Im looking at fitting a bull bar to my hilux. Looking around there are so many to choose from.
What are the pros/cons of alloy V steel?
There have been some 2nd hand factory allow bars on ebay that have been selling for as little as $300 which have caught my eye. I actually prefer these bars over the aftermarket ARB/TJM bars as they don’t appear so agricultural but there must be reasons why these people are removing them from their trucks. (are the factory allow bars winch compatible??)
Know I know that the steel bars are stronger but the way I see it if you were to hit something hard enough to bend a alloy bar beyond repair you would also damage the steel bar to some extent too. And in a big accident both would be write offs….
Im just after some front end protection for off roading and somewhere to mount lights and aerial.
Im leaning towards the alloy mainly because of the weight difference (can anyone confirm how much this is?) and sagging of the front end.