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Hi guys, I'm trying to convince my wife that a bumper replacement bar is a must :thumbup:

I'm looking at something similar to ARB Sahara as I don't want something to bulky, and I like the look of the chrome bar on top. Kilber apparantly makes something similar, but I don't have much info on this.

If anybody could share their experience with any of these, or even better some fotos of how the bar looks on a hilux, it would be much appreciated.

I am particularly interested in the weight of the bar, as well as by how much it stands out in front of the grill.
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The ARB has space for a winch - thus stands proud by a fair margin ....


Do yourself a favour and look at Burnco - especially their units that are painted to match the paint of your vehicle.

Surely one of the best shaped in the industry.



YES, these do add a couple of kilograms to the nose ....
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Dankie Chris, ek dink die Burnco is baie mooi, maar soos ek verstaan is dit nie geskik vir airbags nie?
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Don't go for the chrome bar, the sun on the chrome during the day and the vehicle lights during the night is very irritating. The rest of the Kilber looks nice, especially colour coded, but it has a slight vibration while driving, you can tighten it as much as you like, I had one one my Nissan a while ago... M2CW
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Ek smaak Onca sin. Ek wag juis vir n qoute van hulle af.
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Thanks Black Sam, glare is one of the reasons I prefer the "single hoop" design such as the ARB Sahara, where the chrome is only sort of around the grill, and does not extend around the lights. Price wise there is a huge difference between the Sahara and Kilber which makes the Kilber very attractive.

As far as I understand airbag compatable bars have a crumble zone - what would happened if you are in a head on crash with a non-compatable bar?
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Ek het desember n ARB op my lux gesit. Ek het ook baie rond gekyk en het n paar opsies gehad. Prys en looks. Dis darem maar baie geld om te spandeur. Die ARB was net vir my in n ander klas. Prys was almal omtrent dieselfde. Hier n duisend meer as n ander. Gaan maar na malls ens sentrums en gaan kyk wat daar rond is. Jy sal verbaas wees hoeveel verskilende soorte jy kry. En die manne is al te bly om oor hul bars te gesels. Sterkte.
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Dit lyk baie netjies Renier - het jy nie colourcoding oorweeg nie?
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Manne wag net so bietjie voor julle julle bumpers bestel, ek wil vir julle 'n paar pics wys van 'n bumper wat hier plaaslik gebou word, ek wag net vir pis en prys dan laai ek dit, glo my dis die wag werd.

Hulle maak voor en agterbumpers, trallies en rock sliders hier dis regtig great. :thumbup:
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Kilber sin.
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Ek het replacement bumper op my V6 Hilux en V6 Prado en die rede is maklik: twee jaar terug het my kind die handerm op my 80ser Cruiser losgemaak in die weskus en die replacement bumper het nie net my kinders nie, maar ook my kar gered.

Vir my is dit dus bloot 'n praktiese oorweging en vir veiligheid. (en ja dit lyk GV)
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Daai Kilber een met enkel chrome maak my sommer katools :yahoo: :yahoo:
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Ek hou van die Kilber - dit lyk baie soos ARB Sahara. Sal n mens dit kan colour code en hoe is die kwaliteid teenoor ARB?
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Onca replacement bumper
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Ek het ook die Kilber bumper op, maar het die chrome met PlastiDip swart gemaak.
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Here is a couple of pics of the front and rear replacement bumpers. It is manufactured locally.
Note the nice shape of the top pipe bend in the shape of the grill and bonnet.
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Ek dink nie die kwaliteit is swakker nie en het al gesien wat gekleur is. Volgens my sal daar geen probleem wees nie.
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Hierdie thread is Bumper Porn en moet belet word :evil: :evil:
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Kaaskrul wrote:Hierdie thread is Bumper Porn en moet belet word :evil: :evil:
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so wys nou maar die agterstes ook
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As ek so na die bumpers kyk sien ek party sny die bumpers en party nie.
Ek self soek een wat nie gesny word nie.

Wie weet wat kos die Kilber een met Enkel chrome net voor grill?
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Ek wag nog vir 'n kwotasie op die Kilber nadat ek Vrydag al by Safari Centre was. Dit kos glo so R15000
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Bester wrote:Ek wag nog vir 'n kwotasie op die Kilber nadat ek Vrydag al by Safari Centre was. Dit kos glo so R15000
Ek het Onca al 2 keer gemail, nogsteeds niks.

Besigheid is lyk my goed :crazy:
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Een van my voorwaardes wat ek myself voorgegee het was dat ek ook nie wil he dat die plastiek bumper gesny moet word nie. My eenvoudige rede is dat ek baie in die veld werk en as hul die bumper sny klim hy af of kom los vanaf die replacement. Dis vir my beter om n spasie / eyelits in te he. As jy baie grond pad ry is die vibrasie tussen die bumper ( wat aan die onderstel vas is) en die body te veel, dan moet iets mee gee.(Met die sny van die bumper is daar nie n spasie nie) Asook as jy op n 'chassis' twist is dan druk die replacement bumper baie op teenaan die body. Hoop ek het dit reg verduidlik. Ek het vir swart gegaan vir die baie veld ry. Takke krap en kan makliker gespay word en opgeknap word.
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Ek verstaan dat die Kilber en ARB Sahara nie nodig het om die bumper te sny nie - dit is vir my ook n voorwaarde aangesien ek die bumper wil heel hou sou ek dit om een of ander rede wil terug sit.
Op hierdie stadium staan my kop sterk na die Kilber met die een chrome boog op, dan het ek nog so n paar rand oor (die verskil op die ARB Sahara) om vir my Ironman suspensie voor in te sit.
Ek wens nou net iemand is lus om besigheid te doen en vir my n kwotasie te stuur vir die Kilber, buiten Safari Centre het ek nog n ander plek gebel Vrydag middag en ek wag nogsteeds...
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Ek sit die bumpers nou so en bekyk.

Se my gou, hoeveel langer maak dit die bakkie?

Huidiglik maak my garage deur net net agter my toe, en dis met n gewone nudgebar.
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Ek dink dit sal seker so 10cm verder uitsteek as n gewone nudgebar, maar iemand sal dalk kan meet.

Julle manne wat die replacement bumpers op het - het julle noemenswaardige verskil in brandstofverbruik opgelet?
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Kaaskrul wrote:Ek sit die bumpers nou so en bekyk.

Se my gou, hoeveel langer maak dit die bakkie?

Huidiglik maak my garage deur net net agter my toe, en dis met n gewone nudgebar.
Pierre ek sou se ten minste 150mm langer mag dalk meer wees.
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Tipies is hierdie staalneuse so ekstra 60kg op 'n Vigo.
Myne se brandstofverbruik het nie verander nie. Maar ek moes die voorste coils vervang om die neus uit die grond uit op te tel. Ander opsie is om dan spaces in te sit.
Onthou net altyd met 'n spacer NA jy 'n bumper opgesit het en die coil is reeds onder spanning...... Elke coil het wat ons verwys na solid compression (iemand het sekerlik die regte naam). Dit is wanneer die coil in 'n soliede kolom staal gedruk word en nie meer kan werk nie; met ander woorde daar is nie meer spasie tussen die krulle nie. Hou maar altyd ogie oop daarvoor. As jy sien die coil is onder te veel druk moet jy maar die spacers uitgooi en nuwe coils insit om die neus te lig.
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Ja, ek dink saam met die bumper sal ek eerder nuwe ironman coils doen as net spacers
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Bester wrote:Ja, ek dink saam met die bumper sal ek eerder nuwe ironman coils doen as net spacers
Hi Bester. kontak vir Ryno Botha van African Offroad 4x4 hier in die Strand. Hy bou uitstekende bumpers, voor agter en nog baie meer. 082 697 28 een agt.
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Weet dit is al vantevore genoem in 'n ander thread, maar het jy al 'n Rhino bar gesien?

Tapatalk wil nou nie fotos laai nie, gaan kyk by
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Kilber het ook nou een met die naam van Rocker Bar

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Magtag ma dis mooi ! Kan n mens so opgewonde raak oor n replacement bumper ?!!
Wil ook een opsit volgende maand - ma watter een ???? Te veel keuses !!! :slap:
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Riaan van Maniac Manufacturing het hierdie vir my gestuur :thumbup: :
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