Bullbars

Yes and I bought a purpose built guard from Brown Davis to alleviate the issue. Unfortunately we've had first hand experience at how little the plastic guard will stop!

Cheers Mick

TJM, ARB etc make protection plates to suit
I had them on my Hilux and my Cruiser

Our ARB Commercial bar came with one. I think that it was an actual part of the bar and not an accessory or add-on. Looks like a bit of powder coated checker plate.

Phil

Not sure of it's true or just a rumor, but I have heard that the latest ones come with an autographed photo of Harold Scruby. (;=0)

Cheers
Pop

When I baught My 4wd diesel hilux the bull bar that came on it was exactly the same.

It provided no protection for the borron 120mm of the radiator......it had not been punctured but that whole section had been pumbled by small stones.

The two bars I have had subsiquetly have not had this issue.

NOW I have fitted that same alloy bullbar to my petrol 2wd hilux...bolts straight up.
The radiator in this vehicle is not exposed in that manner.

The diesel radiator is much bigger and deeper than the petrol one.
AND
While the 2wd and 4wd cabs look the same...they are in fact very different...the 4wd cab is taller and deeper than the 2wd.

The person that designed the bullbar, may not have looked at all the variants of that vehicle.
AND
Some bullbars particularly the cheap alloy variety are just piss poor, have poor body fit and leave all sorts of things exposed that the factory bumper does not.

Also.....many of the bullbars come with plates, or trim that covers certain areas...it is far from uncommon that the accessory fitters no not install them.

I worked as an accessory fitter in my youth and more recently for a very short time.....I decided that ....." I could not do that to someones new car".

cheers