Thread: It can be done!

Originally Posted by MR LR

KILL IT WITH FIRE!

Just because it can be done, does mean it should be.

Doesn't mean you shouldn't either.

There are heaps of people (including me) looking for a good looking, strong, legal front bar for their L322. You can choose not to on yours - do you own one? - entirely your choice, but don't bag others out that want to.

The L322 is the most capable 4 wheel drive I've ever driven, and they make the almost ultimate tourer. Why wouldn't you want to take advantage of that?

Originally Posted by bacicat

Doesn't mean you shouldn't either.

There are heaps of people (including me) looking for a good looking, strong, legal front bar for their L322. You can choose not to on yours - do you own one? - entirely your choice, but don't bag others out that want to.

The L322 is the most capable 4 wheel drive I've ever driven, and they make the almost ultimate tourer. Why wouldn't you want to take advantage of that?

What he said!

Originally Posted by bacicat

Doesn't mean you shouldn't either.

There are heaps of people (including me) looking for a good looking, strong, legal front bar for their L322. You can choose not to on yours - do you own one? - entirely your choice, but don't bag others out that want to.

The L322 is the most capable 4 wheel drive I've ever driven, and they make the almost ultimate tourer. Why wouldn't you want to take advantage of that?

I was referring to the hideous bull bar... It's very tasteless, typical from the U.S. Of A.

If it was styled decently I'd be all for it

Its not the best looking bar, ill give it that...

Why is they won't certify them, is it beacuse testing would cost so much, ie; by the time they write off seveal high end expensive cars?

Leeanne and I spotted a Rangie fully kitted in St Kilda one evening. Have no idea whether its was legal or not as we did'nt get long to look at it,,, it was traveling the other way.

some pics of the RRV in Brisbane.

some extra ones

Originally Posted by harlie

it's easy to adapt a D3 or D4 bar to fit the L322 - actually really easy - but it's not legal

Its not necessarily illegal, indeed most likely is legal if done by an Australian bar manufacturer such as ARB or OL.

There are requirements for shape including following the body shape reasonably closely to minimise pedestrian damage, driver forward visibility, not exceeding the width including the mirrors nor 2.5m and an assertion from the bar manufacturer that its unlikely to adversely affect air-bag deployment. As long as the shape follows the body reasonably closely and the width acceptable, the bar would already comply with other pedestrian impact aspects so only the similarity or otherwise of the air-bag deployment needs to be considered. With D3/D4 and the RR made by the one manufacturer in the same era I suspect that air-bag deployment criteria could be safely assumed to be sufficiently similar. LR aren't going to give their approval so its totally up to the bar manufacturer. From what I can discover, no crash testing is done of bars fitted to vehicles so its only the assessment of the bar manufacturer as to its suitability. Its quite feasible that ARB and OL have been prepared to declare that their D3 or D4 bar complies for these RRs in general or at least on a vehicle by vehicle basis.