Not genuine ARB
I have now confirmed that the bar is not a genuine ARB bar, Very good copy though. I have had a look at a ARB bar (at a car yard). I have also been advised that ARB may have attempted to go off shore for some manufacture, this was possibly not persued due to limitations in quality control.
I have had a good look at the bar and compared the finnish to the ARB and found the following (cosmetic).
ARB Import
bash plates are smooth powder coated slightly rough powder
Bar bumper stops square slightly rounded on ends (cosmetic)
overall high quality powder coating some small missed spots
the main issues, whilst theses may sound bad, you do need to look for them, I feel the main one is the powder coating, I will be treating theses with Kill rust to protect. overall I feel the welds are of good quality with good penatration, and have been done on both external and internal sections of main support.
I feel based on the price, I am still very happy with the bar and the overall quality, I have posted some pics regarding what I have posted.
Regards,
Bluejed
I have now confirmed that the bar is not a genuine ARB bar, Very good copy though. I have had a look at a ARB bar (at a car yard). I have also been advised that ARB may have attempted to go off shore for some manufacture, this was possibly not persued due to limitations in quality control.
I have had a good look at the bar and compared the finnish to the ARB and found the following (cosmetic).
ARB Import
bash plates are smooth powder coated slightly rough powder
Bar bumper stops square slightly rounded on ends (cosmetic)
overall high quality powder coating some small missed spots
the main issues, whilst theses may sound bad, you do need to look for them, I feel the main one is the powder coating, I will be treating theses with Kill rust to protect. overall I feel the welds are of good quality with good penatration, and have been done on both external and internal sections of main support.
I feel based on the price, I am still very happy with the bar and the overall quality, I have posted some pics regarding what I have posted.
Regards,
Bluejed
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