ARB BAR vs TJM BAR

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

Just wondering if any one has the vertical clearance from the top rail antenna mount centre (on a TJM 13) and the bonnet when being opened? After a long wait the delivery is hopefully next month and working out the radio gear, considering a Codan 3040 on the front rather than a 9350 on a Kaymar wheel on door bracket.

Matthew

[starbuck76 Member Find all posts View Profile Close starbuck76]

Not exactly sure if this is what you are after Croozr, but the minimum clearance between the bonnet when it is being raised and a line drawn vertically from the rear of the aerial mounting hole (ie closest point to an aerial if one is fitted, which I don't have........yet) is approx 30mm.

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

Wow thats close the Codan is 165 x 145 foot print at the base so seems that idea is out

Thanks starbuck76

[footoo Member Find all posts View Profile Close footoo]

I am about to put my TJM T13 on in the next couple of days and I have a Barrett Auto Tune antenna, when I get the bar on will take some measurements and let you know. The Barrett measures about 95 across the base but 110 about 200mm up. Yours seems a big foot print, we are talking HF radios aren't we??

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

http://www.codan.com.au/Portals/0/pu...0_commdata.pdf

Nice and short but chunky.

Matthew

[footoo Member Find all posts View Profile Close footoo]

I like that, it will certainly get you around the forward vision laws in some of the states.. However I am stuck with my old Barrett.

regards
Geoff
Mobile 3621

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

Does anyone know if TJM or ARB powder coat or spray paint their bars when the colour code them?

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

Does anyone know if TJM or ARB powder coat or spray paint their bars when the colour code them?

Paint...I've been waiting for mine to get out of the paint shop (TJM T13)

[footoo Member Find all posts View Profile Close footoo]

Agree with KAKADAZ, paint. Unfortunately it took 4 weeks for my local TJM guys to get all the "painted" bits to me. But at the end of the dayI did get a full TJM/OX recovery kit and an Aus touring atlas out of them as compensation.

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

Does anyone know if TJM or ARB powder coat or spray paint their bars when the colour code them?

It will be painted by a local panel shop however the paint will be over the original powder coat.

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

It will be painted by a local panel shop however the paint will be over the original powder coat.

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.

[KAKADAZ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 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..

[KAKADAZ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 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

[krypto Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 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 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 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.