Just asked them for info and will pass it on. Well spotted!

 

They probably are still on vacation as I only got a automatic replay so far.

 

thats dead ugly....i'd rather have remnants of a roo there instead...

 

I never have seen a good looking bulbar, so I agree, but, but, would you prefer it inside?:confused2:

 

A friend of a friend in adelaide had a roo come through and put him in a coma for a week. When they reconstructed his head he went well for a few month, then all of a sudden he went blind in one of his eyes, he went in for a scan and a roo tooth was still in his skull and been missed during his surgery. Roo bar would have been a good idea for him--i agree they are ugly, but so are bike helmets and they share the same benefits of saving you.

 

Looks a bit too big from the pcs but might look different in real life. one thing though, it doesn't have to stay on 24/7, just bolt up for serious trips maybe, john

 

nice! wheres the winch?

 

Dang, there go the front parking sensors!! (oops, just reread the details, so guess we can keep them) Can't quite figure out if it replaces the front bar or fits around/over??

I have to agree with the Dusk/Dawn comments. During our trip through Western Qld last year, we set off each morning around 6am to get ahead of the Grey Nomads - nothing worse than stuck behind one at 80Kph...!! - and the biggest problem was the wildlife. Particularly Roos, Emu, Wallaby and Eagles. All of which come out in those early hours to forage. Nothing worse than getting hit by one of them. I copped some neat eagle talon marks on my roof when we disturbed a pair feasting on a tasty roadkill brekkyand had them take off slow and late over the bonnet as we braked to try and avoid hitting the buggers.

A few years ago, friends had a big Red Roo hit the side of their Camry in mid hop and got wedged in the B pillar and rear passenger door space. Luckily they were able to pull off the road safely and get everyone out of the car. Thankfully, no injuries to the Wife/Husband or two kids in the back seats. Just shock. But it took about 30 mins for the Roo to die wedged in the side of the car. Made a hell of a mess. This was just west of Chinchilla on the way to Miles in Qld, late one afternoon. Always makes me think about any additional level of vehicle protection that would increase safety.

 

Yes I agree that this is not the best looking bull bar getting around but have you seen some of those Jap models so called factory fitted ones out there. With all the R and D money available to them you would think it would fit into the shape of their cars better. It makes the work that ARB/TJM do after market look good.

This bar looks to be a solid steel type and should work for off road/out back driving and appears from what I can see in the photo not to damage the vehcile too much with it's fitting. If this is what you want for piece of mind then I agree it is a better option than some of those bar types only designed to mount driving lights on.

Thumbs up to this mod for doing something for us, there must be some story behind why they looked at the Touareg. I think all who is interested in this should contact them and see if version 2 is something they could develop with say Club Touareg, may be something for the QLD guys to look at for a new year GTG.

 

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Thumbs up to this mod for doing something for us, there must be some story behind why they looked at the Touareg.

Probably the business owner has a Touareg....

 

Not a bad idea..although I agree with Singh, it looks kinda out-of-place...

In regard to Roo's and other roadkill, a few years back Mary and I counted 132 dead Roo's in 1 kilometre (of various states of decay) between Katherine and the Timber Creek in the Northern Territory. One bad place for travel at night.!!!

Stuart..

 

Yes, roos on the road. Lovely Aussie experience. Singh, I think it was Quilpie to Charleville that we encountered some 500+ roos, 0-80kmp, then 80-0, over and over. Sane driving, white knuckles, we made it. I wonder if we had a bull bar would we have just gone for it and had a strike. And if you hit something with a bar would it save damage?

 

Roos are bad, but just think what a Feral Pig could do...!! Not to mention those sneakiest of buggers - the Wombat. Fits under most BullBars and has sex with your undercarriage....(completely f**ks it..!!)

 

you make a good point Les, even if we had a bullbar I dont think we would have driven any faster. so in roo territory its best to go slow.
but in the event you hit one the bar will offer some protection...but if you hit it whilst its jumping around then god help us

 

Wombats get you airborne if hit right, saw this happen to a mate I was following some decades ago back of Oberon. Luckily hit on the front cross member dead centre so no vehicle damage. Wombat looked fine too except for the fact that it was dead and still facing right way up! Emus can be kind of interesting as well especially when they decide to suddenly cross the road in front of you instead of continuing parallel to the road. Long legs & big body about window height makes for excitement at 180+kph. John

 

Any air bag compliant Bull Bar is better than the one we have now - Zilch.
If this Buffalo product is for real it may be the one thing that would make me keep my Treg.

 

One thing that really helps besides the bullbar is a good set of additional lights

 

See this link re fitting things on the bulbar.
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/business-industry/examiners/vib-05-protrusions.pdf

This applies to NSW not sure re other states.

 

Roos, emus, wombats, pigs.... you all have forgot another bigger problem up north...wild camels.
I have seen the damage a humvee had after hitting one and that's with a milspec bullbar, not a nice place to be. Their legs are just the right height to be thrown over the bonnet and forced into the vehicle's cabin, then broken glass and 300kg plus of angry camel does not make inside any vehicle a happy place.

 

Singh, you are obviously opposed to bullbars. Please remember that other people, including me are not. If you look at the number of 4WD/SUV vehicles with bullbars,they are extremley popular - whether they are used/needed or not doesnt matter.

 

got me wrong mate, I would have one before anyone....just need one designed better aesthetically
Cheers

 

There's no correct answer on this one boys. BB's in rural/outback - no one would disagree with their purpose with wildlife and road traffic hazards. The fact is though, that most well engineered vehicles are designed to absorb impact, hence the ANCAP rating process. Nudge bars are a waste of time for any basic protection and serve no other function than either cosmetic or spottie mounts. Airbag compatible BB's are a great idea, but alas, very slim pickings for the Treg. The practical value in a BB is a mounting point for h/duty spotties, UHF/HF aerial and maybe a winch. The Teampoly style (smart bar) bars do it for me - but it ain't going to happen with production. I'm against urban poser 4WD owners (LC200, Lexus, Prado, Patrol etc) who are basically "look at me" wankers and would be better served with a mini-van. You all know what I mean - there's people with a full swag of bolt on bling bits but they never hit the dirt, sand, mud, snow or dust. There is also the other group of wankers who run stupid oversized size rims loaded with mass bling appeal. WTF is the need for the other wasted 4WD owner than their wallet size and more "look at me"?

 

Just some support for Singh. One of the reasons, not the main one, I bought the car is because I think it is a stunner. Until a bullbar comes along that doesn't seriously diminish the car's looks, as this bar does, I'll take my chances and be smart about driving around in the bush.

 

I'm with Singh (on the fugly front) also, and my 2 cents is, you really only use a bull bar in a practical way if you live in the bush, in which case you shouldn't be driving a Treg. If you live in metropolitan areas, there are more chances of a solid steel bull bar doing damage to those you hit (going by press reports, mostly your grand kids) than doing the work of protecting against wildlife. Also, as others have said, the crumple zone has been thoroughly engineered, altering the way it works will degrade the overall safety of the car.

What is an airbag compliant bull bar?, as far as I know, Toyota crashed test their own bull bars and adjust airbag deployment accordingly, has these guys crashed tested a Treg?

There are also perfectly good electronic solutions, which 'appears' to work (via deterrent) so that you don't hit wildlife in the first place.

 

There are also perfectly good electronic solutions, which 'appears' to work (via deterrent) so that you don't hit wildlife in the first place.

The electronic solution I had did not prevent a bunch of roos crossing in front of me two got across the third one got a glancing blow as it hit the door panel the rest change direction, so I lost the little faith a I had
Markus

 

Whilst I dont disagree with the majority of the threads about bullbars not being used by " wankers", etc consumers have the right to buy whatever they want in any area and this includes 4WD accessories. The major percentage of retail sales are to fufill "wants " rather than "needs". The question of this bullbar being ugly is a matter of personal taste. I have not received a reply from Buffalo, so maybe this is a photoshop job and doesnt exist.

 

Whilst I dont disagree with the majority of the threads about bullbars not being used by " wankers", etc consumers have the right to buy whatever they want in any area and this includes 4WD accessories. The major percentage of retail sales are to fufill "wants " rather than "needs". The question of this bullbar being ugly is a matter of personal taste. I have not received a reply from Buffalo, so maybe this is a photoshop job and doesnt exist.

Maybe they are testing regards interest:wink:

 

The greenies were lobbying against this ShuRoo - High Frequency Protection, Pest Management Systems, Wildlife Convervation and Animal Deterrent Systems, and the Mt Isa / Townsville commuters swear by them, so my guess is there are people who gets value out of owning them.

It's also interesting that bush commuters who drives wagons and sedans mostly chooses electronic, whilst 4bies prefers bull bars.

 

I supose none is foolproof

 

Agree, nothing is perfect. IMO, with the Touareg being a chassis-less vehicle (i.e. monocoque), a steel/alum. frontal protection device 'may' cause more damage to the vehicle's geometry than a stock Touareg where the crumple zones is allowed to do its job.

In terms of pedestrian protection, and if one must have a frontal protection device, then IMO, something like the Smartbars is the way to go, might even work a bit better with monocoque cars. See here:

SmartBar Website

Cheers

 

In terms of pedestrian protection, and if one must have a frontal protection device, then IMO, something like the Smartbars is the way to go, might even work a bit better with monocoque cars. See here:

SmartBar Website

Cheers

Agree, trouble is it's not available for our Touaregs.

Tony

 

It's roto-moulded so I'm wondering how much it'd cost to get a mould fabricated, for keen owners, probably worth a try to get a group buy list together and call them.

 

Forget it.....really.... I contacted them last year and they wanted guaranteed numbers, certainly 100+ before they tool up. I did it earlier in 2009 with the Crafter, thinking the MB Sprinter poly bar would fit the Crafter. Nope! The Sprinter gets the tooling up due to the state ambo fleets. BTW - an ambo I know here said the Sprinters were put together by Ssangyong to get the price into the contract. Bits apparently fall off with regularity. This could be correct, as I recall the old boxy MB100 vans were from Ssangyong.