New 3 inch alloy bars !!

[Anita]

Love lots of chrome! Nice. I also like the fender mirror...

[Francesco Rizzo]

so, can I put a rodeo bar on mine too?

[moon buggy]

I'd check with yoor local 'bar' guys but here in Oz that's what he started with..
thanks all for the comments, I just got in after driving it in traffic, and it certainly gets the looks and the WTFs !!

[V-Twin hiCROSS]

That looks really sharp! So, the side nerf bars are from a Rodeo? What had to be done to modify them to fit the VX? I have been looking around for a nice fat set like that.

[pbkid]

yea that looks really sick. i like that they arent a small diameter like most the bull bars you see on suvs. makes it look more beefy. props to the custom parts
pbkid

[moon buggy]

Rodeo fit...I will check with the 'bar' guy as to which model/year range Rodeo the original dry fit we did was from, it was the front bar only.

.. the rest as in the sides and rear bar, I showed him pics of the Westin side steps and the rear hitch..[as i was going to import from Tone]...but I said to him they were stainless and 2 inch, he then showed me what he'd done with bars for the Ford/Mazda tribute and the Rodeo's front bar all in 3 inch, the rear bar is only a step bar as the hitch would have to have been 'engineered design' to meet Aust Design Rules...and as my other 2 4wds have towbars so I said skip it but give me a rear step..

I was worried that he wouldn't do the plastic moulded steps but after seeing the polished checker plate step that he does do..[ more hard wearing, there for the life of the bar, durable, excellent grip, more 'rugged' appeal and highly polished] I couldn't wait, the job took one day... in by 7.30am and out by 5pm ...

[moon buggy]

I spoke with the guy this morning..Ok the fitment is similar to Rodeo 97 - 00 models ..BUT here in Australia [as he explained] its not a matter of buying a bar off the shelf to fit as the stress loads/engineering requirements for airbag compliance by the bar are particular to each application, ...reading between the lines...you probably could bolt a Rodeo bar on [personally i wouldn't] ..but doing so may void [here anyway] insurance and vehicle warranty, if crashed, and airbag activation may be affected also...perhaps Tone if he's about may want to chime in here as i covered with him airbag compliance etc for his bars..