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This bar doesn't afford much protection against Roos or accident , it does look good and would be a solid winch base .
If Clunks bar was like this imagine the panel damage would have been double .
There are a few reasons why we buy a bullbar, some where to fit a winch.
Somewhere to attach driving lights and UHF antennas, and the third is
protection from animal strikes. Most modern bullbars are manufactured
from 4mm steel, to acheive the same strenght in alloy you would need to
double that to 8mm. Plus they need to be air bag compatible if you have
airbags
Know a guy who did a rebuild on a Willys jeep , bulbar was made out of boiler tube and heavy gauge steel , his party trick was to line up an abandoned Volkswagen Beetle and ram it at about 20 ks he reckoned he'd moved it over the years about a k .
Ended up ordering the ARB bar from the local shop that have a 15% off at the moment. Got it for $1130. Millweld wanted $280 freight which put it over $1500, Patrol Docta $1250 but no fittings provided and Uneek came out at $1330 for single hoop delivered.
I never would have thought ARB would be the cheapest.lol
Don't tour too much, mostly want it for mounting a winch. But looking at them, I can't see how a full tube would be less strong than an open c channel like conventional bars.
You'd probably find a tube bar is slightly lighter than a conventional
bullbar. Plus a better approach
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
I picked up the bar today. Has anybody put one of these on lately? The body mount bracket is in the way. The weld looks dodgy as so would I be right in saying this is not a nissan weld? Do you have to grind it level with the chassis rail?Chassis rail.jpg
I picked up the bar today. Has anybody put one of these on lately? The body mount bracket is in the way. The weld looks dodgy as so would I be right in saying this is not a nissan weld? Do you have to grind it level with the chassis rail?Chassis rail.jpg
Thanks Clunk, dodgy as shit but may not be an issue yet. I started a new thread as I thought the original title may miss target expertise I am looking for. I have posted new pictures but worried if I try and bend these out it may crack welds.http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...-fit-Need-help
Last edited by Covo71; 8th April 2017 at 05:38 PM.