I picked up a ARB Deluxe bar for the Prado recently after a little bingle. It looks great, from a distance.
Two gripes, the first being the gap between the bar and the grille and headlights. Its excessive and the boys at ARB said its 'acceptable' at 25 mm. Its a 2001 TD with no airbags, yet I see that the mounts have the compression folds in them, which begs the question of whether this bar they have installed is actuallly suited for my vehicle. Do they make non-airbag and air-bag bars for 2001 model Prados?
The second gripe is the colour coding, its paper thin and I'm glad I didn't pay for it myself. Its flaking off already and scratches so easily down to the black powdercoat, I'm surprised they don't just give you a couple of pressure packs to do the job yourself. I would definitely recommend avoiding ARB doing it and get it done by a panel shop if you want it to last. To further my opinion, my old man has had an deluxe bar fitted to his 100 series and it is flaking already after only two months. So much for getting what you pay for?
Reidy
Two gripes, the first being the gap between the bar and the grille and headlights. Its excessive and the boys at ARB said its 'acceptable' at 25 mm. Its a 2001 TD with no airbags, yet I see that the mounts have the compression folds in them, which begs the question of whether this bar they have installed is actuallly suited for my vehicle. Do they make non-airbag and air-bag bars for 2001 model Prados?
The second gripe is the colour coding, its paper thin and I'm glad I didn't pay for it myself. Its flaking off already and scratches so easily down to the black powdercoat, I'm surprised they don't just give you a couple of pressure packs to do the job yourself. I would definitely recommend avoiding ARB doing it and get it done by a panel shop if you want it to last. To further my opinion, my old man has had an deluxe bar fitted to his 100 series and it is flaking already after only two months. So much for getting what you pay for?
Reidy
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