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tugga


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I have a new triton and have been considering buying a good nudge bar. I have been told by a couple of installers that they are a waste of time to protect the front end of the car from roo damage. Has anyone had an encounter with a roo and felt the nudge bar did offer some protection to the radiator.   cheers



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Gday...

I would suggest a nudge bar is basically a very expensive mounting bracket for driving lights

But you decide which would protect best -

Nudge Bar for Triton

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Bull Bar for Triton

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Cheers - John

 



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No protection at all against a roo.

It is there to save scratching the grill in a shopping centre car park, or hanging spotties from.



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G'day tugga go the bull bar not the nudge bar. hitting a roo at road speed with the nudge bar could find you out in the sticks with a dead car

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Hi tugga,

I too looked at a nudge bar for my bt50 but also lacked the height to protect and did not like the bt50 steel bar i ended up buying a Smartbar which is a lot better in height as to how will it stand up on impact i do not know and do not really want to know.

 

 

 

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turps2


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Nudge bars offer excellent protection for the number plate.

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bab600


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Nudge bar on our challenger has driving light , UHF arial , and it protects me from the pedestrians walking
Around the place answering their SMS and listening to their music ??? And not watching where they are going


Regards. Brian


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These used to be pretty good.

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tugga


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thanks to all regarding the nudge bar situation looks like I may give it a miss as I don't want spotlights or aerial and only looking at some protection from a glancing blow from a roo cheers to all replies


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