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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
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    Thats not a BULL bar its a RABBIT bar
    I am pretty sure that that bar would cave in if it hit anything bigger than a rabbit.
    My god that is fugly (fully ugly).

    Perhaps they mean Bull Frog Bar!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoDB View Post
    My god that is fugly (fully ugly).

    Perhaps they mean Bull Frog Bar!
    It might be OK to mount a lightbar on But otherwise it is purely "cosmetic" and Not that cosmetic either.
    A waste of time and money fitting one of these, Maybe IF the new defender makes enough sales in Australia ARB or other reputable bullbar makers will come up with a suitable product instead of this silly little nudge bar horror.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    It might be OK to mount a lightbar on But otherwise it is purely "cosmetic" and Not that cosmetic either.
    A waste of time and money fitting one of these, Maybe IF the new defender makes enough sales in Australia ARB or other reputable bullbar makers will come up with a suitable product instead of this silly little nudge bar horror.

    I bought one because other than the A-Frame there is no way to mount a winch. It's not insubstantial, but being OEM it has to comply with certain rules.
    They aren't that insignificant, around 60mm round, 3mm wall thickness. I wouldn't call it cosmetic. Find me something better. Oh. Wait.

    Also list price for the bar is 1200 and for the cradle/mounting kit 1500. Not bad.


    Arguably not as beefy as some of the ARB ones but to be honest, i don't think they will figure out the engineering anytime soon especially given the crush cans etc. who knows.

    If you're going to buy one def dont buy via landybitz or newdefendermods. Total ripoff pricing.

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    The D2 has crush cans and ARB made a good bar for them over 20 years ago
    If you think that your brand new defender will survive an impact even with a small roo because of that bar you are dreaming
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    The D2 has crush cans and ARB made a good bar for them over 20 years ago
    If you think that your brand new defender will survive an impact even with a small roo because of that bar you are dreaming

    That's fine everyone is entitled to their thoughts.

    Have a read of this:
    https://acrs.org.au/files/papers/ars...y_00138_FP.pdf

    Essentially there are no other options available, so either start fabricating or I'll stick with what I've got. If I want a winch and want one now, it's the only choice.

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    UHF antenna mounting on LR AU bullbar

    Actually without the upper loop it would look OK as a Nudge Bar and protect the lower section whilst providing the winch mount option.

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    Didn't think I'd be using the ignore list so soon after joining this forum!

    Anyway back on topic - I'm headed to ARB this week to try out two different UHF antenna mounts and will post with what works, in case it helps anyone else.

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    Think I'll wait and see if ECB make some thing for the Defender. ECB did make an alloy bar for the now "not so new" Discovery 5.

    I can wait a while and see.

    p.s. I was quoted $3,100 inc GST to supply a LR bullbar and fitting kit from a local LR dealer. He said he had many phone calls from US LR dealers enquiring to ship the bars over to the US.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Garfield View Post
    Think I'll wait and see if ECB make some thing for the Defender. ECB did make an alloy bar for the now "not so new" Discovery 5.

    I can wait a while and see.

    p.s. I was quoted $3,100 inc GST to supply a LR bullbar and fitting kit from a local LR dealer. He said he had many phone calls from US LR dealers enquiring to ship the bars over to the US.
    Any idea on a fitted price? I'm guessing around $4k?

    Suppose then you could use your own winch instead of shelling out the ridiculous LR price for the Warn Zeon

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    Quote Originally Posted by weeman View Post
    Any idea on a fitted price? I'm guessing around $4k?

    Suppose then you could use your own winch instead of shelling out the ridiculous LR price for the Warn Zeon
    I have done the install myself but I would strongly advise you not use your own winch. — even a retail Zeon.


    The Zeon is not a retail version, I’ve spoken to warn about this. If you go into the install instructions you will see there is a over current sensor module as well as a crank sense etc. these are important so you don’t blow out your wiring harness as the winch is not directly wired to the battery.

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