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Old 02-08-2006, 12:55 AM #1
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Toyota Original Bull Bar
Why, oh why can't Toyota offer an original bull bar for the U.S. like they offer for the Prado on the Australian Toyota website?









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Hmmm...I like the one with the lights and winch...I like it better than the ARB version (if it ever comes out...)

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Hmmm...I like the one with the lights and winch...I like it better than the ARB version (if it ever comes out...)

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Toyota's T-CAM (Toyota Conversions, Accessories and Motorsport) group.
Here's a review:

http://autoweb.drive.com.au/cms/A_55...wsarticle.html



Breakthrough Bullbar For Toyota's New Prado
1 April, 2003

Toyota Australia has developed a ground-breaking accessory bullbar with a unique chassis mounting system for the new LandCruiser Prado.

The Sovereign bullbar was developed by Toyota's T-CAM (Toyota Conversions, Accessories and Motorsport) group.

Sovereign bullbar's mounting system features a chassis pin and bolt arrangement, which not only secures the mounting bracket to the Prado's chassis rails, but also distributes winching loads deep within the chassis.

In a frontal impact, the bolt slides into the chassis rail to avoid impeding the correct deformation of the mounting bracket and chassis rail, thereby retaining the vehicle's collision safety performance.

The mounting bracket has been designed to collapse gradually during an impact, avoiding a spike in the transfer of loads to the chassis rail, which might in turn cause the incorrect deployment of the vehicle's airbags.


The design ensures the Sovereign bullbar is fully SRS Airbag compatible, and does not affect Prado's compliance with Australian Design Rules governing full frontal impact occupant protection.

The Sovereign bullbar has been developed to comply with the new Australian Standard for bullbars.

The new bullbar's development program included extensive on-vehicle crash tests in Japan to ensure SRS Airbag compatibility in a range of collision circumstances, and Australian Design Rule compliance.

Locally, sophisticated strength, fatigue and durability tests were conducted to ensure the Sovereign bullbar meets the needs of Prado users.

A final design bullbar was then subjected to rigorous field testing and durability trials. Vehicles fitted with Sovereign bullbars were driven over rough corrugated roads, with measuring devices recording vehicle and bullbar movement data.

This data was fed into a gigantic shaker table, where an entire vehicle fitted with a Sovereign bullbar was shaken aggressively to the equivalent of tens of thousands of kilometres of rough road driving.

Extensive testing of the bullbar and optional winch cradle was also conducted to prove winching performance.

The Sovereign is the first bumper-replacement bullbar to be manufactured in Australia using cast aluminium rather than extrusions or welded sheet metal, making it stronger but lighter than those conventional bullbars.

The Sovereign bullbar is covered by a three-year/100,000 kilometre warranty when fitted at the time of new vehicle purchase.
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Does it come in black :yesyes:
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OMG!!!!

That is awesome and so is it's design features.

hhmmmm......how different is the Prado?
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OMG!!!!

That is awesome and so is it's design features.

hhmmmm......how different is the Prado?
The Prado's Chassis is exactly the same as the 4Runner, and GX 470, which is good for aftermarket hitch receivers.

The bumper is taller.

This is how a Taiwanese Bull Bar designed for the Prado looks on a 4Runner:
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Here's the same Taiwanese Bull Bar on the Prado:
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Draw-Tite Round Tube Max-Frame hitch receiver.
Xetronic H.I.D. system on Low Beams.
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Hella Optilux Xenon White 9006 bulbs on Fog Lamps.
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Is Australia more technologically advanced than the U.S.?

How come the best Toyota USA can come up with is this??

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Xetronic H.I.D. system on Low Beams.
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Maybe I could import the whole damn truck with the Toy bumper. :upset: :jester:
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Carryboy makes a very OEM-looking grille guard for the Fortuner:





Again, not available in the U.S. for the 4Runner.

The U.S. being the world's largest SUV accessory market in the world, it just doesn't make sense the most advanced grille guard our local accessory manufactures can come up with is something that looks like it was taken from a 1980's SUV:
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Toyota's Advance Crumple Zone Technology
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Exactly!

Two works of a team of genious engineers:
-A non-protective bumper guard.
-A non-functional hood scoop.

My God, the people who took these two decisions should get the Darwin award of the year!

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Oh, yeah, and by the way, Carryboy guards are designed and manufactured in Thailand.

How much more advanced than the U.S. are they?

Don't WAAG, GoRhino, Manik, JAOS, T&H and all the others have access to the same high technology?

Are Thailandese universities more advanced in terms or design and engineering than American ones?

I wonder...
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V-Kool spectrally selective window film: 70% Transparency Windshield (V-70), 28% (K-28) Windows / Sunroof.
Draw-Tite Round Tube Max-Frame hitch receiver.
Xetronic H.I.D. system on Low Beams.
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that first one is nice...its a shame we can't just import some in for us all
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