Integrated Front Bar / Winch Mount

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I’ve had the Prospeed bar (must update my avatar) for several months now, complete with the Warn Zeon winch and the setup works perfectly. It’s a ”nudge bar” rather than full bull bar, i.e. has no side protection but that can be an advantage for overlanding. I believe (somebody fact-check?) Australia, among others, doesn’t like bull bars that get in the way of the front lights.
 

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I’ve had the Prospeed bar (must update my avatar) for several months now, complete with the Warn Zeon winch and the setup works perfectly. It’s a ”nudge bar” rather than full bull bar, i.e. has no side protection but that can be an advantage for overlanding. I believe (somebody fact-check?) Australia, among others, doesn’t like bull bars that get in the way of the front lights.

I thought the Aussies liked the full bars so they could smack kangaroos out of the way when needed...:)

I like the look of that Prospeed bar. I prefer the protection of the TR/ARB options, but I'm sure my wife would have preferred keeping the factory good looks.
 

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Prospeed provided me with a letter certifying (and a diagram showing) that the budge bar is integrated with the winch mount. That's to help overcome any objections from official persons. But so far, in Europe and Caucasus/Central Asia, I luckily haven't had any:).
 

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has no side protection but that can be an advantage for overlanding. I believe (somebody fact-check?) Australia, among others, doesn’t like bull bars that get in the way of the front lights.

I want that protection so my headlights and outer wings don't get screwed up by an impact. My headlights are not obstructed at all.

My ARB bar was also designed and built in Australia, first and foremost to meet Australian design rules. I had to wait for it to ship to me from there. We are just damn lucky that the states don't have restrictions on them... I've heard it can be even more problematic in the EU, but I don't know that for sure.
 

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There is no EU-wide set of rules, AFIK. It all depends on the country in question. I know Germany can be tough, as can the Czech Republic.
 

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My ARB sustained a hit while my truck was stationary, and another vehicle, rolled backwards down a hill and hit it after the drunk owner decided to stop and get out to lock his hubs in. My vote is the ARB (for the same reasons mbw mentioned), I replaced the damaged one with a new one. No other vehicle damage was sustained... Truck was an older GMC military pickup, pretty heavy.
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Just in case this isn't obvious, the TF tray provides no frontal crash protection on either side of the frame horns. I once had this tray and didn't really feel comfortable with it for that reason.

I'm just throwing an option for @AdventureTim - I don't know or care what you think is obvious or what your comfortable or not comfortable with.
 

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