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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: landroverkeith on June 16, 2006, 12:28:57

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: landroverkeith on June 16, 2006, 12:28:57

wellllllll today i finally got around to fitting my new tubular bumper with the help of dave.

excellent product from guardian 4x4 and i would recomended them to anyone.

But....... its not me :( from the front the bumper looks awesome and would set the car off a treat with me chunky muds im soon to fit :)
but from the side :( i didnt like it at all, didnt look right just the edge of bumper on the front then nothing till the wheel .... :(  "pics in my gallery"

so i guess its back to saving for a scorpion one

;) so theres a nice new tubular bumper for a 300 tdi in the for sale section ;)

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: Littledan on June 16, 2006, 12:40:47

i like it, i think that looks very smart :)

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: landroverkeith on June 16, 2006, 12:52:04

:)  yer it a very nice bumper and i fell in love with it from the front
but not keen on the open sidedness

maybe in future i may put it back on ill ask swmbo later on wat she thinks

damn it i should have done a poll

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: Cal on June 16, 2006, 13:40:44

I'm with you on that one Keith - looks great from the front, but it needs sides on it - can they make one for you?

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: landroverkeith on June 16, 2006, 13:48:53

not sure but i can always ask

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: nickW on June 16, 2006, 14:50:41

it would look better if the tube went round the sides aswell, i have just picked this winch bumper 2nd hand but at a very nice price
(http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6313/bumper800x60012dh.jpg)

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: landroverkeith on June 16, 2006, 15:38:08

:)  thats a nice looking bumper u sure u wouldnt like to swop it for a tubular type ? lol

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: nickW on June 16, 2006, 15:51:34

no sorry this ones all mine

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: landroverkeith on June 16, 2006, 15:54:10

lol well i tried

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: Hightower on June 16, 2006, 16:11:20

Keith,

There's always this one on eBlag
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Landrover-Discover-ARB-Winch-Bumper-warn-300-200_W0QQitemZ4649532173QQcategoryZ31348QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: suggs on June 16, 2006, 17:38:50

what about making something up for the sides and bolting it on like a mini rockslider etc, i think its ok myself and will look a lot better if you had big mud tyres fitted...

i think even if you trim the bracket off and paint a neat black line on the bottom edge it will look much neater..


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Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: landroverkeith on June 17, 2006, 10:40:51

Cheers Hightower im watching that now :)

and suggs lol yup i agree i do have some nice muds to go on it soon and yup i was going to take the brackets off the sides  but wasnt sure about the edges hadnt thought of painting em black

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: Rob110 on June 17, 2006, 18:13:30

Mines the same as that, my disco is a bit more rough and ready so it does'nt bother me that much.

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: landroverkeith on June 17, 2006, 21:43:41

yer now that looks nice with the big muds :)

maybe i shoulda left it on and got used to it b4 passin judgment

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: suggs on June 17, 2006, 22:22:00

a set of arch extensions would really make it..


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Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: Rob110 on June 18, 2006, 11:52:39

been thinking about getting some arch extensions but it just squeezes though most stuff now so not sure if the arches would last that long.

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: landroverkeith on June 18, 2006, 15:52:02

tell me more about these extensions?? any piccys anyone?

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: Littledan on June 18, 2006, 16:34:45

Quote from: "landroverkeith"

tell me more about these extensions?? any piccys anyone?

take a look at chuggamans disco he has themon there :) very nice

Title: Tubular Bumper woes
Post by: suggs on June 18, 2006, 17:07:04

theres are guy on ebay that sells them.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-Door-Range-Rover-Discovery-wide-wheel-arch-4_W0QQitemZ4642584999QQcategoryZ31349QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem