Navare Owners - front recovery points beware
Submitted: Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 at 16:32
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Member - Andy C (WA)
I have a 2004 Navara and have only just discovered that with the factory steel bull bar that my ARB shackles will not fit on the recovery eyes. The bash plate bracket is attached with a bolt that is in line with the recovery eye. The bolt gets in the way of the pin end of the shackle and will not allow the pin to be threaded into the shackle.
Just thought I'd let you all know before you end up to your armpits in mud trying to get a snatch strap hooked up.
Luckily I tried it before a "lets get bogged" outing!
I've booked
mine in for some hooks or recovery eyes that are aligned with the chassis to get past this one!
Andy
Reply By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 at 16:40
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 at 16:40
Correction - Navare should read Navara - not in France now!
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Reply By: Utemad - Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 at 19:59
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 at 19:59
My factory front hook is also unusable on my TF Rodeo with my ARB winch bar installed. However there are two positions (one either side) on the bar which will take a standard recovery hook.
When ARB installed my bar I didn't realise for a little while that they had taken my front hook. Lucky I never needed recovering during that time. Pretty annoying. Especially considering they kept the hook. The stupidest part is you would think it would be the perfect time for them to add another sale and say "We have to remove your factory tow hook to install the bar. Would you like us to install a new one on your new bar?" Considering they sell them for about $18 and they could even sell you two. That's another $36 in their pocket. Plus fitting of course :-)
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 at 20:03
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 at 20:03
They're probably too busy counting the money they make on the bullbar to think of customer service!
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Reply By: Member - 'Lucy' - Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 at 20:54
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 at 20:54
Hmmmm! sounds like a angle grinder along with the mindset of 'Michae Angelo with Steel' wouldn't go astray.
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Reply By: Member - Rob B (QLD) - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 13:17
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 13:17
Can I ask where you have booked in to?
I went into TJM last week to book my navarra in for recovery hooks and basically got chased out the door - the sales guy pretty much implied that I was a moron because I didn't want to drill the holes myself. I was very disgusted with TJM as I had just spent
well over $2000 there about two weeks previously. I also wanted a replacement UHF aerial, they have a display in store with the component I wanted priced at $22, he wasn't going to order one in for me so he actually told me to go across the road to Dick Smith.
Sorry to hijack the thread - I just want to find somewhere I can get recovery points fitted.
Rob
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 18:37
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005 at 18:37
Actually going to TJM in
Perth!
And yes you're right - they didn't have any hooks in stock - I'm patient - but they can only test that so far!
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Reply By: Member - Toonfish - Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 at 17:05
Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 at 17:05
get some drill in or weld on types inline with the chassis (dont forget this d22 model has a crush railing on the front of the chassis rails?
pita
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