pics of front bar work.

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 7 Aug 2005, 4:19 pm

#394654

i need a new front bar as im putting some new guards on and the current bar blocks some of the headlight and also as my current bar is slightly bent.

im thinking of just making something up in a simple loop out the front that rises above the bug eye lights with a cross bar.

something like this.

or is it worth extending the cross bar out to protect the guards?

i have a mate with a pipe bender and welder etc to make the bar up thats easy, im just wondering on design.

what do u guys run? pics would be great.

Nick

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152 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 7 Aug 2005, 7:41 pm

#394713

more then likely, depending wen your baja was complianced you will need full width frontal protection.

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4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Aug 2005, 7:47 pm

#394715

You need the bar to extend out to the guards to be legal

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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 8 Aug 2005, 5:16 pm

#395009

hmm ok. ill just extend the center cross bar out to the sides.

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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 8 Aug 2005, 11:42 pm

#395252

so anyone got any pics of bars on baja's?

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dubbill Officially Full-On Dubber

336 posts · joined Jul 2005 · 9 Aug 2005, 5:26 pm

#395561

mate have a look on www.thesamba or www.sandbuggies

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4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Aug 2005, 5:58 pm

#395589

Ken Brownes, from Brownies Coastwatch

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#395591

English style

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#395593

Wes's

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#395596

"Stinger Bar" to stop it rolling end over end

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#395604

What can I say??

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#395605

any bug eye ones??

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#395606

Boof

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#395615

That should give you some ideas Nick

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1,295 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 9 Aug 2005, 8:04 pm

#395683

both different style of front end for ya nick, easy to build and good and strong.. cheap to replace if you have a bash or if some one bash's you, My old one (bug eyed) was hit by a volvo doing about 40k's bent mine very slightly but totaled his front bar,light grills etc...

steff.................................

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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 10 Aug 2005, 12:24 am

#395800

thanks guys. i think ill go with my design and extend the cross bar but add some sort of bash plating to the sides and front.

another option i suppose is to go under the bug eye lights like on your yellow car steff but i think i want to keep the bar up over the lights to try to stop anything hitting them......perhaps bash plates up to the cross bar and mesh similar to "Boof"'s setup covering the bug eye lights and then spotties on top of the bar.....

yeah i like that idea 😏

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#397419

I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....