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Poll: What's better

Keep arb winch bar and get it powder coated 63%  63%  [ 15 ]
Make new winch bar 38%  38%  [ 9 ]
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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:54 am 
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Hey guys help me choose which bar will be a better choice for my sj50
I'm toying with the idea to make a new front bar to save some weight or just keep the arb bar.
I will need the bar to fit a winch

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:02 am 
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If you end up selling the arb bar let me know...

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:08 am 
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sell the ARB bar and that will fund the materials for the new one. then you will end up with something original, that no one else has. and you can make it to exactly how you want it. that's if you have the skills and patience that it takes to make such a thing.

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:12 am 
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The thing is i Wouldn't get alot for the bar as the mounts are rooted
Will have to get a professional to fix it up

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:13 am 
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what's your end goal? How extreme?

front mounted winch will wreck your approach angle depending on how extreme you want to go.

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:18 am 
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Not very extreme Steve
Doing up the car ATM moment for a dd
Some touring and a bit of weekend play
Winch is just there for me to pull my group out as I'm the only one who's going to have a winch
but mostly just there incase some thing happens

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:20 am 
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i'd just keep the ARB bar and put the money the custom bar was going to cost you into fuel for driving it =)

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:20 am 
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Daily driver? keep the ARB bar then, don't put dodgy mods on a daily driver.

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:23 am 
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Yes daily driver
I want the car to be as legal as a I get it asides the tyres

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:26 am 
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if it's a DD then an ARB bar would be the go. saves all the time and effort

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:27 am 
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Problem solved then :D

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:29 am 
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Why I'm at it does any one know how much it would be to powder coat the bar
I'm guessing a few hundred?

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:35 am 
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i'd guess around $200 to sandblast prime and powder it depending on how much sandblasting it needs.

I say that as i had 4 rims blasted, primed and powdered for $30ea recently.

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:40 am 
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That sounds al right

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Post Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:04 am 
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i would leave the arb bar on. less likely to attract attention as a
daily driver.

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Post Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:18 am 
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i would sell the ARB bar as they are made of cheese, and build one that can actually take a hit.

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