Disco 2 ARB Bull Bar or HD?

Landshandy · Mar 6, 2017

im struggling to source a ARB deluxe bull bar and due to costs of importing from abroad I'm thinking of getting a standard HD winch steel front and rear bumper.

Some crappy ones on eBay and I was wondering what you guys would recommend?

Pawl · Mar 7, 2017

First Four Shadow & TP4x4 are good looking.
First Four Shadow non winch bumper is very short/ minimal effect on the approach angle.

Landshandy · Mar 9, 2017

Pawl said:
First Four Shadow & TP4x4 are good looking.
First Four Shadow non winch bumper is very short/ minimal effect on the approach angle.

Someone said to me that I need to disable the airbags with hd bumpers however I thought that these go off based on sudden reduction in speed?

gstuart · Mar 9, 2017

are these any good

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-2-Tubular-Winch-Bumper-Despatched-Next-Working-Day/322439976257?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=2&asc=20140122125356&meid=6f79501297ca4b94a67abeb2dd4c25e6&pid=100005&rk=5&rkt=6&sd=271755699037

u should have impact sensors on the front which are part of the airbag system,

ref the activation of airbags, think it's a combination of a G sensor and impact monitors around the landy

Landshandy · Mar 9, 2017

gstuart said:
are these any good

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-2-Tubular-Winch-Bumper-Despatched-Next-Working-Day/322439976257?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=2&asc=20140122125356&meid=6f79501297ca4b94a67abeb2dd4c25e6&pid=100005&rk=5&rkt=6&sd=271755699037

u should have impact sensors on the front which are part of the airbag system,

ref the activation of airbags, think it's a combination of a G sensor and impact monitors around the landy

Yeah I saw them but not too keen on the tubular look and also the place where they have move the washer reservoir is taken up by my aux battery.

I was looking at this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322429766722

gstuart · Mar 9, 2017

Landshandy said:
Yeah I saw them but not too keen on the tubular look and also the place where they have move the washer reservoir is taken up by my aux battery.

I was looking at this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322429766722

never easy, lol

had a look at the link, now they do look nice

Landshandy · Mar 12, 2017

gstuart said:
never easy, lol

had a look at the link, now they do look nice

Yeah just hoping they work with my airbag system. Can't seem to find on goggle how they are set up, probably searching wrong.

brian47 · Mar 12, 2017

Landshandy said:
Yeah just hoping they work with my airbag system. Can't seem to find on goggle how they are set up, probably searching wrong.

Quoting from the Disco 2 RAVE,"The SRS system is a stand-alone system. There are no remotely mounted crash sensors. The only external input to the DCU is power. The system only becomes live when the ignition is switched on."
So, there you have it, changing the bumper should have little or no effect.

Landshandy · Mar 12, 2017

brian47 said:
Quoting from the Disco 2 RAVE,"The SRS system is a stand-alone system. There are no remotely mounted crash sensors. The only external input to the DCU is power. The system only becomes live when the ignition is switched on."
So, there you have it, changing the bumper should have little or no effect.

Cheers Brian

sherwood · Mar 12, 2017

Landshandy said:
Yeah I saw them but not too keen on the tubular look and also the place where they have move the washer reservoir is taken up by my aux battery.

I was looking at this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322429766722

I have asked the question on another thread about fitting a bull bar type thing, similar to this, which is also in my watching page. I'm under the impression that these aren't technically legal? Can anyone clarify?
This front bumper is cheaper than replacing my headlights ;-)

neilly · Mar 12, 2017

sherwood said:
I'm under the impression that these aren't technically legal? Can anyone clarify?

You can fit one yourself. But you will need to tell your insurance of the change. If you can find one. but you wanted a bull bar to fit the existing plastic bumper not a HD bumper. which is why it was stated it would be difficult to find one as the vehicle manufacturers were not allowed to fit them anymore. So the requirement for bull bars died off.

Cheers

sherwood · Mar 12, 2017

neilly said:
You can fit one yourself. But you will need to tell your insurance of the change. If you can find one. but you wanted a bull bar to fit the existing plastic bumper not a HD bumper. which is why it was stated it would be difficult to find one as the vehicle manufacturers were not allowed to fit them anymore. So the requirement for bull bars died off.

Cheers

Thanks for explaining

Paul D · Mar 12, 2017

My mate's selling a chrome Disco 1 Bullbar if you're interested, very cheap if you can collect it from Doncaster. I have no clue if they fit, but I reckon anything can be fettled to fit anything, just new plates/holes drilling ..

robhew86 · Mar 12, 2017

Paul D said:
My mate's selling a chrome Disco 1 Bullbar if you're interested, very cheap if you can collect it from Doncaster. I have no clue if they fit

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It won't fit straight on, I looked into this a few years back. IIRC the D1 bars fit differently to the D2 ones.
As you say, with a load of fettling it could be done I'm sure but wasn't worth the agg IMO.
HTH.

Landshandy · Mar 12, 2017

sherwood said:
I have asked the question on another thread about fitting a bull bar type thing, similar to this, which is also in my watching page. I'm under the impression that these aren't technically legal? Can anyone clarify?
This front bumper is cheaper than replacing my headlights ;-)

Winch bumper are legal

sherwood · Mar 13, 2017

Will have to see how it affects the insurance

Landshandy · Mar 26, 2017

sherwood said:
Will have to see how it affects the insurance

Well my nudge bar didn't effect it at all, I've just ordered the winch bar above so will have to see.

Landshandy · Apr 9, 2017

Ordered and on its way

will post the finished pics once all is well

Landshandy · May 21, 2017

She's arrived

Spong · May 22, 2017

Well if it doesn't fit, it makes an interesting fireguard.

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