ARB BAR vs TJM BAR

[REV]

Re: ARB Bar vs TJM Bar
Pondering this decision as well, but i like the way the uprights match the angle of the grille on the TJM bar. I have heard that when the
plastic infill piece(supplied with the bar and saves cutting the bumper) is painted, TJM had a problem with the plastic of the infill leeching through the paint, maybe due to wrong paint primers being used. Anyone heard of this problem.

Yeah! look at the pictures in the post before yours. I had that problem, so TJM in Townsville cut the original bumper that they had been holding & result is what you can see above.

Cheers
REV

[nevh]

Re: ARB Bar vs TJM Bar
Pondering this decision as well, but i like the way the uprights match the angle of the grille on the TJM bar. I have heard that when the
plastic infill piece(supplied with the bar and saves cutting the bumper) is painted, TJM had a problem with the plastic of the infill leeching through the paint, maybe due to wrong paint primers being used. Anyone heard of this problem.

[REV]

Here are a couple of pictures, can get more if requested.

Cheers
REV

[REV]

Rev, good to see that TJM Townsville are looking after you but from my info is that TJM (as in head office and not the distributor like TJM Townsville) are still making and installing these bumper inserts however some stores are having issues finding a painter / panel shop who can paint them as per the instructions (they must not be baked, and have to be air dryer and most panel shops don't believe it, paint it and it will not stick or bubbles etc) so they have gone back to cutting the original bumper.

Are they going to repaint your inserts or cut the original bumper for you?

They are going to cut an original bumper.


TJM Townsville still had my front bumper from September 2010, as they kept one bumper of every colour & mine was the only Dark Furnace 150 that they had taken the bumper off.

It looks better with a cut bumper than it did as a bumper replacement.
Will put up pictures,

Cheers
REV

[Rogerthatv2]

Rev, good to see that TJM Townsville are looking after you but from my info is that TJM (as in head office and not the distributor like TJM Townsville) are still making and installing these bumper inserts however some stores are having issues finding a painter / panel shop who can paint them as per the instructions (they must not be baked, and have to be air dryer and most panel shops don't believe it, paint it and it will not stick or bubbles etc) so they have gone back to cutting the original bumper.

Are they going to repaint your inserts or cut the original bumper for you?

[REV]

Went to TJM today, re the paint bubbling & coming away from the inserts around the bottom of the headlights & above the TJM T13 outback steel bar.
I had heard that they were having a lot of problems getting the paint to stick to these inserts.

Anyway TJM inform me that they aren't making these inserts anymore (my info was on the money) and are cutting the original bumpers to suit the bar.
I am booked in on Tuesday next week to have my Prado done.

Cheers
REV

[alternative]

So does the ARB I'm lead to believe

Yes, you can see them vaguely on the ARB bar in the photo, same position as on the TJM bar.

[barryswanson]

So does the ARB I'm lead to believe

[footoo]

And the TJM bar has mounts for aerials/sand flags

[barryswanson]

I wonder if ARB paint behind the top bar black to stop glare?

[wooley]

Sorry its a bit hard to tell but gives you a bit of an idea....The ARB bar is 130mm further forward.

its flatter too... better for pushing things... haha

[KAKADAZ]

Thanks for that, great comparison photo.

Sorry its a bit hard to tell but gives you a bit of an idea....The ARB bar is 130mm further forward.

[krypto]

I pulled up at squash last night and parked next to a silver 150 with ARB deluxe vs my TJM and in the flesh the ARB bar sticks out alot more not wrong or right either way but a factor in my decision...poor iphone photo gives an idea

Thanks for that, great comparison photo.

[KAKADAZ]

I pulled up at squash last night and parked next to a silver 150 with ARB deluxe vs my TJM and in the flesh the ARB bar sticks out alot more not wrong or right either way but a factor in my decision...poor iphone photo gives an idea

[KAKADAZ]

Thanks guys, now I know. I weighing up the cost v's the hassel in getting my mate who is a spray painter to paint the bar. Not sure if its worth it since they want $300 to do it. Compared to me buying the bar from ARB picking it up and dropping it off to my mates paint shop trhen having to drop it back to ARB to be fitted.

I went through the same thing...AND if ARB scratch it and say it came scratched visa versa or you scratch it carting it around etc. I decided to just Pay TJM and I told them Im fussy and when I pick it up if its not 100% its their problem..