XROX bar - or what have you got?

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Trekrider, Whilst I have NOT seen one of these bars fitted to a Prado, I have seen them fitted to many Nissan Patrols and Mazda BT50's. The issue that was raised on these vehicles is that when this bar is fitted it leaves too much of the front edge of the inner guard open resulting in exposing sharp protruding edges which causes the issues with the Australian Standard. These were the vehicles referred to the RMS inspectors at Penrith pits in NSW for inspection. From the conversations I have had with RMS vehicle standards, this type of bar when fitted to these vehicles that I have seen provide a lesser level of protection required by the ADR's and Australian Standard then the OEM bumper bar (catch points/ sharp edges) this is the issue. When fitted to other makes perhaps they are fine but again I haven't seen these in person.

So, by your own admission you have never seen one of these bars on a Prado and don't know what they look like, yet you seem to feel qualified to make the following statement:

Josh just be aware that this type of bar is not Aus Standard compliant and can lead to compliance issues with the police in NSW

As I said before, Mumsrig IS in NSW and has no issues. Also, as Peterpilot said:

I've heard this before and I have researched it specifically for NSW and also found it to be untrue. As Trekkie said the XROX bar is fully ADR compliant and airbag tested, unlike some cheap Chinese made ARB copies you find on eBay.