Bullbars for Foresters
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From: Jeßus on 8 Nov 2009 13:34 In article <0305d5eb$0$1307$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, dwalford(a)internode.on.net said... : :Je�us wrote: :> G'day All, :> :> Been looking around at what is on offer for an 01 Forester - I'd really :> prefer a bull bar rather than just a nudge bar - or at least something :> that offers protection to the full width of the vehicle - but having :> trouble finding one that both looks good and also retains the use of the :> fog lights. :> :> The Subaxtreme bull bar - :> http://www.subaxtreme.com.au/subaru/bullbars/forester97.html#heavyduty :> does look pretty good though, despite losing the fog lights. :> The quoted freight is close to $600, mind you... : :Bloody expensive at about $2500.00 delivered, not sure any bullbar is :worth it at that price. Well that's the thing. Is it worth spending that kind of money? I think the cost of the actual bullbar is fair, given the time, research and materials involved. There are alternatives, but havent come across anything that actually looks as good.
From: Jeßus on 8 Nov 2009 13:38 In article <007f8d5f$0$26900$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, dwalford(a)internode.on.net said... : :Atheist Chaplain wrote: :> "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message :> news:0305d5eb$0$1307$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... :>> Je�us wrote: :>>> G'day All, :>>> :>>> Been looking around at what is on offer for an 01 Forester - I'd :>>> really prefer a bull bar rather than just a nudge bar - or at least :>>> something that offers protection to the full width of the vehicle - :>>> but having trouble finding one that both looks good and also retains :>>> the use of the fog lights. The Subaxtreme bull bar - :>>> http://www.subaxtreme.com.au/subaru/bullbars/forester97.html#heavyduty :>>> does look pretty good though, despite losing the fog lights. The :>>> quoted freight is close to $600, mind you... :>> :>> Bloody expensive at about $2500.00 delivered, not sure any bullbar is :>> worth it at that price. :>> :>> :>> :>> Daryl :> :> until you hit a roo at minor speed and it still does $4k worth of :> damage, and half of that is just headlights. :> : :That's what insurance is for, if you hit a roo at any speed its and :insurance claim either with or without a bullbar. :A bullbar might make the difference between being stuck in a remote :place or driving away but the best strategy to avoid hitting roos is to :avoid driving at speed at times when you know they will be about, most :country people I speak do exactly that. Driving slowly doesnt avoid all strikes, nor is relying on insurance a convenient solution.
From: Jeßus on 8 Nov 2009 13:42 In article <3f20ce72-8434-4f26-9a16-b9315d57dfd0 @y10g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, Diesel_4WD(a)yahoo.com.au said... : :On Nov 8, 4:12�pm, John_H <john4...(a)inbox.com> wrote: :> D Walford wrote: :> :> >Mine has airbags so I assume because its a Toyota part it does comply. :> :> You're no doubt aware that your "genuine Toyota" nudge bar will be a :> proprietary brand (TJM, ECB, etc). �If you look close enough you'll :> almost certainly find the manufacturer's ID plate, very likely well :> hidden from view. �With the only difference in the "genuine" part :> being the price. �;-) :> :> There's absolutely no difference between "genuine Ford", "genuine :> Mazda" or an aftermarket ECB to suit mine. �All are airbag compliant, :> except some models don't have airbags. �AFAIK there's also an issue :> with pedestrian safety which is probably covered by ADR as well. :> :> You'd be hard put to buy a substantial bull bar to suit anything other :> than a large truck nowadays. :> :> -- :> John H : :The bullbar on the front of my Hilux right now (the 3rd one it's had :since I owned it) has bright yellow stickers on it saying "Non air-bag :compliant". But just looking at it I suspect it's fairly collapsable :in a serious event. : :I wish I still had the the bullbar it came with. It didn't look much :different to the new ones, but that one took a 5-foot roo at 120kmh :and only bent the indicator assembly area a little bit. : :Later, an insuranceco-approved repairer saw fit to remove it :completely and replace it with some new contraption when I dared claim :something-or-other years later and they noticed "damage" to the :bullbar. I thought the whole point of a bullbar was to absorb the impact energy? If that means damage to the bar - then so be it - better than it going through your chassis. Makes me laugh when I see some blokes with bullbars made out of what looks to be steel girders.
From: Jeßus on 8 Nov 2009 13:48 In article <dasbf5h9vbve78ltde3743iqae2ifq8j58(a)4ax.com>, john4721 @inbox.com said... : :Je�us wrote: :> :>Been looking around at what is on offer for an 01 Forester - I'd really :>prefer a bull bar rather than just a nudge bar - or at least something :>that offers protection to the full width of the vehicle - but having :>trouble finding one that both looks good and also retains the use of the :>fog lights. : :If the car's got airbags, you're unlikely to be happy with anything :made of metal. To be airbag compliant the mountings have to be so :flimsy the bars do SFA beyond appearance. It's also nigh on :impossible to buy a bar that isn't air bag complaint, even if the car :doesn't have them. : :If you want something that's air bag compliant and provides some :protection, the moulded plastic variety are likely to be the best way :to go. : :If the car doesn't have airbags you could probably modify the :mountings on a commercially available aluminium bar. It has airbags, unfortunately. Had no luck finding any bars of the molded plastic type (such as the 'smart bar'). I should add that roos as fairly infrequent here - even then they are nothing like the size of the mainland ones, most would be under 1.5m tall. Wallabies we have by the truckload per square metre though, ditto for wombats.
From: Jeßus on 8 Nov 2009 13:50
In article <1257648831.646908(a)idlwebserver.idl.com.au>, athol_SPIT_SPAM(a)idl.net.au said... : :John_H <john4721(a)inbox.com> wrote: : :> If the car's got airbags, you're unlikely to be happy with anything :> made of metal. To be airbag compliant the mountings have to be so :> flimsy the bars do SFA beyond appearance. It's also nigh on :> impossible to buy a bar that isn't air bag complaint, even if the car :> doesn't have them. : :> If you want something that's air bag compliant and provides some :> protection, the moulded plastic variety are likely to be the best way :> to go. : :That was going to be my suggestion, too, except that it doesn't look :like they make a Smart Bar for any Subarus... : :http://www.smartbar.com.au/smartbar_models.shtml Sadly not. |