Bull bar headlight reflection

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

for those of you that have bullbar's is this an issue/

The guys installing the Bbar on Thursday have said they normally put a layer of matt black paint on the back side of the bullbar loops to prevent headlight reflection back into the drivers eye's.

I can see the common sense of it but i don't like the idea from an aesthetic point of view.

anyone else got it? or not got it? or which they had it or didn't have it?

[Brissy4me Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Brissy4me]

I don't have the paint on mine. When the bar was installed I thought about doing it to mine to stop the reflections. It was very annoying at first but I think I am getting used to it. I agree that painting it will disturb the ascetics a bit so I will wait a bit longer before I make a decision.

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

Maybe a couple of strips of Black gaffa tape to see if it makes a difference ?

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

Maybe a couple of strips of Black gaffa tape to see if it makes a difference ?

that was my theory, i've asked them not to do it and i'll give it a run first. they mentioned it's not just the headlights but the sun also.

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

Nah,
Have seen many bars like that and they look yuk, now if you had to drive into evening sun every day then I would do it. My Tojo Sov bar is fineI am used to it after only 1400km's.

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

40,000 Kms up on mine and there is no issue with reflection (sun or headlights) from the Bbar.

There are some wags on PP who might say that's 'cause I can't see over the steering wheel :lol:

Cheers
Chippy

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

Mine is colour coded and don't find it a problem at all.

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

I find that I get a more reflection/glare from the headlight and bonnet protection plastics than from the B/Bar (ARB C/Coded).

[Big Fella Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Big Fella]

Zero reflection from my gloss black painted ARB bar. Get heaps though from from the Lightforce spottie covers, they need some black paint.

Chippy, you may not be able able to see over the steering wheel, but thats why you have an aerial at the front, right? :twisted:

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

Chippy, you may not be able able to see over the steering wheel, but thats why you have an aerial at the front, right? :twisted:

Nah ... the aerial is so I can see how deep the water is :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy

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

No problem with my toyota one, also i seen a ironman one this moring on a white prado, it had no black plaint on the back, actually looked pretty new and shiney.

[Shell Member Find all posts View Profile Close Shell]

factory fitted bullbar, no black paint,no reflection and just hit 50,000km's

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

Hey McBain,

Don't do it - it'll look dicky (that's the technical term for it) and you'll hate it.

I haven't even moved my UHF antenna, 'cause I don't want a bloody bracket hanging off the bar. I'll get me one of those spring loaded thingies, once I convince myself that it's not going to cream the headlight in the first sign of scrub.

Try the headlights and bar for yourself first. You'll notice a bit of extra glare for a little while, then you won't notice a thing. Infact, it'll help you to know when your headlight globes are gone...

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

40,000 Kms up on mine and there is no issue with reflection (sun or headlights) from the Bbar.

There are some wags on PP who might say that's 'cause I can't see over the steering wheel :lol:

Cheers
Chippy

It's cause you can't see over the steering wheel!! :lol:

Sorry chippy, couldn't resist.

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

From there ... I see eye to eye with the brake pedal :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy