Another hoary old one on Bull Bars

Cupie · Guru

Another hoary old one on Bull Bars

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

The article is typical of many mags - full of words and not much else.

This article, whilst trying to "highlight the demise" of the bullbar clearly states that all the major manufactured bullbars are compliant.

Simply another article to fill 4X4 mag pages.

Cheers - John

D and D · Guru

Bullbars have been regulated for years, firstly to reduce the damage caused in a collision (to other vehicles or pedestrians) and then later to ensure that safety features such as air bags and crumple zones are not compromised by the bullbar. The article headline is a little exagerated though.

Regards

Dave

robo24 · Senior Member

I T-BONED an errant Mazda 2 at 60kph earlier this year resulting in my bullbar BRACKETS moving out of alignment,bonnet and both guards suffered a little as did one extended chassis rail.$11,500.00.Surprisingly no air bag response.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Geez robo24, how did the little Mazda fare?

My car was rear-ended in the 90's by a 4WD whose bull-bar broke and did a lot of damage to the truck it was meant to protect. Bull-bars are usually built better Nowadays.

NeilandRaine · Guru

Bull bar or not I would hate to be hit by any vehicle. My tug is an ex police Pajero and it came with a bull bar. Like to see them make that illegal

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Praps I am jest naive, or praps uninformed, or plain dumb confuse - but I am not aware of any "authority" that has indicated, or is indicating, it is going to "ban bull bars".

There have been "proposals" over the years which have resulted in the introduction of regulations that are now in force to ensure that bullbars are constructed and fitted to comply with ADRs and the requirements of safety compatibility with air bags etc.

If a 'compliant' bullbar is purchased from the "major manufacturers" and correctly fitted there is no issue.

Cheers - John