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Here you go.
Cant see it in pic but the ACC radar is just above the number plate.
Thanks, looks a bit different to the new Commander bar on the website.
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Not knocking anyones choices here but need to keep in mind that hitting a decent sized roo with anything short of a reinforced 5 poster bullbar that used to be on a truck will absolutely damage and potentially immobilise the car.

No personal experience with the WK2 bar however the ARB bar on my Wrangler I would describe as average at best. It's basically a heavy anchor and requires repainting or powder coating after only a couple of years / being stored inside.
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Yep agree. I view bullbars on the WK2 as ugly, very heavy and expensive spotlight/uhf antenna mounts. But any bar that is airbag compliant is going to move enough to stuff the car and any bar that can seriously resist a roo strike at 100 kmh will probably do chassis damage IMO. Just my opinion and no offence meant.
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Not knocking anyones choices here but need to keep in mind that hitting a decent sized roo with anything short of a reinforced 5 poster bullbar that used to be on a truck will absolutely damage and potentially immobilise the car.

No personal experience with the WK2 bar however the ARB bar on my Wrangler I would describe as average at best. It's basically a heavy anchor and requires repainting or powder coating after only a couple of years / being stored inside.
Just bought a new anchor..... errr....ARB bar after all that. Fitting in two weeks.
The ARB Deluxe Bars are made in Oz, some of the Summit Bars are made in Thailand. Happy with my decision and the look of the bar. Time will tell if it was a good investment, hopefully I never get to find out!
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Just bought a new anchor..... errr....ARB bar after all that. Fitting in two weeks.
The ARB Deluxe Bars are made in Oz, some of the Summit Bars are made in Thailand. Happy with my decision and the look of the bar. Time will tell if it was a good investment, hopefully I never get to find out!
How much does it weigh?
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How much does it weigh?
65kg
I think the Uneek is a fair bit heavier than that...
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Wouldn’t be worried about your choice, as I said its generally a personal taste thing. Myself I didn't really like any of the other choices (that would actually fit) and if I had a better preference would go with it as I hate dealing with ARB, bunch of nobs if you ask me. The steel bars seem to weigh around the 65kg mark though I believe the Uneek one is around the 75kg.
Personally I much prefer the look of the WK2 with a bar than without (sets it apart from the typical SUV out there) and gives you somewhere to mount the stuff you need when touring/offroading.
How many roo strikes have you guys experienced/seen? (opinions are great, but usually little value). Seen a few roo strikes with vehicles with various steel bars and they fair much better than your standard alloy bar, depending on the size and your speed don’t even look like the you have hit anything. The ECB option of fitting their bar (albeit probably a stronger alloy bar than others on the market) does not lend itself from isolating more damage to the front end of your car and as such was not wanting to replace it with another. Either way given that I (and plenty of others) have hit a roo in broad daylight still prefer to have that protection and be able to drive on rather than be stranded in the middle of nowhere.
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