The Dmax will need a bullbar, but which one?

Thank you for the information provided, it is very helpful to me

Have a look at " Tuff Bullbars " based in Toowoomba ,, Lots of Dmax and Colorado out Longreach way wear them , roos in plague proportions ,,,,

Had ARB fitted to the Rodeo here on Redcliffe Peninsula, about 4 months ago at Billabong Off Road the ARB dealer for $1245. Have not as yet road tested it on a roo though.

Whilst the ARB Bars look close to the car they are designed to push anything that impacts with them under the vehicle.

Quoted price seems about right for the ARB but you could possibly do a touch better if you lean on the Agent a bit.

Boo Boo,
here are the options.

If you are travelling dusk to dawn get the 4 or 5 poster with the double side rails and hope the chassis stands up to the collision with a bull.

If you star traveling between 7 to 7.30 in the morning and stop at 4.30 to 5.30 in the afternoon get a bullbar, ARB, TJM, Opposite lock. Winter time I am talking about.

Someone said a while back why the big 4 and 5 poster bars with double side rails. It is because many country folk travel on dusk/ dawn and at night.

At other times a nudge bar is fine.

Have a collision free time with your new vehicle.

RA.

BooBoo,
Have a steel ARB bar, hit a bull (about 3/4 grown) The bar folded back onto the grille small crack, broke the windscreen washer bottle few scratches on the bar plus the crumple brackets were US,the rubber buffers gone.
A new install kit from ARB some plastibond for the water bottle plus some bared knuckles & all good again.Contacted the property owner to butcher his stock .
The kit from memory was about $240.00
The only problem is dealing with ARB actually had to go to 3 franchises to establish that they did sell the install kit and I didn't have to buy a complete new bar.
Hope this helps.
Mike.

There is not much one can do about the bars being close to the body which is one of your concerns.

This is amongst others to do with ADR which again is about pedestrian safety

The old days of the protruding bars are gooooone

CJ

Hi Boo Boo, Have a look at "FX Enterprises" web site, I have the deluxe triple loop bar on a Colorado, Looks excellent and works well, although I have not used it on an Animal, I did take out the side of a new falcon with it, never moved and all I have to do is give it a good polish to get the white paint from the falcon off it. You won't be disappointed, it was $1500.00 fitted in Bundaberg Qld.

Cheers Ross.

BooBoo
word of warning re ironman bars, my son has a 2010 colorado and got an Ironman winch compatable bar fitted when purchased.on pickup found
dealer had to cut flares on front wheel arches to fit bulbar.
my cousin has similar vehicle and got TJM bar no need to cut.top of bar was profiled to clear flares.
I assume body panels are same on dmax and colorado but might pay you to check
cheers
Howrd

We have a plastic Smartbar and can only comment on one hit - a medium roo at 80km/hr. I couldn't see any mark of where it hit and in fact the roo survived which goes along their 'pedestrain friendly' advertising. For me though, I then had to put the roo down!

Mark.

I was just doing a search for Bull Bars for Rodeos and came across this thread.
I went in and looked at the TUFF Bullbars web site...and some I see (not all) are 5 post bull bars
Its no wonder they dont sell them in WA..as over here its illegal to have a 5 post bull bar on your ute:
John