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PCH
Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
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| D3 owners with the ARB bar and winch - Questions |
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Hi to all the owners with the ARB front Bull Bar and Warn winch.
What model of Warn winch did you have fitted? Are there options to select from in the Warn range?
Who had their BB colour coded or asked for black and why? I think black is better in the long run due to scratches not being so painful on a colour coded one.
Did you have aftermarket lights fitted and was the wiring done by the installer of the BB?
My dilemma is deciding if the I should go with the ARB BB or the LR winch and A-Bar. Protection wise the ARB BB will be far better and looks less complicated to install. The ARB bar also has mounts for aerials. My LR Dealer still can't give me any pricing so I suspect these accessories aren't available in Oz.
Thanks for your comments.
Chris 2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier
Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch
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 7th Mar 2006 9:54 pm |
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disco4x4au
Member Since: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Perth
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Chris,
I optioned the ARB bar with the Warn 10,000 lb winch - apparently I had the choice of the 9,000, 10,000 or 12,000 lb versions.
I went for the black bbar (on a silver Disco) for the reasons you mentioned, but I'm now a little uncertain as to how it will look 
I've asked for aerial mounts on mine - I think the ARB store is arranging that locally.
Cheers,
Gordon
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| 8th Mar 2006 3:43 am |
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Non Stick Nick
Member Since: 02 Oct 2005
Location: Reading, Berkshire
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Chris, I went for the black bar on my green car. Looks the business I must say. I run the Superwinch X9+ that came from my D2. I am not a fan of Warn in general.
I do not have any auxilary lights. The only minus point was that there were no antenna mounts on the bar. These are available as clamp on separate units I believe.
Non Stick I am a hob nobber.
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| 8th Mar 2006 6:14 am |
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PCH
Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
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Thanks guys,
I think if you state you want aerial mounts it will come with them. The brochure states that the bar has these mounts.
It also looks like different winches can be used on the bar as well.
Chris 2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier
Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch
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| 8th Mar 2006 9:50 am |
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Non Stick Nick
Member Since: 02 Oct 2005
Location: Reading, Berkshire
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Chris, the foot print of the 4 holes that are used to attache the winch are pretty standard. The winch bolts to the inside vertical fac of the bumper bar which is better I feel than where the unit is bolted down to a horizontal plate.
You may need to a roller fair lead to suit as some roller fairleads although they will fit the line of the cabel may fowl on the inner edge of the bumper.
I use a synthetic rope and my old aluminium hawse was not suitable for the new setup. I had to go for a roller fair lead.
Non Stick Nick I am a hob nobber.
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| 8th Mar 2006 3:25 pm |
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RichardK
Member Since: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Western Australia
Posts: 295
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disco4x4au wrote:Chris,
I optioned the ARB bar with the Warn 10,000 lb winch - apparently I had the choice of the 9,000, 10,000 or 12,000 lb versions.
I went for the black bbar (on a silver Disco) for the reasons you mentioned, but I'm now a little uncertain as to how it will look
I've asked for aerial mounts on mine - I think the ARB store is arranging that locally.
Cheers,
Gordon
Gordon,
When do you take delivery?
RichardK
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| 9th Mar 2006 1:34 pm |
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disco4x4au
Member Since: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Perth
Posts: 409
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Richard,
If I can survive the sleepless nights, in about 10 ~ 12 days! The car arrived from over east last Fri, the tyres and tint/protection pack have been fitted, but the bar and winch won't happen until late next week 
I've done a head-gasket in the D1 and I'm just hoping the old girl will hold out until then 
Cheers,
Gordon
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| 10th Mar 2006 12:59 am |
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Jamo
Member Since: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Esperance, Western Australia
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Chris,
further to my answer on AULRO, I have two antenna mounts on the bumper part of the bar, one of which has the UHF antenna mounted in it.
If you put add on mounts up on the rails, they may interfere with the bonnet opening. Have a nice day!
2010 Cayenne Diesel with PASM & Off Road Pkg
2005 HSE D3 (Sold)
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| 10th Mar 2006 8:31 am |
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PCH
Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
Location: Anywhere but work
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I was down at one of the ARB stores today and I asked about the aerial mounts. They told me they come with two and two driving light mounts. The store I visited had a orange D3 BB with the IPF XS spots on display and sure enough it has 2 aerial mounts and 2 driving light mounts.
I was told the BB's are not custom made but are made in production runs and the variants are limited to with winch facility and without winch. So they must come with aerial mounts for Australia as you can't specify it.
Chris 2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier
Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch
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| 10th Mar 2006 10:51 am |
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RichardK
Member Since: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Western Australia
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disco4x4au wrote:Richard,
If I can survive the sleepless nights, in about 10 ~ 12 days! The car arrived from over east last Fri, the tyres and tint/protection pack have been fitted, but the bar and winch won't happen until late next week
I've done a head-gasket in the D1 and I'm just hoping the old girl will hold out until then
Cheers,
Gordon
What sort of tyres are you having fitted 
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| 10th Mar 2006 12:36 pm |
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Viper
Member Since: 23 Aug 2005
Location: Sydney
Posts: 18
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I got the colour coded ARB bar (Buckingham Blue) with Warn 9.5XP, Dynamica rope and 2 IPF XS spots. Looks great. Black looks better on the lighter coloured vehicle (white/silver), otherwise I think colour coding is the way to go. SE TDV6
Buckingham Blue
Alpaca Cloth
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| 10th Mar 2006 1:21 pm |
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disco4x4au
Member Since: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Perth
Posts: 409
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The ARB dealers obviously can customise the bars a little. I asked for two recovery points on mine, which they are adding - for a small fee!
Richard, I had the 245/70/17 Cooper STTs fitted.
Cheers,
Gordon
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| 11th Mar 2006 2:28 am |
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PCH
Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
Location: Anywhere but work
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Disco4x4au,
You are right. ARB will customise but you will pay more and will need to wait.
Chris 2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier
Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch
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| 11th Mar 2006 3:47 am |
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