Rhino Sport 3D Front Bar , First production batch of bars is due into Melbourne in late June.

 

Looks pretty good. I wonder if the lucky8 bull bar or this will hit the market first

 

I wonder what install will be like. If it simplifies adding a winch, it could be a good middle ground to OEM or Lucky8 winch.

 

Anyone have one of these on their defender yet? Wondering how it fits around the front wheel well for those who have already trimmed for larger tires.

 

I’d love to see the install instructions if anyone gets them

 

This thing looks "the business".. Can't imagine shipping to US would be reasonable in the slightest.

 

I know some have imported as I saw one on a new def nder during SCARR 2023.. May be expensive but it is being done

 

More real life view including the light bar mounting

 

Thanks for sharing the video!

Random thoughts: Love that front bumper, looks much better than my original impressions. Two inch lift looks good. I may upgrade my Johnson Rods another 1". His +2 is likely a body lift (planned). When he opened his table, talked about firing up the jet boil and then walked by his side mounted fuel storage I had a shocking thought: wow, that could be exciting! Never thought about it there with a bit of fuel vapor leakage. I don't know why, but I always find more use out of the super long handled / non-D handled shovels. Guess I'm an old farm boy. Dang he listed a lot of recovery gear in his lunch box! Mine can hold a pair of gloves and a D-ring... Best quote ever!! "If you don't have some pin striping, you're not using it properly..." Loved that.

Q: I thought the Lucky8's lightbars mounted to the rack. I'm much more interested in how he mounted them. There's a Lucky8 mount like that? Can someone send a link? I'm having senior issues trying to find them on their site.

 

Lucky 8’s site seems to be halfway through a transition at the moment, in terms of reorganizing the Defender categories. It’s under New Defender lighting.

I’ve been eyeing the package deal for a while w/ the LP9s. $400+ for the bracket is pretty steep in and of itself. The thing that’s given me pause is the requirement of removing the 4x roof bolts secured by locktite during install. I don’t have an induction heater nor am I interested in dropping the entire roof if I accidentally screw this up (more than likely). I’ve also heard the LP9’s cause considerable wind noise at highway speeds, by no fault of their own but something to keep in mind.