[Breno]

Just spotted these on eBay this morning. They look pretty good, any comments, complaints? I don't know if they are airbag compatible or which model Jimny they will fit.

Steel Version

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Steel-winch-fron ... 4539wt_927

Alloy Version

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Alloy-winch-fron ... 4537wt_927

[stockman]

Estimated delivery within 31-33 business days.
Item location: sydney, Australia
Posts to: Australia, New Zealand

[Fatzook]

stockman wrote:

Estimated delivery within 31-33 business days.
Item location: sydney, Australia
Posts to: Australia, New Zealand

Yeah. Its not in Sydney. Approach angle looks appauling too

Love to know where they are made?

[ajsr]

Fatzook wrote:

stockman wrote:

Estimated delivery within 31-33 business days.
Item location: sydney, Australia
Posts to: Australia, New Zealand

Yeah. Its not in Sydney. Approach angle looks appauling too

Love to know where they are made?

china or india my guess

[Fatzook]

It sucks that Ebay allows them to advertise the sale location as Sydney when they clearly aren't in the country, or have not been manufactured yet ( assuming they are made in Sydney).

[larry]

i reckon it looks alright for 500 bucks..

[Chop]

Jimny pictured is lefthand drive. But if thats true about free postage, that is a bargain!

[vermin]

Not as nice as my winch bar, but at half the price I reckon it looks OK.

[bagnkat]

Fatzook wrote:

It sucks that Ebay allows them to advertise the sale location as Sydney when they clearly aren't in the country, or have not been manufactured yet ( assuming they are made in Sydney).

I've been following this bloke's products for a while. He makes a lot of stuff for the JK Wrangler. Given the price of his products, it's interesting that he hasn't had any big ticket sales in the year or so that I've been watching. He's also changed his eBay ID in this time too

I asked him some questions about his rear bars (stuff like what gauge steel, how does he treat it for corrosion resistance, close up photos of the welds, and are the recovery points rated). He seemed vague disclosing the info. Requests that I reckon are quite reasonable given the price ($1700) of the (JK) items in mention.

Anyway back to Pete's point. I read on another forum that his products are made in SE Asia and he imports them as he get's a sale - hence the delivery time. It would be interesting to physically see the stuff.

[Fatzook]

bagnkat wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

It sucks that Ebay allows them to advertise the sale location as Sydney when they clearly aren't in the country, or have not been manufactured yet ( assuming they are made in Sydney).

I've been following this bloke's products for a while. He makes a lot of stuff for the JK Wrangler. Given the price of his products, it's interesting that he hasn't had any big ticket sales in the year or so that I've been watching. He's also changed his eBay ID in this time too

I asked him some questions about his rear bars (stuff like what gauge steel, how does he treat it for corrosion resistance, close up photos of the welds, and are the recovery points rated). He seemed vague disclosing the info. Requests that I reckon are quite reasonable given the price ($1700) of the (JK) items in mention.

Anyway back to Pete's point. I read on another forum that his products are made in SE Asia and he imports them as he get's a sale - hence the delivery time. It would be interesting to physically see the stuff.

You can see some of the welds in this pic


Good ol' tick tack toe. Not a very good welding style as everytime you stop and restart ( heaps of tackwelds ) you create a point for contamination to start.

Penetration is also lower for this method of welding unless using a pulse mig.

[ajsr]

for the price they are probably ok, I mean what is that kind of money going to get in a locally made or second hand job?
persoally I'd get the steel one, at least you can reweld if you did have issues down the track

[Fatzook]

ajsr wrote:

for the price they are probably ok, I mean what is that kind of money going to get in a locally made or second hand job?
persoally I'd get the steel one, at least you can reweld if you did have issues down the track

x2. They are a nice design ( probably a copy of a european design ). And the price is good too. What size winch can it take though?

[dm90]

Fatzook wrote:

ajsr wrote:

for the price they are probably ok, I mean what is that kind of money going to get in a locally made or second hand job?
persoally I'd get the steel one, at least you can reweld if you did have issues down the track

x2. They are a nice design ( probably a copy of a european design ). And the price is good too. What size winch can it take though?

they look quite similar to the offroad armoury ones.

okay looking bar and cheap compared to anything else. but i am not sure how much protectoin it would give from wildlife as it only replaces the bumper.

[Fatzook]

dm90 wrote:

Fatzook wrote:

ajsr wrote:

for the price they are probably ok, I mean what is that kind of money going to get in a locally made or second hand job?
persoally I'd get the steel one, at least you can reweld if you did have issues down the track

x2. They are a nice design ( probably a copy of a european design ). And the price is good too. What size winch can it take though?

they look quite similar to the offroad armoury ones.

okay looking bar and cheap compared to anything else. but i am not sure how much protectoin it would give from wildlife as it only replaces the bumper.

What wildlife? If you mean skippys, then your bar won't give much protection either. Without side bars/ brush bars to stop the bar from pivoting back towards the bonnet, most chassis mounted bars will move significantly after striking a decent roo or other heavy meat obsticles.

Most farmers will get their TJM or ARB bar with side bars, and then add another tube to the side bars to strengthen them so they can plow through bounding meatbags at a buck-twenty. Least the ones I know do

[vermin]

Might mean the difference between a write-off and just significant damage though...

[Fatzook]

vermin wrote:

Might mean the difference between a write-off and just significant damage though...

I'd rather a write off than a heavily repaired vehicle. Specially if its only a 1 or 2 year old jimny.

[Breno]

His range is significantly expanded since I last looked. Jimny skid plates, towbars, transfer protection, fuel tank protection etc.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/micoffroad

[monley]

Prices arn't too bad for some of there stuff and i don't mind the t-case guard for $168.

[steak_knife]

Breno wrote:

His range is significantly expanded since I last looked. Jimny skid plates, towbars, transfer protection, fuel tank protection etc.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/micoffroad

He must of found DOA's supply line..

[monley]

steak_knife wrote:

Breno wrote:

His range is significantly expanded since I last looked. Jimny skid plates, towbars, transfer protection, fuel tank protection etc.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/micoffroad

He must of found DOA's supply line..

I found another one of there supply lines for a 1/3 of the price

[89_tintop]

monkey wrote:

I found another one of there supply lines for a 1/3 of the price

got a link??

i like the spot light brackets

[steak_knife]

yer...

[89_tintop]

steak_knife wrote:

:lol: yer...

what was that to??

[steak_knife]

monkey wrote:

steak_knife wrote:

Breno wrote:

His range is significantly expanded since I last looked. Jimny skid plates, towbars, transfer protection, fuel tank protection etc.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/micoffroad

He must of found DOA's supply line..

I found another one of there supply lines for a 1/3 of the price

That...

[monley]

89_tintop wrote:

monkey wrote:

I found another one of there supply lines for a 1/3 of the price

got a link??

i like the spot light brackets

I did but carn't find it.

I will try again.

[monley]

http://giz4wd.en.made-in-china.com/prod ... -Kits.html

Check out this site i think most of it is surplus stock and those OAD parts are on here some where.

[monley]

http://giz4wd.en.made-in-china.com/

[89_tintop]

no brakets there...

may have to look into making some

[BertZook]

GIZ noooooooooo!!!!!


have a search around this forum and you would find lots of info regarding the bad products/shitty customer service

[steak_knife]

BertZook wrote:

GIZ noooooooooo!!!!!


have a search around this forum and you would find lots of info regarding the bad products/shitty customer service

Just like DOA..