I hit the roo at 80km/h in Subaru Lseries with the roobar and I didn't get stranded 100km from Wilpena pound Flinders ranges, suffered only minor damage to the bonnet and broken headlight.
Put it that way, any damage to the car when you hit something will be greater than $300 insurance excess, even with the roobar, but the roobar should save the radiator and you can continue to drive (it can save your life).
Performance Tunes from $850Wrecking RS OCTAVIA 2 Link
I saw this one on ebay. Probably the best looking one so far.
Alloy Bullbar VW Transporter T5 (eBay item 170597544109 end time 10-Feb-11 13:46:33 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats
2014 T5.1 Multivan Tuned by Pendle Performance Australia
That's the ECB bar work that goes on the NSW ambulances - looks like they are different between the T5.1 and the T5.2
ECB Volskwagen Transporter Bullbars Nudge Bars Frontal Protection Equipment
This is for the 5.2
This is the 5.1
and there's also a nudge bar for both...
@ Seano - OK I'll bite. I cannot spot the difference between the models except for the "white" blinkers. Perhaps the mounting/fixing kit?
As someone who sold 4wds from Vic to NSW to Nth Qld regularly for last 25 plus years & drove up once a week & flew home from Cairns weekly, before moving from rural to city 4 years ago due to continuos droughts affecting sales in rural areas , some nights I counted over 300 roos between Goondiwindi to Banana to Rockhampton etc & regardless of what all us city dwellers think as we sleep whilst you drive , I believe you rural people need to give yourself best chance of no drama & there is not a VW radiator available on every corner have no doubt & re roadside service in those areas forget it, most who live in those areas believe all good looking alloy bars are good enough only for hanging pretty lights off, forget the looks & buy what you need, best peace of mind is get as good as you can & HOPE & in my personal opinion bars built in those areas are made to suit the area & its not the 300 we see tonight that cause the drama , it is the one we don,t see that causes the grief !
Almost certainly the mounting kit. These bars are mounted over the original vehicle bumper. Given the slight differences between the two models (mid life refresh and all that bollocks) then it'd be related to where to mounting points are on each model.
Stupid really. Over bumper bars like this add a few tens of kgs to the front end and can potentially upset things. If they got rid of the OE bumper then the weight penalty would be minor.....but that'd make the bar expensive.
Hi, East Coast Bullbars, check out ECB Volskwagen Transporter Bullbars Nudge Bars Frontal Protection Equipment
tel.0738975700, make a nice 76mm alloy bar for Transporter 01/10 onwards airbag and ADR compliant.
I have ordered a nudge bar (just to carry lights and antenna) for my one day old T5 comfortline. I too have run into the problem of the front sensors. The people at Trivett inform me that they don't think they can be messed with without causing a permanent alarm situation.
Does anyone have any info regarding this before I get hit with a restocking fee!
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