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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Colin 009 on December 04, 2005, 23:57:59

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Colin 009 on December 04, 2005, 23:57:59

Saw this what do you think.http://www.firstfouroffroad.co.uk/discovery_tubular_bumpers.htm

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: datalas on December 05, 2005, 00:09:44

to be brutally honest ?

I think it looks like someone got carried away with a pipe bender and had an MOT the next morning...   otherwise he might have come up with something that didn't look like a flimsy bit of poo that doesn't match the styling of the vehicle in any way, shape or form.

to be slightly less brutal ..

I'm not that keen.


(disclaimer: the contents of this post do not reflect the opinions of mud-club, nor neccesarily it's author, who is having a very bad week, and it only started today)

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Jim-Willy on December 05, 2005, 00:09:54

AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!


Ugly as f***.  Each to there own tho, doesnt seem strong enough to me, a single tube round the side.  Some of the proper winch bumpers on Disco's look cracking.

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: DISCO-CHRIS on December 05, 2005, 00:15:32

HOW MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!! :oops:  :oops:
Got my bro to knock mine up.....only cost me 20 beer tokens and cost of the steel! :wink:

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: ChrisW on December 05, 2005, 09:34:41

I quite like the look of the RDS one's on the front
http://www.rdseng.co.uk/images/Tubular%20Bumpers.jpg

Think they may be a little less costly too  :wink:

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: yer auld aunt nelly on December 05, 2005, 10:10:10

:(bigshock): just not nice ,plain and simply *&^kin ugly looks like something on the shunt motor here at work!

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: TONY78 on December 05, 2005, 12:21:41

Got RDS 1 on mine fits well looks good and Dave Sharp is a dead nice fella and right helpfull :D

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Tony F on December 05, 2005, 17:12:22

Not as nice as the Cheviot 4x4 bumper (sorry can't find a pic on the web) but I have to say that generally tubular bumpers don't suit the styling of Disco's as they leave the wing in front of the wheel looking unfinished.

I seem to recall the Cheviot design uses a tapered box section combined with tubes to get round this.

Personally I like the box section but tapered style as used by Devon 4x4 on their D44 bumpers

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Jake on December 05, 2005, 17:16:16

The Devon Disco.
Drool!!
 :D

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Damonski on December 05, 2005, 22:58:11

Very poor.  Get a scorpion racing winch bumper  :twisted:

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: paul_humphreys on December 05, 2005, 23:08:05

Mine from Gwyn Lewis, its a Disco one.

http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/paulihumphreys@btopenworld.com/detail?.dir=77d6&.dnm=8f48.jpg&.src=ph

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: TUFFTEE on December 05, 2005, 23:12:54

I'm with you Colin! I quite like it!

It shows that everyones taste is Different? 8)  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

I don't like the price though!

Bit much for a bit of pipe bending! :shock:

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: gords on December 05, 2005, 23:36:11

Quote from: "Jake"

The Devon Disco.
Drool!!
 :D

That light bar is interesting :)

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Jake on December 06, 2005, 20:43:31

Quote from: "gords"

Quote from: "Jake"

The Devon Disco.
Drool!!
 :D

That light bar is interesting :)

The lights are mounted to the roll cage.
Drool again!
 =P~

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: muddyweb on December 06, 2005, 21:46:47

OK... clearly I'm somewhat biased ;-)  

But, aside from the looks.. think about the strength..   what do you think is going to happen if you slide into a tree ?

An importand part of winch bumpers should be their safety and strength... take a good, hard look at the options !

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: gords on December 06, 2005, 22:56:41

Quote from: "Jake"

Quote from: "gords"

Quote from: "Jake"

The Devon Disco.
Drool!!
 :D

That light bar is interesting :)

The lights are mounted to the roll cage.
Drool again!
 =P~

Are you sure that's a roll cage? :?  It looks like it's bolted to the roof side!?

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: muddyweb on December 06, 2005, 23:01:50

It is a cage... external front, tubes go through the roof to an internal rear section.

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Dave on December 07, 2005, 14:23:00

Quote from: "muddyweb"

OK... clearly I'm somewhat biased ;-)  

But, aside from the looks.. think about the strength..   what do you think is going to happen if you slide into a tree ?

An importand part of winch bumpers should be their safety and strength... take a good, hard look at the options !

Tim i realy like the look of the taperd thin sided Devon bumper. Do you think this affects the strength that much is it best to go for one with a thicker side to it.

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Dridze on December 12, 2005, 21:21:17

I have the D44 bumper and it is a real nice peace off work very solid 8), and about the lightbar on the Devon disco it is not part of an internal rolcage (i called them about it with the same question) and they call it lightbar/treeslider :?:

grtz Hans Hoekstra

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Jake on December 12, 2005, 21:28:11

Quote from: "Dridze"

about the lightbar on the Devon disco it is not part of an internal rolcage (i called them about it with the same question) and they call it lightbar/treeslider

Muddyweb may know about that motor.
He works for Devon 4x4.
(just thought i'd point that out)

On that note Tim
Can you get me a price on one of those cage's for a 5 door please?
Just curoius at the moment but it may be on the to-do list  :wink:
ta
 :D

Title: Tubular Bumper for Discovery
Post by: Dridze on December 13, 2005, 08:28:09

Quote

Muddyweb may know about that motor.
He works for Devon 4x4.
(just thought i'd point that out)

Oke then i was wrong informed sorry :? or they informed me wrong :?:  :D


http://www.devon4x4.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=165&highlight=lightbar

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