Have to say out all the bumper I have seen on X's, that looks the best.
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Have to say out all the bumper I have seen on X's, that looks the best.
Have to say out all the bumper I have seen on X's, that looks the best.
I have to say that I have always been a fan of the ARB bumper. I think it is one of the best looking bumpers on the market. With that said I dont think this one looks right. From the photos it looks like they bolted a bumper designed for a different vehicle over the factory bumper. If the bumper was 2 inches higher it would totally change the look and I would order one in a heartbeat.
Just my opinion.
Here is the response from our bar engineer:
The reason we bumper cut is to allow us to place the bar at the optimum level on the vehicle to give best practical approach angle, allow our SRS airbag compatible mount system to function correctly and to look the best. It is in fact easier with less design time required to fit the Xterra bumper hard up against the fender under side as other manufacturers have done. The bar though does not look right when at this height, it has very sharp narrow wing tips and looks proportionally wrong for the vehicle styling. We feel that our bar at the height placement that has been struck gives the best all round result, whilst we do understand the vehicle owners reluctance to cut bumpers it is not really so bad once you have done your first one. If following the instructions and templates provided, it is an easy process.
If ARB provided a precut bumper section or molded in fills, the customer would have to pay more for the bull bar when the bumper cut is a reasonable and cost effective way of accomplishing the same thing.
The 08 ON Xterra has a face lift and grille change but may actually still take the earlier model bull bar #3438270, we are to do a trial fit within the next month, if this is successful then the earlier bar will cover both 05-07 and 08 ON models - otherwise a new bar will not take long as we expect the pan profile to be the only change once we have the data.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have other questions.
Jim Jackson
President
ARB-USA
From the photos it looks like they bolted a bumper designed for a different vehicle over the factory bumper.
Just my opinion.
Thats probably the case for most of their bumpers. Which is something i like about them.