Finally gone to the dark side

I have a Prado (have had two) and love it off road and on sand but your questions about bars leads me comment on a predicament I now have! I just fitted an ARB deluxe and had to remove my rated tow points at the front. The bar has no recovery points and ARB don't supply them either. This leaves me now with a bar but no rated tow position. ARB's answer is "take the bar off again or buty a winch".
To say I am not impressed is an understatement!

So this may make your decision easier!

Cheers

Prado's had a problem where there was craking of the inner front mud guards, some believed it was due to battery weight, others said bull bars. I think from memory Toyota refused to fix some cars with the response that it was caused by fitting a non approved bull bar.

If I was you to try and circumvent any possible warranty issues I would only fit a Toyota supplied and fitted bull bar.

Considering how many Prado's are sold and the number that suffered this issues chances are you won't but better safe then sorry.

Cheers
Leigh

ajd18

I've had a love / hate relationship with ARB over the years, their products are great but their prices are always way over the odds, but it is clear that in the final analysis their bars are the best.

In my humble opinion a colour coded ARB deluxe bar and winch is the was to go. That's what I fitted to my new Patrol and it really lifts the look of the vehicle - I appreciate it every time I look at the setup, the standard black steel bars on other vehicles just look so ordinary.
Just go for it.

Stay safe out there.
Regards
TJ

I am currently in the process of purchasing a Toyota 79 Series Dual Cab to replace The Landy; in fact I should take delivery next week.

On factory fitted versus after-market parts, I weighed this decision very carefully, especially as I have elected to take out an Extended Factory Approved Warranty. In the end I have fitted, as far as practical, all factory approved parts and accessories to ensure there is no debate in the future about non-factory approved accessories.

It is fair to say some, if not most, after-market parts may be of a better quality, but the reality is still it is probably at the margin, so why jeopardise the warranty?

Mind you, there will be an after-market suspension and GVM upgrade, other than that, all factory fitted and approved.