Stuck in Namibia !

[Commodore]

Here I thought that the US has become to regulatory... y'all need a little tea party to get your government back in line.

 

[CRH]

Here I thought that the US has become to regulatory... y'all need a little tea party to get your government back in line.

I think we are well passed that, you live in freedom over there whilst we live in chains.

 

[255/85]

My understanding on my vehicle is that the support bars are attached to the metal bumper which is surrounded by the existing plastic bumper so the pedestrian safety aspect has not changed
.without these additional bumper support bars the radiators will fall out on corrugated roads as myself Annie and others have found. Ineos ought to own the problem and modify the early European spec vehicles but if they don’t then sort yourself a fix before going on a a long and remote expedition

Exactly. I'm seeing this as a long term wear issue not a brute strength issue. I seriously doubt the ROW bars and better brackets will prevent damage to the radiator in any serious collision whether with an obstacle or a a sack of soft tissue. All that may be needed is some amount of reinforcement even if it's less than "robust"and needs to occasionally be replaced. Perhaps some kind of flexible or vibration dampening fixture could serve when traveling long distances over broken ground and not rouse the ire of the authorities.

Sidenote: Ronny Dahl didn't lose the auxiliary cooler when he met Skippy on the road. The right wing/bumper/door took a pretty good hit as I remember. Was the lack of damage to the cooler due to the steel bumper or the supports?

 

[Tom109]

Help from our Antipodean , Southern African and American friends may be required for this one. As U.K. and far as I’m aware European vehicles are not fitted with this part then maybe someone from these regions could go into their friendly dealership and get the part number .
Do the latest European vehicles have different mounting brackets or the additional support bars fitted to them

Here is the RH bracket on my 9/2024 production NA spec.

EDIT: Steel factory bumper.