ARB Deluxe Bull Bars

Beware of voiding warranty with ARB bulbar – Purchased a Triton Ute from Kings Mitsubishi in May 2021. They recommended an ARB bulbar over a Mitsubishi. Didn't tell me this voids their 10 year warranty on the washer pump. Initially the washer lines kept wearing through then the washer pump broke. Mitsubishi charged me $100 to tell me that the pump was broken and not covered by warranty. ARB… Read more

warranty is 3 years but their service centres are booked out for 3 months. No flexibility or consideration for people that live in the country - expect customers to make a special trip to suit them.

Pathetic design – ARB bullbar was on my 79 series when I bought it. I was never a fan of them to start with as they have absolutely no protection for your spotlights if you hit a roo etc. $1300 worth of lights sitting proud waiting to get smashed. I hit a roo one night and because of the angle at the bottom of the bar on the left side, it’s speared the roo… Read more

straight into the inside of my left tyre and locked my steering up. As a result I went bush and luckily there were no trees. Have orded a 5 poster and the ARB will be going in a scrap bin cause that’s what I think of them.

Super impressed with head office Kyslth – After having a summit bull bar poorly fitted by Keilor ARB which caused damage to my bumper bar and getting a less than favourable response, decided to contact head office Kylsith and spoke to Jason. To my surprise Jason and the team were fantastic and did a super job and repaired everything as what should have been done by Keilor.

Minor rust is a problem – Fitted ARB deluxe bar in 2009 to a 2002 hilux. Good bar that has protected vehicle very well from multiple unavoidable roo strikes. The cost of the bar has been more than recovered through no vehicle damage. However, the metal is literally delaminating in one section due to rust (the flat bar that wraps over turrets). Was a bit suprised to find… Read more

this and it's likely beyond minor repair and would require a resection of approx. 80mm. Decent rust protection would have been a good option (or better protection should have been standard). Would buy another bar given the overall strength the and integrity.

Love My ARB Deluxe Bar – The genuine Mitsubishi Alloy Bullbar was replaced with a more purposeful ARB steel bar with winch. The bar has been colour coded to match the car's colour. Looks great and very happy with the result. Thank you ARB Hoppers Crossing. The bar looks sturdy and I even have my UHF antenna on the bar. I definitely recommend the colour coded option.

Worst service – I have been waiting 2 months for my bull bar and not even an update. Would not buy from them again and will ask for deposit to be refunded. Very poor service and have no idea when my bar will come. Show details

ARB bulbar came off – I drove back on the PDR road from cairns to Bamaga and found out at Bramwell junction that the 3 bolts had come out of my ABR bullbar on the drivers side and it was hanging off there are now 2 cracks appearing on the mounting both sides too near the Bolts. I am not very happy that the bullbar could fall off so easily as I had checked everything… Read more

before leaving cairns and it was not loose And I can't but the bolts here. What concerns me is the cracks can they be fixed before they get bigger?

Rust after 3 months coming through – Bought bt50 fully kitted right from the dealer. The arb bull bar is showing serious rust spots after 3 months. Now I live near the beach...but this is absurd. Rest of the truck as new....except of course my arb intensity fog lights which have rust coming through on the brackets, I expected 3 years minimum rust free...got 3 months.

Arb bullbar cracking – I also have purchased a summit deluxe bar for my 2017 Prado VX and have had the same issues with the bullbar wobble which has led driving lights factory fog lights and uhf aerial fitted. The guards were cut nicely with about 20mm gap between bar and guard which rubs as bar wobbles which in turn vibrates the aerial loose. We have used the… Read more

predrilled holes to mount the LED lights which have needed to be tightened regularly and replaced bolts with high tensile bolts and locknuts with larger diameter mud guard washers and the steel plate has cracked all around the hole. The fog lights gets used rarely and the globes have had to be replaced in each. All of this on a car that is used primarily for highway driving and in under 8 months. Love the car regret buying the bar and not real impressed with the quality of the fitting☹️.

If you have a 2015 or newer Toyota Hilux, don’t buy an ARB Summit Bull Bar – If you have a 2015 or newer Toyota Hilux, don’t buy an ARB Summit Bull Bar. We purchased a 2017 SR5 Hilux new, and had ARB fit a white Summit Bull Bar, Classic canopy and an ARB Tradie roof rack. We are pretty happy with the canopy and roof rack, and also the finish quality of the Summit Bull Bar. The finish quality of the bar and white paint… Read more

is very good.

But this review is about the massive vibration and wobble in the Summit Bull Bar.

We had the bar fitted and straight away my wife was concerned about the amount of movement in the bar on normal roads.

When we purchased our Hilux new we were impressed with its on-road handling compared to older model Hilux’s we have owned.

The ARB Summit bar completely ruined the feel of the car. It went from being very smooth on the road to vibrations and wobbling on even the smaller bumps in the road. You can feel the reverberation right through the car, even through the seat. (It did not do this before the bar was fitted)

Also, the bar can wobble and vibrate more than three centimetres at its ends, this is very distracting while driving and unsafe.

The ARB dealer was closed over Christmas but I called them in the new year once they reopened and voiced my concerns regarding the bar, to be told that this was a Toyota platform problem not their bull bar.

They said that the rubber mounts, that connect the cab and body to the chassis was the problem, and the wobble and vibration was between the cab and chassis, not the bull bar.

I had read this on line but was not fully convinced and asked them to check over the bull bar to make sure it was fitted correctly. Which they were happy to do.

Once done they insisted the issue was the rubber mount between the body and chassis, and that this was normal for a new Hilux.

I was still concerned and questioned them on long term damage to the car that might be caused by the vibration and wobbling, they stated that the bull bar would be covered by their warranty. (Which is pretty useless if the chassis has cracks show up after the warranty expires)

I then asked if there warranty covered damage to the car caused by the bull bar, I’m not sure I got a conclusive answer to this question. They did say that they have had no issues with the current shape Hilux and their bull bar. But as this model is still pretty new and there are more new shape Hilux’s without bull bars than with, I think that is pretty inconclusive.

I have heard Prado owners have the same problems with this bull bar, and one owner told me he went through multiple CB ariels and had damaged spot lights caused by the bar vibration. The ARB dealer sales person even said the vibration and wobble is even worse on the 200 Series Land Cruiser. This sounds like a bit of a development issue and a lot of buck passing.

Overall I am pretty unhappy with this bull bar and would not recommend it to any Toyota owners.

I would have preferred that they had disclosed this information regarding the wobble and vibration with their bars and Toyotas before we ordered the bar. I would have then been able to make the decision for myself whether or not I can put up with the wobble and vibrations. It would have been my choice and I would have been informed and knowingly taken the risk.

But because they didn’t inform me of wobbles and vibration, that they admitted to knowing about, I now have a bull bar that has ruined the feel of our brand new car and has left us with concerns of any long term fatigue and damage that might be caused by the bull bar.

We can’t even remove the bar and refit the original bumper as it was cut to fill gaps for the ARB bar.

I think this is poor form, and again would not recommend this bull bar to any Toyota owners.

We are happy with the canopy and roof rack, but very disappointed with the ARB Summit Bull Bar.

Sensors go off in the rain drives me mad – Arbs service has been terrible considering the pricing of there bars the service should be amazing after many years and vehicles no more arb for me there is products out there just as good but a lot cheaper go online and save a bucket my Ute has been back four times for different problems never again

The worst decision I made – I had a bull bar fitted to my 2016 Ranger Wildtrak (PXII model). It partially covers the headlights and greatly diminishes the ability to drive at night. I put my complaint to ARB Orange who forwarded my concerns and photos to Head Office. They disagreed that there was an issue and virtually said tough. I have received opinions from 2 mechanics… Read more

who said I will have a problem registering the vehicle after 5 year period has expired. Other buyers beware. I will be pursuing the matter through the Tribunal.

More shakes than Elvis – Summit bar fitted to 2017 SR5 shakes at every bump in the road, much more than previous models. ARB are blaming the platform that Toyota have given them. Owners should be made aware before spending big dollars on this bar. Poor effort , the company is too big now to admit they get things wrong. Wake up arb engineers. This bar distracts the driver… Read more

making it unsafe. My other concern is at some stage something will start cracking, we all know what corrugated roads can do.

Great Bull Bar Poor Finish – Have a ARB Deluxe Bar on my 2013 BT50 , in black, after only 4 years it looks like its done 20 years of hard work. Paint faded , rust spots all over from stone chips. Thats a shame as its a great looking strong bullbar . Rest of the car looks like new apart from this.

Shakes up to fifty mill either side of bar – It is dangerous and affects my driving and want a full refund. Anyone who feels the same should complain, they are blaming the soft mounts on the on my 60000 dollar car who's to blame Toyota or arb my opinion it arb cutting costs. Will never buy another arb bar all there good for is suspension an air compressors they can stick there over priced bars.

Rust Spots on Deluxe Bull Bar – I contacted ARB to discuss rust spots coming through under the paint on my deluxe winchbar. The store I purchased it through was helpful and happy to pass on my issue to Head Office. They rejected that it was a manufacturing issue and claimed it could have been caused by lack of maintenance. I took it to a panel beater who confirmed that it was… Read more

not "environmental" as suggested by ARB. Now I am up for a $900 respray to fix defective ARB work. Save your money and look at other options.

2014 LC70 Dual Cab Landcruiser ARB Bull bar corrosion – ARB recently told me that my bull bar wouldn't be covered under warranty because I purchased it in 2014. For your interest the date today is 31/3/2017 & to back this up Brad Haddin has rightly said Virat Kohli needs to take time away from cricket. Back to the bull bar: Both side sections near the bend have rust bubbles coming up through the paint.… Read more

Collectively this Cruiser has cost me about $90k as I have completely decked it out. I had a Parkside Towbar bull bar on my old Patrol for 18 years without a rust spot other than a good spray of stone chips. ARB is now a cheap well marketed Chinese knock off of a once great product. Shame on you ARB I'll never buy from you again.

Looks bad – Seems like an OK bar but the fitment on my 2012 hilux is terrible. There is a big gap on the sides near the lights, it is extremely rattly and very prone to rust. I have people ask me if it has been in an accident it looks that bad. Really not happy and would not buy again, look for another brand.

Very good if fitted properly – I had an ARB Deluxe Bar fitted to my 2008 Prado after i damaged the sovereign bar in an accident. I had to have the front springs changed as the car sat too low ( I have a winch as well ) After about a rear and 2000 km from home I noticed the bar hanging low and found one side hanging from 1 bolt and loose and the other side hanging with 2 loose… Read more

bolts. There are holes for 3 bolts. I fitted 3 high tensile bolts each side this lasted for a about 3 rears and to day I have replaced them all again because of wear from the shaking. I also found another bolt hole each side that had to be drilled and it acts as a pin so hopefully it should now stay put. Im sure ARB would have installed the bar better than the smash repairer. Having worked on the bar several times I like it a lot it is strong and heavy and anything that runs into it will come off second best.

Rust like so many others – Steel powder coated bullbar on Mazda BT-50 rusting a after less than six months. ARB say that the bar is 'not defective' because the problem is not structural. Offered to 'fix' problem but car would be off the road for 10 days - which would be nothing more than a re-spray anyway. A premium product in name only - Rubbish!

really poor quality, doesn't even fit properly – Delux bar for my GU Patrol. Exceeds the guard by more than 2 inchs one side. The pipe work is also warped with ARB admitting fault, but refusing to refund my money. They claim that even though the bar doesn't fit properly it can still be used as intended WTH.

Average Bullbars – I have been very disappointed with my Bullbar, for the premium price I expected a better product from the ARB brand. The car dealer organised ARB to fit a deluxe bar to my new 200 series. The installer cut far too much of the original bar to fit the Bullbar and left big gaps. I've seen some really neat installations and then this is not one of… Read more

them.

The bar is rusting along the entire cut edges well under the paint nowhere near a stone chip.

Also the paint is peeling off inside the bar.

The black plastic trims are discoloured from the sun.

Car has never seen the beach and is actually kept in the garage or under cover most of the time.

The fitted driving lights are cheap items too.

The headlights reflect off the top bar and it vibrates over bumps.

I had the car for two weeks while the bar was ordered and painted. What a terrible difference the bar made to the handling after fitment. it dropped the front down nearly 20mm at the front guards and lifted it 15mm at the rear. Personally I think these bars are far too heavy on standard suspension, nearly 90kg swinging off the front end completely changes the vehicles dynamics, they really need to be fitted with HD suspension as a mandatory item when they sell them.

I think a locally made alloy bar would have been a better option.

Rust rust rust – I bought an ARB bull bar for my Landcruiser 80 but sadly it is rusting to bits. Their respond was that is normal wear and tear (due to stone chips) but the rust is on the inside of the panels, on the bracket and on all the sharp edges. None on the area that is subjected to potential stone chips. Communication is challenged at best. Seems rust is a common problem even though they are in denial.

Arrived with rust. Lacked all parts for installation – Product- Delux Bull Bar for Toyota Tacoma. I bought this bar even though it was pricier than some competitors but I thought it looked good. It arrived on time but had rust on the bumper from being dragged or dropped prior to shipment. I went ahead and touched up rather than send it back to avoid any hassle. While installing, I found some of the… Read more

directions were missing for the "fog/signal lamps" housing and the factory fogs don't fit. Contacted tech service. Received rude response "factory fogs don't fit, never have and never will" so I had to buy their fog lamps. After buying their lamps I found the housings didn't include the clamps needed to install them and I still needed the directions as it was obvious the housings were missing something other than basic nuts and bolts.

I then emailed them about the missing directions and whatever pieces were needed for the fog housing install. They sent me the missing directions with the response "cheers" but no mention about the missing parts. I have sent 2 more email requests for the parts (probably worth about $5.00) and they won't even respond. After contacting some ARB distributers I'm told I would have to buy both housings to get the parts I need. Buyer Beware if you buy from ARB product and most certainly if from an online retailer !!

10-7-2015 I wanted to update this review because they did finally respond (after my notifying them of my intent to post negative reviews) and sent the correct hardware. So, aside from the rust on the bumper of the assembly, I raised the review to a three from a one because they resolved the missing parts issue.

My Colorado is ex police every thing is perfect – Love my arb bar has been fitted correct my Colorado is ex police 2012 lx tows my 20foot6 like a dream, been up through the middle and across to the west best tow ute ever have not got those ugly clear view rubbish just clip on mirrows my profession is road train driver  Show reply

bad vibration – I recently purchased a new bt50 and had an arb black bar fitted,On bumps and minor dirt roads it vibrates badly and is hitting lh side panel. Also the fitters stuffed up the cutting of the wheel arch plastics which were bent up instead of cut. Also sticks out and will need a lift kit to enter creek crossings. The main problem is the vibration and the bar hitting the body when it vibrates. I am not impressed and wont buy another.

Rust rust rust!!! – I bought my first ARB Deluxe bar, white colour coded for my 120 Prado in October 2014. It seemed like a good strong bar, and the colour matching was spot on. I must say however the weld job was not fantastic - weld spatter and cavities in several areas. Anyway, by December 2014 (3 months!) it had significant rust patches all along the inside… Read more

section of the front lower rail under the section where the winch sits. I sent it back and got a replacement bar under warranty in March 2015. It's now June 2015 (3 months again!) and already the replacement bar has rust patches all over the inside behind the hawse cavity and behind the two upright posts. NOT HAPPY! I don't drive it anywhere near the beach or salt water either. ARB have again agreed to replace under warranty, but I think this time I'll either ask for cash refund, or go with a black powder coated job instead of their crap 2-pack paint job, and hope it's a better result. Given the other posts here with the same issues, you have all had fair warning!

sahara bar hilux SR5 – Bought a Sahara bar from Make tracks in Midland and the fog lights are cable tied in,rust on bar,paint work has runs in it and dirt under were they painted and the squeaks in the front end are annoying.they told me tthat they would silicone the plates underneath to stop squeaking

ARB deluxe Bull Bar - Rust bucket – I purchased a new dual cab ute in 2011, and i had a new ARB deluxe bull bar fitted by an ARB store for $1950.00. After about 18 months i noticed many rust spots from stone chips which i just touched up. The next 18 months has seen a plague of rust spread all over the bar along with crows feet. The bar now 3 years old is becoming a bit of an eye… Read more

sore. I change my cars over every 3 to 4 years and its now presented me with an issue. I have to fix it ! Quoted by a mobile paint repairer $500 to sand back & re paint it. However, first i have to remove the UHF & mobile phone antenna, then the spot lights, and then a winch and connecting bash plates. Then i have to remove it off the car (weighs 80 kgs) Then i can get it painted! And after painting i'll go through the whole process again. Sorry, but this is just rubbish, $2500 plus a full days work just to get it looking the way it should look. There are copy bars on the aftermarket scene that cost $1,000. I could of bought 2 by now and still had $500 left in my sky rocket. ARB talks about there R&D in Australia and the fact we should buy Australian. ARB had a great reputation, but they won't see another cent out of me. I have since been told that for an extra $200 when i purchased it, i could of had extra powder coating. $$$$$$$$ what a joke. Looks Great Started rusting after the 12 month warranty finished. Bad service, bad warranty!

Rusting on the inside within 6 months – Rust is all over it on the inside of the bullbar, and the vehicle is a country vehicle which has never seen salt water. ARB try to market their products as upmarket but I beg to differ.... Their products are no different from any other... It all comes out of the same factory in China. Rusting

Rusting in 6 months – Im on my 4th ARB bar, bought one new 2002 and kep the car till 2006, bough another in 2006 and kept the car till 2011. Now on my second bar on the same car, first replaced as the rust came through in 4 months, it took a further 6 months to get the new one, this is now rusting at every cut edge and seam now too. I had 2 earlier models and they were great.... like everyone they are cutting costs now. Rusted in 6 months (2 bullbars)

2nd ones better – Had a deluxe bar fitted by an arb agent ,they didnt paint it properly,so the paint started to come off and the seams started to rust ,it also had a weld that was not conected ,not a good start .Took it back arb replaced it no problem.have no trouble with since,Had it fitted to 150 prado,the springs dont really handle the weight so put bigger… Read more

springs in. Back again 5 years later, the so called high quality arb bar is now well and truely rusting , these bars aren't top quality buy Chinese and save your money the quality seams to be the same. ARB must stand for Australian Rusty Bars Solid ,looks good 2nd bar has been good

Good quality but after sales service is poor – The bar is strong and attractive. I am on my third (or 4th maybe i forget) bar and numerous animal strikes have proven the worth of this device. I drive at high speedfs on rough dirt roads everyday and the bar has never worked loose. The plastic inserts around the indicators and fog lights, however, break easily and they are only sold in pairs for $100 (thanks ARB). Service from ARB in canberra is terrible! Strong Poor backup service from ARB

Perfect, strong and nice looking – Best quality on the market. Strong and good looking. Great service too. Can not go outback without it. Push. Push.