120 Series ARB Sahara winch bumper & winch install

[Gary Stockton]

So having won the Sahara winch bumper for a nice price on flea-bay,and Mr Wildsmith kindly fetching and storing it for me, we've got around to installing it. I say 'we' because I had two top charge-hands (messrs Wildsmith and Peters) working on it for me - and with THAT kind of ingenuity behind it all, what could possibly go wrong

I arrived at Jon's fairly early on a Saturday morning, in time to witness the hand-over of 'OILy' to its new 'dad' ... I didn't know one vehicle needed quite so many wheels:

Then on to the main business of the day - re-assembling and installing the bumper. Not as straight-forward as you may think, due to the 40mm body lift creating some interesting mounting challenges, and altering all sorts of angles - specifically on the washer-botttle protector plates ...

We didn't really have a huge amount of time - I still had to deliver some stuff to Chris (Matt's winch and Chris's pipe-bender, etc. ) and get back up to Edinburgh, with Andy Cook's roof tent I'd picked up from Paul earlier that morning (Land Cruiser delivery service I think )

So here's a little pictorial essay:

Off with the old - really easy job:

Giving 'direction'

Making new mounts

Offering up ...

looks OK

'Fettling' as they say down here ...

Hmmm....

Seemed to work...

Dash of paint ...

Got a bit busy then, trimming the fenders and bolting up the stone guards in the dark etc. for the drive home.

Thanks for the help guys! Oh yes - the heavy-duty ToughDog suspension dropped by 15mm - but rides so much smoother now!

So then I had to install the winch - only to find that the electric fan you can see above is in the way. Not on the 'lesser' 120's so a bit of a struggle. Never mind - pulled the solenoid pack off, and made a mount in the engine bay for it, and wired up. None of the bolts supplied with the winch fitted, and the aluminium fairlead needed 'fettling' with a flap-disk to get it to fit, but hey-ho - all done, rope threaded through both holes and screwed in tight, and stone guards on. Just to come next - fog lights - so it all has to come off again

Then for some tidy HID spotties I've eyeing-up on flea-bay

Anyway - we also managed to whack out the kink on the one fender - it's almost flat now

Prepping for winch install:

Done:

Now to order in some rubber 'draught excluder' strip from a motor trimmer to make it look like it fits flush to the body ...
joys - next on the list - the rear work lamp ....

 

[Sam]

Looking good Gary

Love the "yeah no problem.. we'll just change it" attitude

 

[Red Oktober]

Wow ... that's real tidy

 

[Ben]

looks very smart!

 

[AndyCook]

excellent job!

and many thanks again for the RTT courier service!

 

[Olazz]

Nice job Doily, really makes your truck look proper!

As you mentioned spotties, Crispin showed me his and I Orderd some. Came with plastic clip on lens covers and they have built in ballasts.

My truck went in for MOT on Thursdsy and failed as I feared, as I have had headlight problems, high beam/ flash etc for a while, so had to get a lecckie to rewire a whole bunch of stuff. Still not right, but passed MOT with advisories on headlights.

Anyway fitted the new spotties today, and tried them this evening...

Jislaaik!!! They are mega bright, verging on almost too bright

Here's the LINK

 

[chadr]

That's a very neat install

The truck is looking very cool

 

[Chas]

Jislaaik!!! They are mega bright, verging on almost too bright

Just wait 'til you get the bounce back from reflective M/way signs

 

[Crispin]

Jislaaik!!! They are mega bright, verging on almost too bright

Here's the LINK

Never I want the world to look like daylight in front of me.


Looks good Gary. Would be interested to see what the foam is like. I've tried a couple of types and they both looked like door seal (which they were) and rather bad.

 

[Graham]

Posted wrong

Gra

 

[Graham]

Nice job Doily, really makes your truck look proper!

As you mentioned spotties, Crispin showed me his and I Orderd some. Came with plastic clip on lens covers and they have built in ballasts.

My truck went in for MOT on Thursdsy and failed as I feared, as I have had headlight problems, high beam/ flash etc for a while, so had to get a lecckie to rewire a whole bunch of stuff. Still not right, but passed MOT with advisories on headlights.

Anyway fitted the new spotties today, and tried them this evening...

Jislaaik!!! They are mega bright, verging on almost too bright

Here's the LINK

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Hi Olazz,

Are these what you bought? ( these are the 5,5 inch size)

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55 watt HID.

Gra.

Sorry Crispin for the deviation from your ARB

 

[Gary Stockton]

Those almost look like knock-off KC Pods:

They run at 130watt for the non-HID ones, which are lovely, but not at £650 or so a set thanks very much

The HID ones run at 70watt, but come in at £1377.89 a set (on 'special'!!!) bloody hell - where's that winning Lotto ticket got to?

 

[Gary Stockton]

This is the stuff I'll be looking to get to finish it off:

Boot seal:

or probably 'wing piping':

from somewhere like this

Vehicle Trimmers

Should be flexible enough to take the angle I want, and I can always glue it to the bumper trailing edge for extra security. Can't see why it won't work?

 

[Gav Peter]

Bumper is looking fine Gaz - nice bit o' fettling there buddy

On the trim, I think you need a different section, more like the door seal section shown on the webpage you linked to... Top row of pics in between the chrome edge trim & the self adhesive black foam rubber... Thats more like what is fitted around Oiley's bumper

 

[Gary Stockton]

120 Series ARB Sahara winch bumper & winch install

I thought of that but wasn't sure if the 17mm sizing would work, and if it got 'flattened' what that size would become? I'll look for some a bit bigger...

 

[Olazz]

Hi Olazz,
Are these what you bought? ( these are the 5,5 inch size)
55 watt HID.
Gra.

Yes they are BUT you must ask for the 7" version; beware for they also sell a 4" version.

Gra, these HID's are PROPER bright. I got SWAMBO to drive towards me with them on and all I could see was this wall of light from more than 200M away. Had to shield my eyes as she got to within 100m and had white spots in my eyes for about 15 mins afterward.

If I have one criticism, the locking and adjustment on the base is plastic and not very good or easy to adjust ... But of £130 for a pair they are pretty incredible!.