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4x4 Ute Roll bars.


Looking at the current crop of popular utilities being used as tugs for towing caravans, why do they all have a ''pretend chrome roll bar''? Roll bars originated in the USA to protect passengers in the event of a roll over. The bars that are fitted these days are not much thicker than a beer can & are purely cosmetic. We took one off our brand new Nissan Navara to fit a canopy on & the tubing wasn't much thicker than tin foil! Our advice to others is, don't polish your roll bar to much, you might wear a hole in it. But gee it looks good! laughing.gif



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I did the same thing with my Collie, DD last year. I would not call it a roll bar and Holden actually called it a "Sports Bar". It could also be used for the young ones that like to stand up in the back as a "Hold on bar" for a little safety.

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I think calling them a roll bar is a misnomer. They are more commonly called a "sports" bar and as you said Desert Dweller, they are purely there for decoration and I must admit, they look good on the majority of the sporty duel cabs.

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An bar mounted to the well or flat bed is really worthless it really needs to come off the full chassis if it has any hope of hold the vehicle off the ground before the roof caves in . They do look good but functionally usless

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Lol duly noted ...... If I decide upon a ute variety for the "tug" I will insist on no bar.............

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