What is an Underride Protection Bar? new Defender

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Chris

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• Oct 27, 2004

• #1

I see that one of the factory fitted options on a new Defender 90 is
an "underride protection bar" but I presume it is quite different to a
metal sump guard which can be added as a dealer-fit accessory.
Can anybody tell me what the underride protection bar is? Is it like
an anti-roll bar which cannot be removed after installation by the
factory or is it for under-body protection. Presumably if it is only a
"bar" it can't actually protect much?
Thanks, Chris

 

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beamendsltd

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• Oct 28, 2004

• #2

In message <[email protected]>
Chris <[email protected]> wrote:

> I see that one of the factory fitted options on a new Defender 90 is
> an "underride protection bar" but I presume it is quite different to a
> metal sump guard which can be added as a dealer-fit accessory.
> Can anybody tell me what the underride protection bar is? Is it like
> an anti-roll bar which cannot be removed after installation by the
> factory or is it for under-body protection. Presumably if it is only a
> "bar" it can't actually protect much?
> Thanks, Chris
Its a tube on brackets that goes in front of the drag link
to prevent damage from rocks etc. Like almost all "steering
guards" it does not protect the bit that gets bent most often
- the track rod.

Richard

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Alun P

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• Oct 28, 2004

• #3

"Chris" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I see that one of the factory fitted options on a new Defender 90 is
> an "underride protection bar" but I presume it is quite different to a
> metal sump guard which can be added as a dealer-fit accessory.
> Can anybody tell me what the underride protection bar is? Is it like
> an anti-roll bar which cannot be removed after installation by the
> factory or is it for under-body protection. Presumably if it is only a
> "bar" it can't actually protect much?
> Thanks, Chris

Not like the little jockey wheel attached to the front axle of my RRC
then????

AlunP

 

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Neil Brownlee

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• Oct 28, 2004

• #4

AP> Not like the little jockey wheel attached to the front axle of my RRC
AP> then????

That's your harmonic damper ;-)

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Huw

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• Oct 28, 2004

• #5

"Chris" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I see that one of the factory fitted options on a new Defender 90 is
> an "underride protection bar" but I presume it is quite different to a
> metal sump guard which can be added as a dealer-fit accessory.
> Can anybody tell me what the underride protection bar is? Is it like
> an anti-roll bar which cannot be removed after installation by the
> factory or is it for under-body protection. Presumably if it is only a
> "bar" it can't actually protect much?
> Thanks, Chris

It is a bar that sits in front of the steering drag link. It is very useful.
I can vouch for this because mine is dented and bent to **** but *they* have
never succeeded in bending or breaking any steering bits.

Huw