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01-05-2006, 05:47 PM | #1 | ||
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Is this legal? My daughter snapped this with a mobile phone hence the not so good quality.
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01-05-2006, 05:54 PM | #2 | ||
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Don't know if its legal oor not, but it sure looks hideous
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01-05-2006, 05:55 PM | #3 | ||
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Don't see why it wouldn't be, not sure how it would affect the operation of the airbag though. Around town here I will see a late model ute with a huge bullbar almost every day.
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01-05-2006, 05:58 PM | #4 | ||
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my word it's legal.
it's even air bag certified. don't knock it til you city boys know what your talking about. |
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01-05-2006, 06:20 PM | #5 | ||
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orbit , we treasure our cars unlike you country folk who put copius amounts of Bundy and Wrangler Stickers on you Car along with massive Aerials and Bullbars , seen enough of them to know that not only are they unsafe , but they look ing hideuos
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01-05-2006, 07:06 PM | #6 | |||
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When driving in the country at night time I would prefer a big bullbar and 3 or 4 driving lights to lowered suspention and bodykits anyday. Granted, lights, bullbars and stickers may not look the greatest, but looks is such a personal thing. I am also curious how you came to the conclusion that you know that these types of vehicles are unsafe?
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01-05-2006, 07:14 PM | #7 | |||
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01-05-2006, 07:21 PM | #8 | ||
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sorry but ITS NOT A TRUCK..... why try and make it look like one....??
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01-05-2006, 07:29 PM | #9 | ||
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hahahah i think this is just funny.
if people want those hideous things on their cars let them, it not your car so don't worry about it
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01-05-2006, 08:46 PM | #10 | |||
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01-05-2006, 09:35 PM | #11 | ||
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I think its just personal taste playing here. Some people like sports cars and performance, others like their cars looking as if it will demolish something. taste is taste, and nothing can be done about it...
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01-05-2006, 10:01 PM | #12 | ||
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there is this feral VS commo ute that gets around penrith
and it has a massive bullbar like that, and 2 HUGE aerials, one on each corner. funnily enough, only one is hooked up to a wire. :|
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01-05-2006, 10:23 PM | #13 | ||
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I could understand if that car was in the country but around the city area, it IS very unsafe. Imagine that thing hitting a pedestrian. Poor bugger would just go under the car instead of over the bonnet like on a "normal" car.
And I wouldnt want that thing slamming into me. My god, I don't think there would be much of my car left for me to survive on a side impact on the drivers side.
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02-05-2006, 02:07 AM | #14 | ||
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The company that I work for has a policy that makes smart bars and driving lights mandatory for all company vehicles used out here (Alice Springs). We have several BF SR's with them fitted. Alloy wheels are also mandatory. I can see why city folk dont like them, but you cant restrict where a car is driven in this country, at least not yet.
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02-05-2006, 09:09 AM | #15 | ||
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There is a bloke I work with, he has a bullbar like that, only about 2 foot taller and 2 foot wider...
He has checkplate side skirts that are stuck on with double sided tape and a diff dumper exhaust and the back window covered in stickers... I know for a fact that it has never been out of the CBD.
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02-05-2006, 09:41 AM | #16 | ||
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If anyone has hit a Wombat or a Kangaroo surely you can understand why country folk do actually want bullbars.
I wonder how they go against a stray cow or a bull at 80kmph. You would be suprised at the number of incidents that occur when people hit wild life or swerve to miss it and hit a tree or a oncomming vechical. |
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02-05-2006, 09:45 AM | #17 | ||
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I wouldnt put that bull bar on that car neways, if that car has a serious head on good luck the occupants living to tell the story, they will end up out the windscreen as that car will have an anormous amount of shock going through it on front impact.
Good for roos but not much else.
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02-05-2006, 09:46 AM | #18 | |||
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BTW: I've moved into a 'roo infested area, so I'm interested in doing something soon. I *was* thinking of fitting a big-assed 'roo-bar onto my '69 Phoenix and going hell-for-leather, but the Phoenix is unibody construction too, so I'm not sure about it taking a big hit either. It would probably just damage where the subframe assembly mounts to the body .. Rod. |
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02-05-2006, 09:47 AM | #19 | |||
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I'll agree there are some big bullbar cars getting around that have never seen dirt, but there are also plenty of 4WD's with Waeco fridges and all the off road gear who haven't either. Same Argument. The manufacturers of bullbars are working hard to make bars that cater to this market that are still compliant with the current legislation. These rules are still changing to try and stamp out all bullbars just like trying to force 4WD's off the road. If I got hit by any car I'd be upset, I wouldn't care if there was a bullbar or not really, it would just hurt a lot. Yes a bullbar can be a godsend in the country, and although they aren't ideal for city driving, if you have to drive in the city you would obviously be more observant and aware of the silly pedestrian that dares to step into traffic. |
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02-05-2006, 09:58 AM | #20 | ||
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Until Ford can come out with a factory bullbar that actually does a decent job of protecting the front of my ute, and myself, well I will stick with my 5 Poster.
But even i will admit there are some bloody big bars out there, that are way over the top. Mine is big, but not bloody truck size!!! I believe that bar is a "Sick Puppy" http://www.blueys.com.au/acc-sickpuppy.htm
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02-05-2006, 10:08 AM | #21 | ||
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The BA Ute was passing through Coffs when we took the pic, so I cant say if it was a country car or city car. Either way it was nice clean unit.
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02-05-2006, 12:57 PM | #22 | ||
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i got nothing against bullbars i like them and darren i like ur sig "Ban Stupid Pedestrians Before Banning Bullbars" people dont understand how much they mean to people in the bush but each to their own i guess i had a bullbar on my XD and boy did that sve teh car loads of times
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02-05-2006, 01:20 PM | #23 | ||
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d in a rural town it would be ok.....i used to live in grafton...and each drive home from town at night constituted of Roo Dodging...hit a couple here and there too...
in the city....that things should be banished |
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02-05-2006, 01:22 PM | #24 | ||
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Personally I like Bull Bars although that one on the BA is a little over the top.
I have been involved in an accident where a bull bar saved me from harm - imagine a vehicle ramming into a brick wall at speed. I walked out of that accident without a mark on me - the bull bar took the full force and was dented quite badly but both myself and the car were uninjured. Did the job! I live in the city but have still had a collision with a Koala that resulted in a lot of damage as well as Wallabies. Each to their own....
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02-05-2006, 05:44 PM | #25 | |||
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02-05-2006, 07:49 PM | #26 | ||
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Its funny. I helped a mate fit a bullbar the size of the one in the photo to a BA ute. Far enough, he is a country bloke travelling, country miles. BnS and Deni ute muster he attends.
BUT!!! When fitting the bar we quickly realised that they were never made for a bulbar like this. Where the bullbar mounts up is on the fake, flimsy, chassis rail up front. Really, the front end is not made for it. Hit something fairly hard and more damage will occur than not having one. I like the look of those big bars, eg. (Sick Puppys) on utes that are country. Just my opinion.
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02-05-2006, 08:43 PM | #27 | ||
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I wouldn't bother with a bullbar on my AU. I just have a couple of roo whistles and I haven't hit anything yet. Cheaper and so far, effective.
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02-05-2006, 08:56 PM | #28 | |||
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1. The best driving lights that you can afford. 2. Top speed of 80k around dawn and dusk. 3 100k during full darkness when the driving lights take full affect. 4. If you do see roos, and they look like getting in the way, brake gently and blast the horn until they bugger off. It seems although they get dazzled by the lights they seem to work out which way to go to get away from the noisey horn. 5. try not to drive at night... not always practical, I know. |
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