How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by tom604 » 15 Dec 2015, 3:21 pm

stop a roo in its tracks that would :thumbsdown: :allegedly:
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by Strikey » 15 Dec 2015, 8:40 pm

tom604 wrote:stop a roo in its tracks that would :thumbsdown: :allegedly:


If you have seen the condition the roos are in at the moment around Longreach, it probably would be all you need ;)
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by Sam45 » 24 Dec 2015, 9:30 pm

Strikey wrote:
tom604 wrote:stop a roo in its tracks that would :thumbsdown: :allegedly:


If you have seen the condition the roos are in at the moment around Longreach, it probably would be all you need ;)



I bet they are bad. Are they still in large numbers? Heading to Barcaldine on Boxing day.
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by Strikey » 24 Dec 2015, 9:58 pm

Sam45 wrote:
Strikey wrote:
tom604 wrote:stop a roo in its tracks that would :thumbsdown: :allegedly:


If you have seen the condition the roos are in at the moment around Longreach, it probably would be all you need ;)



I bet they are bad. Are they still in large numbers? Heading to Barcaldine on Boxing day.



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Post by Sam45 » 24 Dec 2015, 11:16 pm

Replied shagger :thumbsup:
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Post by valkyrie » 25 Dec 2015, 9:03 am

Ive got a 95 hilux with a solid ass winch bar and a 4" lift kit. Hit so mich stuff with it and everything seems to just go straight underneath no damage at all. That includes everything from roos to decent trees if im being really silly with it. A proper steel bullbar is the way to go to stop vehicle damage. Airbags are for sooks who cant drive anyway haha
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by chacka » 04 Jan 2016, 9:20 am

Facepalm at that Corolla :unknown:
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by Gaznazdiak » 26 Sep 2017, 9:01 am

Nudge bars give you about the same amount of protection from impact as your undies give you from a kick in the veggies.
Good for mounting a small light bar at best.
The only protection you'll get is from a steel bull bar. Aluminium bull bars aren't worth much more than a nudge bar. I had a 5 post alloy bar that did more damage to the car on impact wth a cow at 60kph than the cow alone, whereas the steel winch bar on my Range Rover took a hit from 3 roos in a bunch at 140kph without a problem. The buggers bent hell out of my steering arm as I went over the top of them, but without the bar probably would have written off both me and the car.
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by Browning » 26 Sep 2017, 11:33 am

I've got an alloy ECB bullbar on my lux and I've hit 3 Roos now, all over 100km/h and granted there's a small dent in the bar, I was surprised how well it stood up to it..... Not comparing it to a 5 poster, but still, zero damage to car and peace of mind for future incidents.
2" lift also helped massively I reckon cos as stated above, they go under....
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by YoungBuck » 26 Sep 2017, 11:42 am

chacka wrote:Gents,

Doing my research on potential nudge bar installation for a Forester.

My observations and assumptions on the bars are this.

I see the bars on serious 4WD that have fully replaced the front bumper and sometimes also have the side slider rails connected to the front bullbar. Obviously with the bigger bar and connecting to side rails there are a lot of mount points to re-enforce the bar in the event you hit something (or some idiot backs into you).

The nudge bars on the other hand are only mounted on two points located at the bottom/front of the chassis. If something pushed on the bar from the middle or especially if a taller something backed into you it could leverage on the nudge bar?

How strong are the mounts for said bars usually?

Would they stay straight in a fender bender at 40km or bend back?

Same for getting reversed into by something?

Do they offer any real protection or are they just for guys who think a bar of some kind looks cool?

I was/sort of still am looking at getting a nudge put on my XV. Definitely not for the purpose of protection (other than a parking lot) but more to mount a nice big LED bar across it for when driving bush. Got quoted $900 for an ECB nudge bar... bit expensive for what it is/does so I've put it on the back burner for now.
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by Browning » 26 Sep 2017, 1:30 pm

If it's for a light bar, get roof racks and put your light bar up there. You can fit a bigger one AND it's now up higher away from roos, stone chips and idiots in the car park.
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by YoungBuck » 26 Sep 2017, 2:13 pm

Browning wrote:If it's for a light bar, get roof racks and put your light bar up there. You can fit a bigger one AND it's now up higher away from roos, stone chips and idiots in the car park.

I'd imagine the light reflection off the bonnet would be a bit of a b*tch...
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by Browning » 26 Sep 2017, 6:09 pm

YoungBuck wrote:
Browning wrote:If it's for a light bar, get roof racks and put your light bar up there. You can fit a bigger one AND it's now up higher away from roos, stone chips and idiots in the car park.

I'd imagine the light reflection off the bonnet would be a bit of a b*tch...


Not at all..... I had to get a different aerial for the uhf and place it in a different spot but there's little to no reflection at all.....
Way better spot for me and if it was on the front I would of had to replace it twice already because of Roos
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by Gaznazdiak » 26 Sep 2017, 6:33 pm

Slightly off topic, but light bars etc have been mentioned. The main mistake people seem determined to make, regardless of logic, is installing super bright auxiliary lights without the slightest thought about what happens when, with the lights of an oncoming vehicle glaring off the dust and bug guts on their windscreen, they switch off all those expensive new lumens and are back to their sub-standard low beam. In a lot of cases, upgrading your headlights with a quality LED conversion will be a better option.
I have two Cibie Super Oscars and two Lightforce XGTs both converted to HID which give me 1 lux at 1500m, and if I hadn't put the OPT7 LED conversion in my headlights, going from high to low would be akin to closing my eyes.
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by bigfellascott » 26 Sep 2017, 7:53 pm

Ol mate nudged a roo this morning with his ARB steel bullbar, wasn't good enough to prevent damage to the panels. :thumbsdown:
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Re: How much protection does a nudge bar give a 4WD?

Post by MalleeFarmer » 17 Oct 2017, 6:11 am

Have ARB Deluxe bar on my 2010 hilux hit a couple roos at over 100k and never any frontal damage. the point of a bar is to be able to get home and not be stranded. I always order a bar before i take delivery of a car. Fortuner also has an ARB Summit bar but hasnt been in an animal strike yet but its ready incase. Also good reason for having a full bar is i dont want my wife stuck out of phone range with 2 toddlers and a baby with a busted car.
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Post by RoginaJack » 30 Oct 2017, 4:13 pm

@SAM45. Love the Nissan photos! 8-)
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