Nudge bar - off the shelf vs. cutom made.

Perhaps even a CUSTOM made one if you couldn't get a CUTOM made one....whoops.

Hi fab :what model pajero do you have & what state are you in !!!!
cheers nick

I have a bull bar on the front but needed a nudge bar for the back of my ute.

After much looking and talking I found a local metal fabricator / welder who was happy to bend and weld a few bits of pipe for me and I now have a custom built rear bumper for $100 including a really nice paint job :-)

The senior apprentice welder had been a graffiti artist before he got the apprenticeship !!!

I had quotes of up to $800 for the job.

I would be checking out the local welding and fabrication workshops, most will not want such a small job, many will be afraid of the vehicle modification laws.

Someone will do it for you :-)

PS I am in Gippsland the welder I used is in Maffra give me a yell if you are in the region !

The only thing you need to be carful of is if it has any airbags up front (steering wheel, passengers airbag)?? not sure if the same rule applies to nudge bars as bullbars when fitting to vehicles with airbags, going by the model 99, more then likely you dont have one ?? ..............

An ECB unit has just popped up on ebay for $450 plus postage (which from NSW to SA wouldn't be cheap). Seems a bit steep as I don't think they are much more than this new.

Think I'll still explore the option of a custom made one.

Fab.

For the record and for the sake of adding an ending to my saga....

Days after posting this question, I came across a new, still wrapped ECB nudge bar on ebay for $450 landed in Adelaide. The same bar direct from the supplier would have been $630 plus $70 freight.

I bit the bullet and bought it. My idea of buying a more common/used/cheaper one went out the window. They were either to high, too wide or required rebending (possibly weakening them) to get it to fit.

Next purchase will be some Light Force 240 Blitz (can't justify the extra $$$ for the HID's) or perhaps even the 220 Roo-Lites.

The Roo-lites have been covered in another thread on here.

Thanks to all and especially Nick who offered up his nudge bar as an alternative.

Fab.