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Roo bars?

Started by 1980sdga, 03 April 2012, 01:21 PM

1980sdga

I get the concept but WTF are the big vertical "antennas" for?  I'm guessing they keep the roos from crashing through the windscreen?  But how?


Big_Richard

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Tony66_au

LOL Jon the verticals are for maiming pedestrians mate!

Its a Feral ute thing as far as im aware, makes no sense really.

TJ 450

Yes, they do sometimes crash through the windscreen... not good.

I've thought about getting a large 3G antenna for my 280S, and driving lights, but I don't like the look.

Tim
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Tony66_au

Roo's are a pain in the bum, A dead roo thru the front window isnt too bad........

Its when they are still alive and kicking that it gets nasty especially the big Red Bucks which stand around 7 feet tall.


philpot

I went by a truck heading South out of Alice Springs while driving to Melbourne. He said he had clipped a roo and asked me to make sure it wasn't suffering.
& feet if it was one. The head on this thing would have been knee high. It was massive.

foss

I drove from Melbourne to the gold coast about 10 years back and ran over the top of a dead roo, it was dark so I got out and couldn't see any damage. About 500kms later I stopped for fuel and the aboriginal fuel attendant asked what the burning smell was under my car. He then dragged out a barbecued roo that had got snagged between my exaust, I'd dragged it 500 kms.
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