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nissan/ARB bar help...
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:14 am
by jigga
ive searched through 43 pages looking for pics and prices of the nissan gq steel bar. just wondering if someone could help with this? i was told it was around $605? any pics on here?
also, what are the tips for searching on this forum. (eg. "nissan bullbar") etc?
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:24 am
by patrol42
If your after the ARB Steel Winch bar, they are around the $1100.00 mark new.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:30 am
by bogged
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:31 pm
by jigga
yeah i know the arb bar. apparently nissan made a steel bar that looked similar. just trying to track one down.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:51 pm
by weeman
jigga wrote:yeah i know the arb bar. apparently nissan made a steel bar that looked similar. just trying to track one down.
blackburn nissan in melbourne is probably what your referring to...
I think they were selling genuine bars for around that price..
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:04 pm
by grimbo
jigga wrote:yeah i know the arb bar. apparently nissan made a steel bar that looked similar. just trying to track one down.
nah ARB made a bar for Nissan that looked similar to the ARB, just a bit more basic
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:19 pm
by bazzle
grimbo wrote:jigga wrote:yeah i know the arb bar. apparently nissan made a steel bar that looked similar. just trying to track one down.
nah ARB made a bar for Nissan that looked similar to the ARB, just a bit more basic
Correct.
Look for an Genuine ARB for sale 2nd hand??
Bazzle
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:22 pm
by bogged
bazzle wrote:Look for an Genuine ARB for sale 2nd hand??
Bazzle
look at that handsome bloke in the photo above.. isnt that Waldo??
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:22 pm
by InSanE
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:26 pm
by SLOGQ
I got one of these bars a month ago after seeing how cheap they were from nissan.
The only things i have found to be diffrent to an arb bar is the nissan bar has bigger indicators (available genuine from nissan) and no holes on either side of the upright posts for ARB recovery hooks. Other than that they are identical to my mates genuine ARB bar at almost half the price...........
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:41 pm
by bogged
SLOGQ wrote:Other than that they are identical to my mates genuine ARB bar at almost half the price...........
does your mates one take a winch? this one doesnt by the look of it... thats why ARB ones are more expensive.
GQ bars
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:53 pm
by playtime 4x4
Guys, i have three winch bars i want to get rid of.All ARB ,2 low mount, 1 hi mount. 03 9740 6300 if your interested. Cheers Dave
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:54 pm
by SLOGQ
Yes, they take a winch, those cutouts you can see punch straight out with a hammer and chisel. I have a XD9000 warn in mine.
And yes, there is reinforcing in there, just like an ARB bar.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:17 pm
by YankeeDave
wow $550 new, thats pretty cheap, i sold one of those second hand ( was on car for 2 years) for $400 years ago.
if i remember it was a decent bar, (as all arb bars are) but only suited to small winches and thats after work for punching out bits and drilling holes.
but i'd save a bit of cash and get a custom one from the many people making them.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:34 pm
by bogged
SLOGQ wrote:Yes, they take a winch, those cutouts you can see punch straight out with a hammer and chisel. I have a XD9000 warn in mine.
And yes, there is reinforcing in there, just like an ARB bar.
photo with punchouts didnt come up first time :(
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:15 am
by bazzle
What they dont have is the roller fairlead Eyebrow.
Bazzle
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:11 pm
by MAVRK-4
And the genuine nissan one the uprights extend down over the bumper channel to meet with the eyelets at the bottom, the arb one ends flush with the top of the channel...
which way is stronger though? anyone's guess
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:41 pm
by Nelso
The ARB bar uprights extend all the way through to the bottom as well. They just don't protrude through the front, so they would be of the same strength.
I had an ARB bar that I bent like a pretzel when I slipped off a rock and landed the weight of the car on the outside edge. Yes they are a good bar for what they are designed for, but they have their limitations. I now have a tube bar which is more suited to that sort of treatment.
As for the Nissan bar, if I was building a tourer it would be my choice for shear value.
