Thread: Seeking Opinions: Prospeed vs. ARB Front Bumper

I prefer the look of the ARB bar, but I’m biased.

The winch mounts directly to the ARB Summit bar, no hidden winch tray required.

Here’s a blurry photo of my Fuji White MY14 with a colour coded ARB Summit bar, winch and lightbar.

Having imported and fitted a number of ProSpeed items (for the recent AULRO Group Buy) I am most impressed with ProSpeed's design, engineering and build quality. However, I would recommend the ARB bar. Personally, I think it looks better. But more importantly, ARB products are as equally well designed and built and they have been making bull bars for Australian conditions for as near as dammit to half a century.

Originally Posted by rewillia

... Asking for opinions solely from an "aesthetics" point of view, which "look" do you prefer the Prospeed or the ARB....
Prospeed vs ARB.jpg

Prospeed looks far better

Originally Posted by kelvo

I prefer the look of the ARB bar, but I’m biased.

The winch mounts directly to the ARB Summit bar, no hidden winch tray required.

Here’s a blurry photo of my Fuji White MY14 with a colour coded ARB Summit bar, winch and lightbar.

Cheers mate,

Would it be possible for you to send me some additional photos including;

1) straight frontal view
2) side view of bumper to front of your D4
3) full side view (straight)

Thanks, Rewillia

nb: can send to rewillia@msn.com

The attached is my mock-up of the Prospeed Hidden Winch Tray and Bull/Light Bar on my 16' LR4 and is the alternative to the full ARB Summit bumper I am considering. Still on the "fence" as to which way I'm going to go.

Rick's LR4.jpg

Originally Posted by rewillia

Cheers mate,

Would it be possible for you to send me some additional photos including;

1) straight frontal view
2) side view of bumper to front of your D4
3) full side view (straight)

Thanks, Rewillia

nb: can send to rewillia@msn.com

These are taken from the dealer for sale ad, before I bought it and fitted the winch and light bar.

I only seem to be able to add one picture at a time on the iPhone...

The only thing that bugs me with my Summit bar is where the installer cut the guard flares at the wrong angle. They did it at 90* to the lip instead of following the angle of the Summit bar. But that’s an installer issue not a bar issue.

The other goof thing is the winch can be removed and refitted without removing the bar, just needs six bolts removing to remove the centre bash plate.

With the Prospeed I don’t like the hoop, it doesn’t seem to have a function. I’d rather just fit a discrete winch cradle and ‘through the grill’ light bar mounts.