Ok this question has very possibly been asked a couple of times. I have been told by 'friends' yes we all have them. They have told me that Bull Bars or Nudge Bars are illegal. I have asked a Policeman in the Traffic car but he could not answer the question. I have asked at a local garage who have told me it is up to your insurance company! Does anyone know without doubt what the answer is. Can I fit bull bars to my 94 disco?
Working on "Rule of Mates Mate" here, but if you couldn't then surely all the vehicles on the road with them would fail MOT/get prohibited.
I can't see anything making nudge bars illegal, however it's up to your insurers whether they want to take the increased 3rd party risk.
Most of the bars these days are at least rounded - not like Roo Bars where the main purpose of them is to kill large vermin.
P.
Twas Sun, 11 Apr 2004 19:11:34 +0100 when "Paul S. Brown" put finger to keyboard producing:
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I presume the plastic ones are else why would they be available as an accessory.
Mind you all they do is look.
As I have just discovered its not the size of your bumper that matters but whats behind it, the chassis takes all the shock in the end.
They are perfectly legal for you to fit to your vehicle, but the vehicle manufacturers introduced a moratorium on the steel ones a while back and will now only sell them new with plastic ones.
They're still legal. There has been a government consultation going on about it for ages:
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Why do you want to, out of interest? They don't do much useful, apart from provide a place to mount spotlights, and roof-mounting is usually better for spots.
David
On or around Sun, 11 Apr 2004 19:01:17 +0100, "Cyberwraith" enlightened us thusly:
where are you based, I'll sell you one cheap...
we took it off our disco... but only 'cos we didn't like the look of it, and weren't planning on needing it for opening gates or pushing bulls around.
I am in the lovely little market town of Atherton, in the Greater Manchester area. night night
And the difference is. . . . . .?
Oddly enough, they are of some use if you're a livestock farmer, and in one or two other situations.
I am more than happy to facilitate the export of alloy bull/roo bars from Australia (at a suitable commission of course) to the UK.
I can offer new, previously loved and of course used (with appropriate hair and other animal parts still attached to give that Series look). Please specify whether you want Australian native animal parts or imported animals like sheep/cattle/horses/feral cats.
On or around Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:20:07 +0100, "Larry" enlightened us thusly:
also it'll damage the wings and lamps. But it takes a considerably harder clout to do that.
no, but it protects bits that the bumper doesn't reach.
in the case of the disco, it's mounted on the bumper mountings, so if you hit hard enough to distort those, then you're no better off.
On or around Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:00:33 +1000, "Roger Martin" enlightened us thusly:
"Kangaroo to special order only" ?
On or around Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:20:44 +0100, "Cyberwraith" enlightened us thusly:
so, do yer wanna buy a bull bar :-)?
genuine LR, has lamp guards as well but they really need refinishing - either they're aftermarket, or if original, the finish is s**te. The bar itself is in good nick.
ISTR aftermarket ones similar are around the 150 quid mark new. 'course, genuine parts ones cost a fortune, but no-one buys them anyway, except with a new vehicle. or did, I should say...
I am interested but unfortunately I am going into hospital tomorrow and will be out of order for quite some time as they are cutting into my spine! No they are not putting one in, haha. The soonest I would have to consider actually getting a bullbar is going to be the end of June, hoepfully if they do not make any mistakes, ulp. And yes the bullbars do indeed pffer protection for higher contact from a van parking etc. Thats for Larry, Take care everyone
And if you source them from around Cunnamulla/Thargamindah they should have plenty of feral pig attached as well.
The use for a bull bar is very dependant on where you are!!!!!
Austin how much you want for the bars Im in Sunny Durham but in Manchester far too often
Andy
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On or around Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:29:30 +0100, "Andrew Renshaw" enlightened us thusly:
I'm not in Mancyland... I'm in Wales. But it's not ridiculously far away. Durham is further, I'll admit...
I see Paddocks offer a similar Bearmach bar for 125 quid. I assume that to be reaonable quality, equivalent I daresay to the LR one.
Make us an offer...
Yeah, that's the point !!! Like just an 'ordinary' kangaroo ( about 100++kgs)....... up an _over_ the 'bumper' and quite a bit of agro to the radiator/a.c./lights etc. "Bull bars" aren't just for rounding up bulls or 'nudging gates', for cryin' out loud.
But I guess there aren't a real lot of kangas, pigs, wombats an' so on around any of the "green lanes", eh ! Maybe a sheep ?? They usually go _under_ though! ( and often then get up and run off!.... Good 'flack jackets' on some sheep! :))) )
... frodo.
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