Finn Ghost
Date Registered: 07-2011
Location: Southern Finland
TOTAL POSTS: 68
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Re: Who offers the Smartest looking Nudge Bar or Bull Bar for the T30?
quote: Robbo0001 wrote:
Gday Henri, thanks for putting the pics up.
What are the two bars that protrude from what look like the spottie mounting points, into the radiator grille?
Are they secured to the actually body of the car, or just mounted to the spottie mounting brackets?
The colour coded bar looks pretty good, and molds well to the front of the car....definately offer more protection than a simple a frame.
The bars are the upper support of the nudge, they go through the grille and mount on existing holes (body of the car) under the bonnet. And yeah, they are what I used as the mounting points for the spotties.
quote: jalalski wrote:
The only thing that concerns me with retrofitting a bull/nudge bar from another vehicle is the impact to air-bag functionality as this bullbar wouldn't have been tested on an X-Trail and therefore would not be certified for it. Am not sure about the insurance companies in Finland, but in Australia, the insurance companies would eat you alive if they found out and more so if this proves to be the cause of the air-bags no deploying at the time of an accident.
Yeah, you couldn't do that with a T31 in Finland either, but the EC-certification requirement came into effect only after (in 2007 to be precise) my X-Trail was already rolling. The EC-certification primarily deals with pedestrian safety but I think it also certifies airbag compatibility. The real annoyance with this is that while undoubtedly the requirements for both EC and ADR are similar if not identical, it's not legal to install an Australian made bar on any post-2007 car in the EU.
In Finland the insurance companies are kept satisfied as long as the vehicle passes the annual (triennial or biennial for newer cars) engineer's inspection.
Personally, I wouldn't worry about airbag functionality, the bar is not nearly rigid enough to cause any problems with that. Any serious impact will cause the bar to deform so that the car's own bumpers and associated parts (airbag sensors) can do their jobs.
--- Henri
2006 T30 Series II 2.2 dCi
3 inch lift/163hp/373Nm/Front & rear diff bash plates/Braided brake lines/Bull bar/Stainless side steps & rear bar/Fuel burning heater/Tinted windows
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15/Aug/2011, 3:51 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: Who offers the Smartest looking Nudge Bar or Bull Bar for the T30?
quote: Finn Ghost wrote:
Personally, I wouldn't worry about airbag functionality, the bar is not nearly rigid enough to cause any problems with that. Any serious impact will cause the bar to deform so that the car's own bumpers and associated parts (airbag sensors) can do their jobs.
Why fit it then? Just for looks? What is the point of having so much tubes around the front of the car if they're not rigid enough to protect your car from any damage?
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15/Aug/2011, 5:44 pm
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cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
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Re:
Henri,
I see your point on terain and deer protection but don't forget, an impact as little as 26km/h is enough to set off an airbag. If the bar is not suited to the make and model of the car that figure could increase.
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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16/Aug/2011, 5:55 am
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Charlie250
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 08-2012
TOTAL POSTS: 193
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If you want genuine protection for your T30/T31, certified ADR compliance, airbag compatibility and not just a fashion accessory then look at the following link.
http://www.tuffbullbars.com/uploads/media/X-TRAIL_T30T31_Range_01.pdf
I've got the black bar and can speak from experience that it's very effective against kangaroos (10 Roos in 45,000km) It also offers a protected mounting point for my HID's and comes standard with 2 aerial tabs. You can option more if you need them.
--- X-2634 2012 Series IV TS Man, Kings Springs, Bridgestone D697's, High Tech Exhaust, Turbo Timer, DBA Slotted Rotors, QFM HPX Pads, Tow Bar, Cargo Barrier, UHF, HID Dr Lights, LED Light Bar, K&N Filter, Bonnet Struts, & Premium Tint
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29/Nov/2014, 10:37 am
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