ARB BAR vs TJM BAR

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

Hi all,
I'm going to get the T13, my Prado is Silver and my only question is, for those of you that have gone with the T13, is getting it colour coded as durable as just having the bar powder coated in black in regards to paint chips etc??

Any words of wisdom would be appreciated

Regards

I have a few small stone chips now on the black bar. If I had a white bar to match the white Prado, which I did not want anyway, the stone chips would be much more noticeable.

Had a white 80 series with a black bar for 17 years. Plenty of small stone chips, but not noticeable until you looked at it closely.

Still, it is your decision. Have a look at silver Prados with silver bars and black bars, and decide what you like the best.

Yowie.

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Don't they paint over the powder coat?

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

Don't they paint over the powder coat?

Certainly do!

[berniebgf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close berniebgf]

Hi all,
I'm going to get the T13, my Prado is Silver and my only question is, for those of you that have gone with the T13, is getting it colour coded as durable as just having the bar powder coated in black in regards to paint chips etc??

Any words of wisdom would be appreciated

Regards

Can't comment on durability, however I have just gone through the process of prep and paint for the bull bar so if you want to see what is involved see the following post for my T13.

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...Prep-and-Paint

Bernie

[Kev7762 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kev7762]

My 2 bits worth, I went for the ARB deluxe bar color matched to the car, main reason was that I preferred the look from the front, I am not a fan of the dame Edna look with the outer wings much higher than the centre horizontal bar.
Not sure of cost, but when pressing for deal when setting up lease, Mike Carney Toyota in Townsville basically quoted me the Nara at cost. I also had to make sure that I got the dog lights fitted as one of the girls I worked with got hers delivered with no fog lights and then had to chase up with the dealer she dealt with in Brisbane to get them fitted.
I like the look of the color coding but the chips are going to be a pain as the bar gets older

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

Hi all,
Thanks for all of your feedback, I've decided to stick with the black powder coat, booked in for fitting in a couple of weeks, i'll post photo's in my build page once completed.

cheers

[Chivers580 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chivers580]

ok I've read this post(at least a dozen times) and I am still procrastinating on whether to get colour coded or just black on my Silver GXL that is on order....... Oh but th egood news is I am getting a T13. I think we are leaning towards the black. any photos of a silver with black TJM bar?? or a TJM colourcoded silver bar??
Cheers

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This thread might help
http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...tures-thread..

[whiteman Member Find all posts View Profile Close whiteman]

I got my ARB bar colour coded. White car with black bar looks very industrial/mining. Resale down the track will prove me right. Friends with Tojos love it so that's more proof - $300 well spent.

[tim_k Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close tim_k]

Hi all. Just got a TJM T13 for my ZR and, to be honest I'm very unhappy with the fit. The shape of the inserts doesn't appear to line up with the lines on the fender. The photos I've seen in this thread and others appears to show a much better fit than what I have. Please check out the photos at the following link and give me your opinion as to whether they are normal, warped or installed incorrectly.

http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/f...TJM%20Inserts/

I spoke with a rep at TJM today but haven't heard back from them as yet

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

I had bumper cut, some shops will no longer use inserts because of this issue, I suggest cut the bumper.

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

I have my TJM bar colour coded to my vehicle (second hand bar that was bright white versus my darker colour), Autobahn will mix a small pot of touch up paint for not many dollars if you are worried about stone chips etc.

[Rogerthatv2 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Rogerthatv2]

Hi all. Just got a TJM T13 for my ZR and, to be honest I'm very unhappy with the fit. The shape of the inserts doesn't appear to line up with the lines on the fender. The photos I've seen in this thread and others appears to show a much better fit than what I have. Please check out the photos at the following link and give me your opinion as to whether they are normal, warped or installed incorrectly.

http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/f...TJM%20Inserts/

I spoke with a rep at TJM today but haven't heard back from them as yet

Tim they have been painted and baked in an oven and that has caused them to warp, TJM provide very strict instructions to their dealers about how to paint them but still some paint shops know best... I would not be happy with that at all and would be asking for another set to be painted (as per the instructions) and fitted at no charge. The ones you have on you Prado now are buggered.

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Thanks Hutch and Rogerthatv2. I'll follow this up today.

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

Tim

Very average job, also you might want to quiz the TJM rep about the paint on the inserts as I have seen many that the paint blisters and falls off, I agree with Hutch go for the originla bumper cut.

Richo.