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hi folks
has anyone on this thread recieved their bar/carrier yet? I ordered mine in mid-June and was expecting to recieve it in first week of July. The guys at the "shop" in Melb said they would be sending me some pics of the progress in early July but nothing yet. I'm starting to get a little concerned at the $1500 deposit I put down.
am I alone in this and/or are you guys getting better communications fom the "shop"?
cheers
Paul.
If anyone is interested I know where there is a P38 rear bar and wheel carrier, looks to be a Kaymar?, it needs paint, $800, I'll have pics Thrusdayish
Gents its been a long project but it's finally on the car. Due to health reasons I have only followed this up in the last 3 weeks. My bar was the first off the line and was a prototype hence I had to made a few small mods to meet my needs. I had it fitted by Davis Performance Landy's (SYD) and worked out the teething problems which were communicated to 4 x 4 intel hence I think the delay for everyone else.
Chassis dimentions seem to vary car to car so some adjustment was necessary.
I relocated the plate light and number plate and trimming off the corners so as to still be able to use the hi-lift jack points. The light stand is a rework of the original design installed by davis landy's. I have also added a separate antenna mount.
I will post photo's of the entire project when complete, just the snorkel to go. . .
Hi Captain;
I noticed that both Wheels are covering your rear lights but it looks as though 4x4 intelligence have incorporated lights ( indicator / brake / reversing lights ) in to their rear bar design , so I won't bring up the point that it may be illegal for tyre fitted to your rear wheel carrier to cover your lights :o:D
good stuff ...
Nice one Captain - looks great. I hope mine arrives soon. I'm getting tired of carrying the spare tyre loose in the boot or not carrying it at all.
I notice that you're also running Coopers. ST or STT?
I'll be very interested to hear how you manage to get a snorkel on the P38A - another thing on my wish list.
cheers
Paul.
That looks awesome!!!! Very nice!!!!
Paul I'm running ST as I believe the SST have a lower speed rating and I was concerned about road noise. But I hear good reviews so perhaps next time. . .Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulP38a
From my own experience, I suggest staying well away from 4x4i if they're building first runs. Michael took very little accountability for errors, blamed ATV for making my tyre carrier not fit & talked endless spin. Even though he blamed ATV for deforming the carrier with a hammer (which didn't happen) he took it back, rejigged it to suit my 4x4i bar, modified some parts & sent it back. It fitted with the bar 2nd time around but not without faults. Deal with Simon, I'd give Michael a very wide berth.
Well, here it is. After several months of waiting and anguishing at the pain some of you blokes have had with the early bars, I got mine yesterday and had it fitted today.
It was fitted by Hume Off Road Centre (Hume, ACT) in less than 5 hours, including the electricals, some alignment adjustments and shaving 5-10mm off the rear of the bar to prevent rubbing on the body.
I guess I owe Captain and Ricey thanks for being the pioneers on this project. It seems to have paid off on my bar anyway.
I was a little disappointed that after spending $2.5k on the bar, the guys at 4x4 Intelligence couldn't throw in the 3 wheel nuts for the spare. So I still can't use the carrier until I can find some wheel nuts!! BTW: anyone know if they are 14mm or 15mm nuts?
I am happy with the result though. It looks better than I thought it would. We'll see how it holds up over the next few weeks in the sand, mud and river crossings.
Another BTW: what are the T shaped cutouts next to the tow/recovery rings for?
Cheers, Paul.