Well my ARB bumper finally cleared customs. 
Customs had it for 2 months.
The before shot with the aftermarket bumper that came with the truck (now for sale):
There was some debate on the 80 series chat as to whether a ARB in its packing will fit inside the 80.
Well here is the answer. Yes it will, but its tight. It almost kinda looks like a body wrapped up back there.
I think the shipping weight on the ARB was 130lbs packed. I loaded it myself without much problems.
Aftermarket bumper off:
Stock Bumper off. The plastic rim that goes between the stock bumper and the body also has to come off.
The brackets have to come off that hold the stock bumper on. Even the tow hooks have to come off:
Here is my new ARB. Ain't she pretty:
The ARB slides on right over the frame rails. It uses six 1/2-inch round bolts per side.
It's not going anywhere.
Here it is on my truck. Still have to put my Hella lights back on. It was getting late and my friend who help was getting tired. I forgot to take pics of the winch install. Sorry. We were both quite busy. Right now I just have the hause fairlead. I am going to go order a roller fairlead tomorrow. The new ARB turn signals were very easy to install. It came with everything needed to tie into the existing system without making a mess of it. They really help visability when turning. Allthough my HDJ81 does have side turn markers too.
Another shot:
Total install time was about 2.5 hours. We were taking our time, and yaking a lot.
Everything bolted off and bolted on smoothly. It was a cake walk.
Cheers,
Nick
Customs had it for 2 months.
The before shot with the aftermarket bumper that came with the truck (now for sale):
There was some debate on the 80 series chat as to whether a ARB in its packing will fit inside the 80.
Well here is the answer. Yes it will, but its tight. It almost kinda looks like a body wrapped up back there.
I think the shipping weight on the ARB was 130lbs packed. I loaded it myself without much problems.
Aftermarket bumper off:
Stock Bumper off. The plastic rim that goes between the stock bumper and the body also has to come off.
The brackets have to come off that hold the stock bumper on. Even the tow hooks have to come off:
Here is my new ARB. Ain't she pretty:
The ARB slides on right over the frame rails. It uses six 1/2-inch round bolts per side.
It's not going anywhere.
Here it is on my truck. Still have to put my Hella lights back on. It was getting late and my friend who help was getting tired. I forgot to take pics of the winch install. Sorry.
We were both quite busy. Right now I just have the hause fairlead. I am going to go order a roller fairlead tomorrow. The new ARB turn signals were very easy to install. It came with everything needed to tie into the existing system without making a mess of it. They really help visability when turning. Allthough my HDJ81 does have side turn markers too.
Another shot:
Total install time was about 2.5 hours. We were taking our time, and yaking a lot.
Everything bolted off and bolted on smoothly. It was a cake walk.
Cheers,
Nick
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now to find a roo to test it on 
