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leeds



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Tut tut, WSLR go and sit in the naughty corner. Razz

ARB do NOT make a bull bar.

ARB DO make a winch mounting system, so mount a winch in it and problem is resolved.

Bull bars are fitted to White van mans vehicle, not to proper land rovers!

Brendan
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bpman



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leeds wrote:
Tut tut, WSLR go and sit in the naughty corner. Razz

ARB do NOT make a bull bar.

ARB DO make a winch mounting system, so mount a winch in it and problem is resolved.

Bull bars are fitted to White van mans vehicle, not to proper land rovers!

Brendan


looks alot like the one you have fitted to your 110 Brendan Shocked
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wslr



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Oh what was I thinking Brendan.... Embarassed Laughing

That link on my last post was the most up to date offical documentation I could find which looks like there is very little chance of being pulled over because one if fitted to a vehicle.

Or is it just how one interprets the (lack) of information available? Confused
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leeds



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Remember lots of laws associated with driving are about as clear as mud!

A towing system not type approved perfectly legal on one vehicle, definitely illegal on another!

Roo bars are perfectly legal in Australia, however there is a movement to ban them. However roos are the cause of several deaths and lots of damage each year. Hmmmm


Brendan
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leeds wrote:
Remember lots of laws associated with driving are about as clear as mud!

A towing system not type approved perfectly legal on one vehicle, definitely illegal on another!

Roo bars are perfectly legal in Australia, however there is a movement to ban them. However roos are the cause of several deaths and lots of damage each year. Hmmmm


Brendan


There was an inquiry into bars due to the European legislation, but this has been knocked on the head, as Bull/Roo/Winch bars do much more good than harm here.

Kris
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pannawonica



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Thats my genuine ARB bull bar, previous ones have sent many Roo to the promised land. Laughing Thumbs Up
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Romadog



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The Bar in question at start of thread is one Land Rover show in Microcat. These were for sale on ebay not too long ago buy company in Hinckley.
I'm looking to fit a Douglass one or even a n ARB if I can get hold of one for air con vehicle and hydraulic winch.
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wslr



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Has anyone seen the Douglas built ones?
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Romadog



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I saw them at Stoneleigh Showground last year, but cant give much more info that what is seen on their website.
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wslr wrote:
Has anyone seen the Douglas built ones?


I was at Douglas motors a couple of months ago and had a butchers around their bumper.

It looks good but I must say that the Arb just looks more solid. Russell
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wslr



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Thanks. Maybe I will take a drive down there next week if it is quiet enough.
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Merlin



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I met with a manager, from DVLA, who said that as the Defender is a utility vehicle then it would be permissible to have a bulbar fitted. If it was an Escort, then no.

Merlin
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custom90



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That might explain why the odd Transit van has one. Looks daft though!
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wslr



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Merlin wrote:
I met with a manager, from DVLA, who said that as the Defender is a utility vehicle then it would be permissible to have a bulbar fitted. If it was an Escort, then no.

Merlin


Interesting, Merlin. Was that meeting arranged specifically to ask this or was it a question asked in passing?
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