Ideas for a real brush bar on RR Sport?

JumpJ

Adventurer
It is no secret that the RR Sport is just a bit off when it comes to Overlanding. However, after much staring at it we have embarked on turning the Sport into an Overlander. It has gone through anything, terrain wise we have gone through before.

The Brush Bar is a concern for winch and protecting lights.

Love to hear some ideas.
Thanks
 

Dave Legacy

Adventurer
Here's a case where someone put an ARB for a LR3 on thier RRS: http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=30569

Also might want to contact RTE and see what they can come up with. They advertise that they are open custom projects. Is it really necessary? ARBs are made to crumple when hitting large animals, so where I do like them for that I often wonder if an ARB wouldn't just do more harm than good if bumped against a rock?

Why not just a factory which tray?

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JumpJ

Adventurer
Dave-Great pics thanks. Rarely have I had issues with rocks. More of the brush and branches smacking headlights. When I drove a 110 from Harrare to Cape town it had no brush bar and what a friggin mess I made of the front. Even today a branch just missed smaking the light. I was convinced the HL was a goner from the noise but it held OK.
Cheers mate
Will
 

Dave Legacy

Adventurer
Ah I see. So just a basic brush bar would fly in this case. Here's a factory RRS brush guard, but it doesn't do anything for the headlamps. Maybe you could weld some additions to it?

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JumpJ

Adventurer
I'm thinking about that. I've asked my mechanic to look at swing bar that would allow access to the grill and lights.
 

stolenheron

Explorer
a "swing style" or any brushguard that only mounts to the bottom of the vehicle will bend back into the vehicle on impact across the entire face of the bar...causing more damage than necessary.
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there are pics of this kind of damage on discovery's but i doubt its been seen on an RRS yet.... its one thing to pay for new fenders, lights, hood, bumper, grill on an xterra.... an RRS would justify spending the money for a TASTEFUL custom (or imported) full steel bumper.

a solid bumper would be the best, but also most labor/weight/cost intensive option.

the LR3 ARB fitment looks good, but if you're gonna hit a rock hard someplace a product made by RTE or HLCFab might be better. contact either RTE or Denny at HLCFab.org and they might*** be able to think of something. the biggest problem is getting RRS that are willing to be mock-ups I would assume.
 

Dave Legacy

Adventurer
I figured that the ARB would collapse in a similar fashion since it was designed for smashing on Roos & Camels. The idea is to absorb the impact. I agree that the swing style brush bar isn't the best method and the ARB method might work best.

I had felt like the LR3 had very little aftermarket support, but the RRS has almost zero.
 

JumpJ

Adventurer
Support for the RRS is nothing. As one exec put it to me. "It was never built to Overland. It was built to get Mummy through the snow to the shops". However, taht said I happily went through and up and down everything a D-90 did this last weekend and have trailer with a 110 without issue so somewhere burried in all that leather and cruise control is the heart of a LR. I am less worried about rocks as I am brush and wildlife but a deer can really screw up a good day like a big rock can.
 

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