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Prompted by stone chips on my hood (especially by the local maniacs changing lanes immediately in front of me) I decided to get a Brush Bar. It would afford me additional protection I reasoned, should that same miscreant decide to execute a regrettable brake test feet from my bumper. This was a local custom to have you run into their backs and then sue the hell out of you....but I digress…..After all “Atlantic British” did state that the Brush Bar was not Air Bag tested…so hopefully my bags would not inflate after contact. (that just does not sound right).
Anyway….I received my Brush Bar just three Business days after ordering…not bad when one considers the disruption caused by the mayhem, the chaos and total madness on the Gulf coast in Katrina’s wake. This mod in a way also serves as a temporary distraction for me.
So, to it then.
My only complaint was the lack of detail instructions on the Brush Bar installation. They might as well have written “Bolt Bar in an appropriate spot under vehicle”…well…. in fairness to the supplied almost blank sheet of paper they did indicate the “chassis leg”.
Anyway, I located the two nuts on each side of the chassis leg. The lower nut on my SE7 is 14mm and the upper is 15mm (for each side). I found it much easier to remove the wire protective mesh below the grill and work these nuts from the front of the truck. The only real bump I hit was that as I tried to install the Mount Arm on the driver’s side…..the two bolts came up short. This is due to the fact that these bolts also runs through the Tow Eye component. With the addition of the Mount Arm there was not enough room on the end of the bolts to accommodate the nut...so it was off to my local Home Depot for longer bolts. I found some galvanized bolts with matching diameter of the OEM part and got some nuts to go along. (So anyone who wants to do this obviously needs to get two longer bolts for the driver’s side Mount Arm before starting work). Once the Mounting Arms are in place you will need a second person (maybe two depending on muscle power), to hold/align the Brush Bar so that you can attach and tighten the four bolts and accompanying 17mm nuts. I also installed the rear light guards. For drilling the holes for the lower light, the documentation stated that you needed a 09.8mm drill bit. I used a 09.13mm drill bit and it was perfect.
The whole thing took me 2 hours. All in all I would rate the job at two spanners/wrenches as per Haynes manual. If the Disco looked robust before, it now looks as solid as that proverbial out-house I keep hearing about.
I will post pictures in near future.
Anyway….I received my Brush Bar just three Business days after ordering…not bad when one considers the disruption caused by the mayhem, the chaos and total madness on the Gulf coast in Katrina’s wake. This mod in a way also serves as a temporary distraction for me.
So, to it then.
My only complaint was the lack of detail instructions on the Brush Bar installation. They might as well have written “Bolt Bar in an appropriate spot under vehicle”…well…. in fairness to the supplied almost blank sheet of paper they did indicate the “chassis leg”.
Anyway, I located the two nuts on each side of the chassis leg. The lower nut on my SE7 is 14mm and the upper is 15mm (for each side). I found it much easier to remove the wire protective mesh below the grill and work these nuts from the front of the truck. The only real bump I hit was that as I tried to install the Mount Arm on the driver’s side…..the two bolts came up short. This is due to the fact that these bolts also runs through the Tow Eye component. With the addition of the Mount Arm there was not enough room on the end of the bolts to accommodate the nut...so it was off to my local Home Depot for longer bolts. I found some galvanized bolts with matching diameter of the OEM part and got some nuts to go along. (So anyone who wants to do this obviously needs to get two longer bolts for the driver’s side Mount Arm before starting work). Once the Mounting Arms are in place you will need a second person (maybe two depending on muscle power), to hold/align the Brush Bar so that you can attach and tighten the four bolts and accompanying 17mm nuts. I also installed the rear light guards. For drilling the holes for the lower light, the documentation stated that you needed a 09.8mm drill bit. I used a 09.13mm drill bit and it was perfect.
The whole thing took me 2 hours. All in all I would rate the job at two spanners/wrenches as per Haynes manual. If the Disco looked robust before, it now looks as solid as that proverbial out-house I keep hearing about.
I will post pictures in near future.
