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| posted on April 30th, 2004 at 12:02 AM |
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Where would I find a bull bar ?
please please dont shoot me for not putting this in the trade pages but this is a hypothetical question at this stage ......
am after bull bar to suit 73 kombi
Somebody told me they were rare - I really want one for my kombi. Any idears? And how much could i expect to pay.
Thank you dearly 
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| posted on April 30th, 2004 at 12:05 AM |
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they are not all that rare, is it for the blue & white Kombi ? because the later ones are much more common, but not interchangable
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| posted on April 30th, 2004 at 12:15 AM |
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yep for the blue & white
ouch so I will have to find one that suits my model then and not just sourced from any kombi ? that narrows the field abit
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| posted on April 30th, 2004 at 12:26 AM |
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'Crazy George' had a '71 dual cab for sale in Brisbane which had a bull bar; who knows he might separate it.
Search this forum on "bullbar" (one word) to find his post.
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| posted on April 30th, 2004 at 12:27 AM |
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that is correct, yours is the very last of the early model, the shape of the chassis under the later model is completely different funnily enough,
wreckers seem to want a lot of money for straight bullbars. One thing you must accept is that the extra weight, quite well forward of the front axle ,
makes the steering heavier, so the more sustantial the bull bar is, the heavier the steering will be at parking speed, for this reason, an alloy bull
bar is the most desirable but it is also very rare for your model. the tubular steel bullbars also tend to rust from the inside , in the curve where
they go under the bumper bar, so check carefully in that area. A lot of people remove the bullbars from kombis & have them sitting around so just
keep bumping a wanted to buy request for about a month, don,t rush it either, it is one of those things that once you get one, a better one turns up
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| posted on April 30th, 2004 at 12:31 AM |
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ok thanks for the great info guys!! I will keep my eyes peeled and I'll
have a search for that post now! cheers
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| posted on April 30th, 2004 at 12:32 AM |
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How true! Mine was rusting from the inside at the curve under the bumper, so now it's sitting in the back yard (but it's for a late model, so no use
to you).
As well as all that, they also hurt you angle of approach, so you might scrape on steep entries.
Becaus of the weight that kombikim mentioned, I'm looking at replacing mine with a nerf/light bar, without the spare wheel.
[Edited on 29-4-2004 by modulus]
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| posted on April 30th, 2004 at 12:40 AM |
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the one in my avator I made out of an alloy bar off a Suzuki van, with the "ears" cut off to give more turning room parking, and connected to a
standard steel tube bull bar cut off rear of the point where it rusted out, utilising 6 mounting points to spread stress in minor impacts, it only
weighs 14kgs but still has a noticable effect on steering effort, so is only fitted for long trips
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