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by **Hilux Max** on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 4:07 +0000

Fella's,

Looking into getting a bullbar for the front and as much as some of the cheaper ones arent too bad, nothing comes close to the ARB one and I know I wont get another one, so I might as well do it right first time huh?

So can ya help me out?

How much did you pay for either a plain black one and/or how much extra for colour coding?

Theres gotta be someone with a contact to save a coupla hundred bucks maybe?
Huh?

by **McSumWay** on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 5:11 +0000

Deluxe winch bar?? Sahara bar???

by **Stu-k** on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 5:27 +0000

ARB normally won`t do deals. They are in such demand that they don`t really have to.
From memory a deluxe bar is around $1800 + $100 for winch mount+ $220 colour code+ $250 if you want fog lights to fit.
I would look closer at OL and TJM if I was to do it again.

by **TOMUCH** on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 5:30 +0000

Mate If you are ever going to consider getting a winch go the Delux winch bar... and just put a plate or your rego plate over the hole in the interim... as for price... color coding is about 250+ and the bar will be about 1600 - 1800 pending on who you speak to at ARB... being in Darwin, I can't really help much as any saving I might get, would be spent on freight... also , fitting it yourself is not terribly difficult, but you may be able to get a better price by getting it fitted at the shop... from listening what the guys on here have been saying.. I would go directly to and ARB store not an agent...best bet is to go and speak to them, tell them your big overall plans to spend heaps...(even if your not) and make out that you will come back if you get a good deal... talk it up and I'm sure you will come out happy... I have had no issues with my ARB bar... Cheers TOMUCH

by **McSumWay** on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 5:46 +0000

I just priced mine on the weekend.

The deluxe non winch bar from ARB Moorebank in Sydney was $1488 for black - plus fitting of 240.

The Black winch bar was $1586.

I managed to wrangle a furthur trade discount but they have a large list of backorders so they really don't need to deal at all.

TOMUCH had a good idea about the spending.

by **oldrev** on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 5:55 +0000

i'm on a strict buget cos i'm a poor fisho and i'm seriously considering building my own.

there are a couple getting around my town one i've made contact with if i can get him to let me take some measurements i think i'll buy a sheet of 3mm 304 stainless steel and start from there .

i got plenty of time with nothing to do.

bugggerpayin some yobbo to do something i reckon i could fabricate myself.

i'll have to price the s/steel first .

bit of a challenge

ken

by **TOMUCH** on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 6:09 +0000

Stainless steel Ken... wow. that will look tuff. heavy... but tuff...Good luck with it.. let me know how you go... Cheers TOMUCH

by **Hilux Max** on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 6:15 +0000

geez, they cost a packet!

Thanks for the replies guys, but its bit more than I want to spend, and yeah, I agree, coz everybody wants them they dont have to budge on prices.

The funny thing is, I cant beleive how stooopid toyota is - they get ARB to make their current bullbars - how dumb as a major company do you have to be to realise that ARB are stooging toyota with an inferior and vastly uglier bullbar so toyota customers go to them.

Actually, one of the blokes from TSO told me that toyota has changed contracts to somebody else for the accessories for the 200series. Guess its a gamble but you never know.

but, mate, why so bloody expensive

by **9W6VX** on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:05 +0000

I'm with you mate.

ARB bar cost an arm and a leg!

Cheers

by **camwill69** on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 4:26 +0000

Hey mmaaxx,
Have a look at what stu-k posts up after getting his ARB bullbar today. What a joke. This was the third attemt at what they call a bull bar.

I will no longer shop at GC ARB if this is the quaility of the goods and the service. I have not seen service like this since dealing with GC Nissan and after 17 years of buying cars of them I have not been back for the last two cars. ARB will get the same treatment.

Take buissness elsewhere.

The winner is TJM.

Regards,
Camwill69

by **oldrev** on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 5:24 +0000

you guys are really convincing me to have a go myself .
i priced a sheet of 304 stainless 3mm today 2400/1200 650.00 bucks just gotta have a look @ the fitting of someone else's bar to decide whether it's worth the trouble cos it's olny time in the shed
ken

by **Doug67** on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 7:11 +0000

$1750.00 installed, winch bar, in standard black.

by **gsknott** on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 8:13 +0000

Hi , still waiting for my SR5td should be here sept 07 IHave a small marine stainless fabrication business in SA and going to make / buy a bull bar, after ready what you have to say , will definatly make my own , might be able to help out shorty at the right price , they dont cost arb prices to make , ill keep you posted :-)

by **Doinit** on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:55 +0000

Hi mmaaxx, ARB delux winch bar for flares 1540 + colour 2 pack coded 200 @ Orange.
Cheers
Doinit

by **Stu-k** on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 1:31 +0000

Got to love that to, ARB at coopers plains wont discount one cent off their list price yet in Orange they discount heaps.
Went I left arb for the last time I thought they were going to throw in a $9 tube of grease for the springs but no way would they even do that.....fig em

by **Smithyworld** on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:09 +0000

I have to say that my experience was pretty good with ARB Cooper Plains. I got great pricing on everything I ordered and good service too. I consider the prices I paid to have been at a considerable discount.

by **jogal** on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 3:38 +0000

$1750 for deluxe winch bar fitted

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