| Author |
Message |
esszook
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:03 pm Posts: 41
Vehicle: '99 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6
|
 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:28 pm |
|
|
Like the post says, I found a very good deal on a bull bar that is designed for a 2009 GV.. My question is will it be possible to fit fairly easily, with some possible modifications. I've got the equipment and ability to weld if need be..
Cheers!
|
|
|
|
 |
Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
|
 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:44 pm |
|
|
Anything is possible. Very different cars though. There's going to be a lot of work in it.
|
|
|
|
 |
esszook
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:03 pm Posts: 41
Vehicle: '99 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6
|
 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 3:01 pm |
|
|
When you say 'a lot' of work, are talking like, A LOT, or a lot?
|
|
|
|
 |
Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
|
 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 4:39 pm |
|
|
A LOT. You'd need to have very good fabrication skills- the car is about as different as you could imagine.
|
|
|
|
 |
esszook
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:03 pm Posts: 41
Vehicle: '99 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6
|
 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:39 pm |
|
|
Allright, thanks for that.
Aside from the XROX bars (shit) is there anything else around?
|
|
|
|
 |
henno

I live here!
Joined: Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 2439 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: Which one?
|
 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:41 pm |
|
|
Uneek bars look infinitely better than the xrox bars.
|
|
|
|
 |
esszook
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:03 pm Posts: 41
Vehicle: '99 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6
|
 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:55 pm |
|
|
Yeah, the uneek ones look better, but offer next to no protection.. for $1200 I don't really want to be welding to a brand new bullbar.
|
|
|
|
 |
Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
|
 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:53 pm |
|
|
|
 |
ZUZUKI
Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:50 am Posts: 427 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: '85 Sierra LWB, '99 GV 2.5L
|
 Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 3:13 am |
|
|
No ARB for the 1st Gen GV. There were a couple of alloy options around - I have a TJM bar on mine & I've also seen a Bocar (might have been custom?) - neither were/are winch compatible & probably hard to find now. There are companies around that will make from scratch, but likely to exceed your mentioned $1200. Rgs, Michael V.
|
|
|
|
 |
Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
|
 Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:13 am |
|
|
Hmm- my bad- i see I had my wires crossed on the last post. Previous comments still stand
|
|
|
|
 |
esszook
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:03 pm Posts: 41
Vehicle: '99 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6
|
 Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:48 pm |
|
I ended up finding an alloy TJM bar for $220 from a wreckers.. I'd prefer steel but it'll definitely do the job. 
|
|
|
|
 |
toopy
Joined: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:44 pm Posts: 102
Vehicle: sj80 w/myside2. 99GV 2.5V6
|
 Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:02 pm |
|
|
FTS, Calmini
Don't get put off by the postage as while it will be expensive it will still work out to around the same yet a little cheaper to get a bar shipped from overseas, stupid isn't it.
It was quite a lot cheaper when our $$ was at parity with the us, now it would probably be close but still under the price of a new bar from anywhere here in aus
|
|
|
|
 |
Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
|
 Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 4:03 pm |
|
|
The gv calmini bar isn't ADR compliant due to the pedestrian slicing uprights.
Steve.
|
|
|
|
 |
ZUZUKI
Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:50 am Posts: 427 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: '85 Sierra LWB, '99 GV 2.5L
|
 Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 2:18 am |
|
|
'99 GV won't have airbags or ABS unless it was a "limited" in black or white (with gold badges) so custom options are doable, as long bar sort of follows the shape of the car & doesn't have sharp & sticky outty bits. Well done on finding a TJM alloy bar - they seem to be fairly sought after. Rgs, Michael V.
|
|
|
|
 |
|