bullbars

[jacourt67 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jacourt67]

hi just wondering if any one knows about after market bullbar cracking the front end of the vehicle and does this happen with a toyota bullbar or just the steel ones or can any alloy bullbar work on it with out cracking the front end

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

It was only with the Toyota bar, it was the mounting system that was causing the cracks, so they changed/modified the mounting system, all other bars are fine.

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

Mate, you must be a bit special. You've already had one thread closed on exactly the same topic today. No use starting another one. Have a bloody search!

[jacourt67 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jacourt67]

have done the seach before i came here but every search pointed to arb bullbar i was just tring to find out if i fitted the after market alloy bull bar if i was going to have the same problem as the steel ones. and sorry if me asking has up set any one first time using a forum and the last

[timmay5.7 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close timmay5.7]

Why would you put on an aftermarket alloy bar? I'm curious. Most people who get an aftermarket bar would choose steel.

[Rogerthatv2 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Rogerthatv2]

Why would you put on an aftermarket alloy bar? I'm curious. Most people who get an aftermarket bar would choose steel.

Ummm, not entirely accurate. TJM bars in both Alloy and Steel are almost 50/50 in sales... Bling factor with a little less weight up front.

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have done the seach before i came here but every search pointed to arb bullbar i was just tring to find out if i fitted the after market alloy bull bar if i was going to have the same problem as the steel ones. and sorry if me asking has up set any one first time using a forum and the last

Aw, we will miss you. You haven't even asked what tyres to fit yet.

As a guide, the sovereign bar (toyo aluminium) is not usually fitted by people outside Toyo. That said, you may get lucky where someone has grabbed a second hand one and fitted it. It may be worthwhile posting up what type of rig you have ie, 90, 120, 150.

Note: assuming you are referring to the Sovereign bar not a TJM bar.

[jacourt67 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jacourt67]

ecb bullbars also have a alloy bullbar and yes were going to fit arb bullbar but lots of people have said you get alot of problems with them because of the weight of them. know this is why i'm asking. have 2005 diesel 120 series

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The problem with inner guard cracking was when early on, people were noticing that the ARB steel bars were moving a lot relative to the bonnet. What ARB did was to tighten the bolt on the body mounts to reduce the movement. But what happened was that this created stresses at the inner guards which led to cracking.

Since then, there has been no issues.

However, recently, i came across a 2008 D4D with a steel bullbar with cracks on both sides of the inner guards. The Prado was purchased from the NT and has possibly had a hard life, or the previous owner thought that it was better to tighten the body mount bolts.

[jacourt67 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jacourt67]

thank you for your answer it does help