it should have when "Ritters" fitted it originally - anyway that's water under the bridge and I'm now satisfied with my ARB product.
The staff at Kilsyth were extremely helpful & friendly, and while I waited I got a quote for the fitting of a "Longranger" fuel tank - if you give good service, you get repeat customers......
cheers