Bullbars causing chassis cracks

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

Roo, I never said it wasn't real but the same thing/ conversation was going on back in 2007 when I brought the 120 which made me nervous about getting an ARB bar so got the toyota bar as every one was beating it up. My point was most of us will never experience issue as we don't travel in such extreme conditions long enough to cause an issue.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

I would be interested to know if the 150 steel bars are as heavy as the 120 bars.

[Gordon Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gordon]

You might want to be a bit more specific bro.

[outdoorgaz Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close outdoorgaz]

Ok Roo ... definitely not an urban myth. So why haven't they passed this onto customers???? Why are dealers fitting bull bars and winches???

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

That is interesting as my dealer has a FJ, his personal car with a ECB bar. It has nothing to do with the Prado though.

[raydes Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close raydes]

look at this for a bull bar to crack the chassis, e-bay item 120852171720

[Bushbasher Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Bushbasher]

Off track slightly I know but isn't there a load limit for the roof as far as combined roof rack and load is concerned? What about limits for rear steel bar and swing away tyre carriers?

[Gordon Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gordon]

look at this for a bull bar to crack the chassis, e-bay item 120852171720

This is where people think they can make a Prado into a troopie. Even getting the handling to go with it.

What about limits for rear steel bar and swing away tyre carriers?

I think you'd find that Toyota permits 0.00kg and it would be on a "use at your own risk" basis. Also refer above comment about handling. BTW I stick a skinny old spare from my 120 in the boot as an extra spare & call it a spacesaver.

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A friend recently had a minor hit with a roo. The alloy toyota bar did nothing and with the amount of damage to the car it almost wasn't wort having the alloy bar.

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

The Toyota bar is nothing more than a piece of aluminum polished and bent to match the lines of the bumper bar, of u want alloy best get the TJM alloy bar at least it has some structural quality and looks great.


Hutch- 2007 V6 GXL.
2012 V6 GXL on order.

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

Ive seen the results of a big red hitting the dead centre of the soverign bar (spelling) and yes it looked like the bar had ran into a telegraph pole dead centre but the vehicle was still drivable, without bar would have pushed through the centre of the radiator support panel and left the vehicle stranded I reckon, definately not as strong as a steel bar (last 3 4wd's had steel ARB bars) but better then nothing and I would say alot better then just a nudge bar and agree with Hutch, not as strong as a TJM alloy bar but I really dont need the extra weight on this one... Time will tell wether these FJ's should have them fitted or not but they have been on them in the states for a while now and havnt seen any reported issues with them running steel bars which are well over the 20kg......Cheers steve

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

A friend recently had a minor hit with a roo. The alloy toyota bar did nothing and with the amount of damage to the car it almost wasn't wort having the alloy bar.

Any photo's of the bar?


Hutch- 2007 V6 GXL.
2012 V6 GXL on order.

[Gordon Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gordon]

Gordon, the load as you properly know, for the roof is 100kgs

Hey broz, I think BB was asking about rear bars & wheel carriers. You heard anything about recommendations? At least I've never seen a problem associated with them (except for making your car handle like 73 Kombi and not being able to open your back door) which is probably why nobody is whining about them in relation to warranty issues.

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

Hutch will see if I can track him down and see if he still has the pics, I reckon he would.......Will let you know. Cheers Steve

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

Hi there Hutch, i rang my mate today but he doesnt have the photo's any more but I come across this today on PP after I rang him as he said he posted pics on another forum he uses but the pictures had gone. I sent him this one to have a peek at compared to his, The damage done was very much the same as this one except he said it was bent a bit more on the top part. He said he did have to bypass his transmission cooler which he said was mounted on the passengers side behind the bullbar, his driving lights were RS and snapped the grill he told me today, was an insurance job. he said maybe there were things behind he didnt know about but after bypassing the cooler was still able to continue. I thought he even got towed but no drove it home......Not bad considering the speed which he said he was only doing around 95/possibly 100 but he does now have a steel bar on and I just rang him to double check on airbags and he said neither of them deployed if they had it would have stopped dead so Id say he must have been extremely close to the bag/bags going off.......... Cheers Steve
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