Thread: To colour code or not to colour code

I agree, it is personal taste. I agonised for a while about whether to go with the contrast like you did or colour matched. Hereis my colour matched version. The OP may get some extra ideas?

bull bar.jpg

I saw a Jeep the other day with his ARB bar colour coded to the same red the car was and it looked really good. But for me it'll be black on white as BMKal's D4 is. But I may well have the bar extra painted before fitting as I don't like the original ARB powder coat as it doesn't look good after a couple of years out front.
Or I may go barless.......
AlanH.

Originally Posted by ATH

Or I may go barless.......
AlanH.

I certainly prefer my girl barless...

I've got bronze. I've seen it colour coded - front cover of the ARB brochure but I'd be interested to see it black as well like the other accessories. Still, won't be buying one anytime soon. Too hard for this occasional tourer to justify

Originally Posted by exmix

I have just moved from a fully equipped Land Cruiser to a Discovery 4 MY16.5 TDV6. I know there is hours of "discussions" around a camp fire about that shift in vehicle. But to the point of this post.

I want to fit an ARB bull bar (Summit bar) but do I get it colour coded?

Now the kicker, my D4 is Santorini Black. I know powder coating is black but it's not the same shade.

Does anyone have a Santorini Black Disco that has a colour coded bar?

My thoughts/question:

• Worth the price difference
• Look ( I want a real show piece, best options, make the Toyota / Nissan drivers question their life choices)
• or take the bull bar, rock sliders and roof rack and match the colour of the powder coating later

Here are some pics of mine, black and not colour matched

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Originally Posted by Briar

I agree, it is personal taste. I agonised for a while about whether to go with the contrast like you did or colour matched. Hereis my colour matched version. The OP may get some extra ideas?

bull bar.jpg

It looks like you have the delux bar on the facelift discovery - did it fit ok? I want the summit bar on my pre-facelift version

Mine is colour matched to the white vehicle,never again.
It shows too many marks,and there is slight surface rust on some of the sharp edges of the bar.

I will go back to black next time,as i have had on all my previous vehicles.

On the white vehicles definitely black accessories imho.

on the darker shades colour coding does look good, but the pc does fade quite quick as it’s not the same as auto I have also seen the corrosion on the lighter pc bars, not pretty. A mate of mine had a powder coated OL bar fitted to his Defender, within 3 months it was replaced under warranty because they didn’t do the surface prep properly and it rusted on all the corners.

(Again in my opinion) the OP’s black car, with different shade of black bar, but with matching shade of rack and snorkel looks great, I wouldn’t change it.