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    Powerful 4x4 rear wheel carrier / bar

    Wondering if anyone has any experience or heard anything about Powerful 4x4's rear bar / wheel carrier for the GU?

    I know you get what you pay for, but currently it's half the price of many other name brand bars.

    My main concern is it may not fit up properly and I'd have to butcher it to fit & it would end up looking crap when fitted.

    I can weld and cut & grind to fix any tears or splits that may occur, add gussets & plates over time to fix what may happen over time so I'm not worried about that sort of problem.

    I'm mostly concerned that it just fits up first go.

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    I was having the same thoughts as well ! But bit the bullet , and to my surprise it went on perfectly and the quality is actually very good .

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    Well maybe they've improved over the last 3 years but mine is shit and I'll never buy another.


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    Quote Originally Posted by katwoman View Post
    Well maybe they've improved over the last 3 years but mine is shit and I'll never buy another.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 10G View Post
    What aren't you happy with?
    It doesn't line up properly, when I rang them about it they said 'just force it over'. Bit hard when the braces are hard against the chassis. The Jerry can holder welds have broken several times, hubby's reinforced it, which has added extra weight. It also vibrates loose constantly, so I leave it off. The whole Bar vibrates like a bastard and I had to make my own nut to hold on spare wheel. Close the spare wheel and it moves the whole Bar. Id save longer and get better quality.


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    Quote Originally Posted by katwoman View Post
    It doesn't line up properly, when I rang them about it they said 'just force it over'. Bit hard when the braces are hard against the chassis. The Jerry can holder welds have broken several times, hubby's reinforced it, which has added extra weight. It also vibrates loose constantly, so I leave it off. The whole Bar vibrates like a bastard and I had to make my own nut to hold on spare wheel. Close the spare wheel and it moves the whole Bar. Id save longer and get better quality.


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    Hey thanks for getting back to me katwoman. That's very useful feedback on your bar.

    I've been looking at the Millweld bars and I reckon if I can do it I'll be getting one of them. I looked at Raslarr as well but I think I prefer the Millweld bars. Might take a trip up to Mansfield and get them to put it on when the time comes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10G View Post
    Hey thanks for getting back to me katwoman. That's very useful feedback on your bar.

    I've been looking at the Millweld bars and I reckon if I can do it I'll be getting one of them. I looked at Raslarr as well but I think I prefer the Millweld bars. Might take a trip up to Mansfield and get them to put it on when the time comes.
    We can save $$ and cut corners on certain things but IMO not the bars
    More hassle than what it’s worth in the end


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    Luck of the draw maybe with these. I've heard nothing but bad about them. Not fitting up right, missing parts etc etc.
    I am also looking around for a rear bar, as my rear bumper can only have so many cable ties holding it together, and I have made the conclusion that I will just have to bight the bullet and spend the coin on something decent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    Luck of the draw maybe with these. I've heard nothing but bad about them. Not fitting up right, missing parts etc etc.
    I am also looking around for a rear bar, as my rear bumper can only have so many cable ties holding it together, and I have made the conclusion that I will just have to bight the bullet and spend the coin on something decent.
    Yeah I hear you, I've read about them not fitting as well as fitting, I reckon I'd believe the folks who say they fit more than the ones who say they don't. It may be skill related, temper related, time related, unrealistic expectations I don't know.

    Fitting can be fixed. I've not seen or read anywhere about them rattling themselves to pieces on tracks or welds cracking or sheet tearing though, that's the bad stuff IMHO.

    I don't know either mate. I know you get what you pay for, but all the 'name' brands are around $3000 with 2 wheel carriers, whereas these are around $1500 with 2 carriers. If you spend $500 fixing one you're still $1000 ahead. When you consider that and that they don't look too bad, maybe that's enough to help with the thought process?????
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    Yeah 3k is a lot of money for a rear bar. Hence me holding off so much, it’s a hard pill to swallow. I am also looking for a branded second hand bar too.


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