ARB bumper modified for Range Rover Sport???

[dmundarain]

Dear LR3 lovers:
Does anybody know if a ARB bull bar for LR3 can be modified for fit a Range Rover Sport (07)? I'm pretty sure the bumper mount can be modified, but I would like to know if any of you guys have some ideas. I really *** I'm not the only one rigging a RR Sport!!

I know there is a winch mount for the RR, but the bumper sits way low and of course the price is about 2K.
Regards
Dimitri

 

[nwoods]

My buddy Adam Spiker of www.offroving.com has more off road time in an RRS than probably anyone else on the planet. Send him an email at "spiker" AT "offroving" DOT "com"

 

[richpike]

Not to jack the thread, but nwoods, you always have the most amazing pics. Can you start a thread that highlights some of your favorites?

-Rich

 

[dmundarain]

I will email him and post the update for the group!!
Thanks a great pic!
Dimitri

 

[OffRoving]

I believe the ARB would have to go through some serious modifications to look good on a Sport. The mounting is most likely not the issue as the underpinnings most likely align. The issue would be the contours of the bumper to the silhouette of the grill, hood, etc.

I believe that ARB was "toying" with a prototype for Sport a couple of years ago and when sales went flat on LR3 bumpers they dropped the project. Not sure though, only speaking from a stateside perspective. Quite possibly they may have produced a few and you might check with them directly in AUS to see if you could buy one. Worth a shot, and it successful, it would match the car perfectly as intended.

Hope that inspires you! Keep wheeling that Sport!

 

[dmundarain]

Range rover sport bumper

Guys
A good friend of mine did the magic, he modified the LR3 bumper and here are the pictures!

 

[drzjoint]

Looks good! now you can put some MTRs on those 19" rims

 

[nwoods]

Wow, that looks better on the Sport than it does on the LR3!

 

[LROffroad]

that look awesome!

 

[umbertob]

Great job! How much "magic" did your friend do, though? That's got to be a lot of work. Anyway, I do admire your determination and hope you don't mind if I hijacked your pictures and posted them on a RRS forum, for inspiration...

Man, those Contis look wimpy even on a stock RRS, but behind that bumper they look positively comical!