FAQ's for Bumpers

Q. WILL MY WINCH FIT?
A. MOST CURRENT LOW-PROFILE WINCHES WILL FIT OUR BUMPERS. WE ARE HAPPY TO ADVISE ON LESSER KNOWN WINCHES SO PLEASE CHECK WITH US IF IN DOUBT. THERE ARE SOME COMMON EXCEPTIONS.

Q. HOW THICK IS THE STEEL USED IN THE BUMPER?
A. ALL STANDARD (NON-TUBULAR) AND HEAVY DUTY REPLACEMENT BUMPERS USE 5MM STEEL

Q. WILL I NEED TO UPRATE THE SPRINGS ON MY VEHICLE IF I FIT A WINCH & BUMPER?
A. IF THE SPRINGS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND NOT ALREADY SAGGING, THIS SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY. AN EXCEPTION TO THIS WOULD BE IF YOU HAVE AN AFTER-MARKET SUSPENSION SYSTEM OR AN EXTREME SUSPENSION SYSTEM THAT IS CLOSELY TUNED TO THE VEHICLE WEIGHT.

Q. HOW MUCH DOES THE BUMPER WEIGH?
A. THIS DEPENDS ON THE BUMPER TYPE. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE OFFICE FOR SPECIFIC WEIGHTS.

Q. DO I HAVE TO CUT THE RADIATOR GRILLE?
A. FOR SOME TUBULAR MODELS, YES. DEFENDER AND DISCOVERY CLOSE-FIT TUBULAR BUMPERS DO REQUIRE THE GRILLE TO BE CUT.

Q. CAN YOU SUPPLY A BUMPER FOR MY JAPANESE 4X4?
A. NO. BUT THE MULTI-PURPOSE WINCH MOUNT MAY BE ADAPTED TO FIT A WINCH TO SOME NON-LR VEHICLES.

Q. HOW LONG WILL THE POWDER COAT LAST?
A. THIS DEPENDS ON USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THE POLYESTER POWDER COATING WE USE IS VASTLY DIFFERENT TO THE OLD NYLON OR EPOXY COATINGS. WITH REASONABLE CARE THE COATING SHOULD LAST FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THOUGH WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THIS AS WORKING ENVIRONMENTS VARY WIDELY.

Q. HOW LONG WILL I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A GALVANIZED BUMPER?
A. WE STOCK SOME GALVANIZED BUMPERS. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE OFFICE AS THIS STOCK CHANGES DAILY. THE LEAD TIME FOR A NON-STOCKED GALV BUMPER IS APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS

Q. CAN YOU PRODUCE A ‘SPECIAL’ FOR MY VEHICLE?
A. MINOR MODIFICATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE, PLEASE CONTACT US. 
DUE SOME PRODUCTION PROCESSES BEING AUTOMATED, MAJOR DESIGN CHANGES ARE NOT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE.

Q. SHOULD I INFORM MY INSURANCE COMPANY IF I FIT A WINCH & REPLACEMENT BUMPER?
A. WE ALWAYS RECOMMEND CUSTOMERS INFORM THEIR INSURERS WHEN FITTING ANY REPLACEMENT BUMPER OR CARRYING OUT VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS.

Q. IS FITTING A REPLACEMENT BUMPER LEGAL IN MY COUNTRY?
A. THIS DEPENDS ON THE COUNTRY. SOME COUNTRIES SUCH AS GERMANY AND SWEDEN HAVE PARTICULARLY STRICT REGULATIONS REGARDING NON-STANDARD BUMPERS. CUSTOMERS MUST CHECK LOCAL PREVAILING REGULATIONS. CUSTOMERS ARE ALSO ADVISED OF NEW LEGISLATION (Directive 2005/66/EC) WHICH IS SHORTLY TO COME INTO EFFECT. WE HAVE WRITTEN CONFRIMATION FROM THE BRITISH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT THAT "WINCH BUMPERS" ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS LEGISLATION.

Q. MY DISCOVERY/RANGE ROVER IS AN AUTO WITH AN OIL COOLER BEHIND THE GRILLE, AND IT HAS AIR-CON, WILL THE BUMPER STILL FIT?
A. YES, PROVIDED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM STANDARD SPEC IN THIS AREA, OR THE BUMPER DESCRIPTION STATES THAT MODS ARE NECESSARY.

Q. MY DEFENDER HAS AN UPRATED INTERCOOLER BEHIND THE GRILLE, WILL THE BUMPER STILL FIT?
A. YES, PROVIDED THAT THE INTERCOOLER DOES NOT PROJECT FORWARD BEYOND THE TWO DIAGONAL BRACING BARS IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR.

Q. CAN I RE-FIT MY ‘A’ BAR?
A. ‘A’ BARS THAT BOLT TO THE TOP FACE ON A DEFENDER BUMPER CAN BE RE-FITTED TO NON-TUBULAR BUMPERS. DISCOVERY ‘A’ BARS CANNOT BE RE-FITTED TO WINCH BUMPERS UNLESS THEY BOLT TO THE TOP FACE OF THE BUMPER. THEY CAN OFTEN BE RE-FITTED WITH THE HEAVY DUTY NON-WINCH REPLACEMENT BUMPER THOUGH.

Q. CAN I RE-FIT MY BULLBAR WITH A WINCH BUMPER OR REPLACEMENT HD BUMPER?
A. USUALLY NOT, IF THE BULLBAR IS CHASSIS MOUNTED. BUMPER MOUNTED BULLBARS MAY STILL FIT.

Q. CAN I FIT A STEERING GUARD?
A. MOST STEERING GUARDS CAN BE FITTED WITH OUR BUMPERS. ON DEFENDER, GUARDS THAT FIT DIRECTLY UNDER THE FRONT FACE OF THE BUMPER CAN BE A PROBLEM WITH TUBUALR BUMPERS. THREE-PIECE GUARDS ARE MORE ADAPTABLE THAN WELDED GUARDS, AS THE BRACKETS CAN BE MOVED IF NECESSARY. OUR RANGE OF FF GUARDSMAN GUARDS WILL FIT WITH ALL OUR BUMPERS.

N.B THE ABOVE NOTES ARE FOR GENERAL GUIDANCE ONLY. DUE TO THE INFINITE NUMBER OF COMBINATIONS AND VARIATIONS OF VEHICLES, BUMPERS, , WINCHES AND GUARDS ETC, FIRST FOUR CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUMPERS SUPPLIED BY RE-SELLERS TO END USERS WHO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN FITTING.