Frequently Asked Questions

For all Subaru Models produced past 2015 wanting to add driving lights to their vehicle, a CANBUS system is required. Due to the advancing technology on all modern vehicles, adding driving lights to a vehicle has become more and more complicated, you can’t simply splice wires apart for a positive and a negative signal anymore and more complicated systems are in play.
A CANBUS system is a wiring harness utilised between the computers in the vehicle’s ECU computer and the vehicle’s lighting system. As the newer Subarus have Adaptive computer controlled lighting this patching harness is required to make sure there are no errors in the computer system when engaging the additional driving lights. In Australia it is required by law that all driving lights have their own curcuit and switching and the lights can only be enabled while using the vehicle’s high beams.

No, because Subaxtreme bullbars and nudge bars have undergone rigourous crash testing and they are built to strict specifications set under the ADR (Australian Design Rules) guidelines, our bars will not void your new car warranty with Subaru. We also work hard to intergrate all factory saftey & impact systems into our designs this is a determining factor in recieving the important ADR compliance that is required for adding bars in Australia.

Yes, Subaxtreme put all of our prducts through rigorous testing and development before they are made ready for sale. as part of our process all bars are tested by the ADR (Australian Design Rules) regulators for airbag compliance and impact testing for a certification this means that all our bars are airbag compatible and comply with current Australian safety standards.

Yes, we work hard during the design process to make sure that our bars do not affect any of the factory saftey features on your car. when installing a nudge bar we move the front grille camera into a specially designed bracket on the nudge bar and for a Bull bar the front camera is moved forward into the bullbar so it retains its full view.  The only side effect to the bullbar is a slight shadowing on the low beam when the adaptive light system turns.

Yes our bars can be fitted on models that come with eyesight technology. As the Bull bar or nudge bar stays static relative to the car, this function is not impaired.

Powder coat is more durable & stone resistant than paint (colour code), and is used more in rural areas. Colour coded paint is the same colour as the car and is more of a prestige finish for an upmarket look.

Powder coat is available in Antique Silver, Black Ripple or Chrome.

Powder coating is a tough and durable finishing coating put on our products to help protect them from scratching and prevent things such as rust and breakages. We offer a range of powdercoating colours as standard and we can also colour match a bullbar or nudge bar to your vehicle. 
Subaxtreme generally recommends powdercoating on all products except underbody protection products, we beleive it is unneccasary on most underbody protection products as the finish will get scratched of with proper use. Due to all underbody protection products being made from aluminium these products will not rust so a finishing coating is seen as unneccesary.  

For all of our Subaxtreme products we offer fitting at our Goulburn NSW workshop. From Bullbars and sump guards to lift kits and recovery points we are happy to fit all products to your vehicle to make it a hasssle free experience.

Yes.

All Subaxtreme bars are supplied with a fitting kit which includes instructions and all required hardware. although Bull bar’s can be quite large and cumbersome so a helper may be required.

Please ring us on +61 2 4821 1555 or email the office for locations of fitting stations.

Premium finish means you Bullbar will have a polished alloy top (pipe work) and a painted or powder coated bottom (bumper replacement section).

when Subaxtreme refers to a Bumper cut what we are talking about is. when installing a Bullbar we use either a template or a lazer levelling device to mark and then cut your factory bumper in half horizontally. The top half of the bumper remains on car and the bottom half is discarded, the bullbar is then installed in the space where the bottom half was.

•  We use a 4mm thick bendable aluminium for strength & lightness on the main part of the bar.
• The pipes are 76mm x 4mm thick. The side pipes are made from 44mm x 4mm tube.
• The reinforcements behind our bars are made of 6mm mild steel & 50 x 50mm x 3mm thick SHS mild steel this adds to the strength.
• Our bars once fitted add only 18kgs to the original weight of the vehicle.
• They are air bag compatible & do not affect the eyesight control as they travel with the vehicle.
• The powder coated bars are fully welded bars used used a lot for the country use.

• The nudgebars are made of 76mm aluminium 4mm thick. They use a 10mm plate aluminium bracket on the bar.
• The main bracket which attaches to the vehicle are made of 6mm mild steel & attached to the reinforcement of the vehicle to keep them air bag compatible.
• Nudgebars come standard with 2 light tabs for adding light bars or round lights. The nudgebars are mounted through the bar opening so no ground loss will incur.

•  Subaxtreme now makes the 6mm fabricated sumpguard.  Fits most types of Subaru’s
• Aluminium sumpguards are certified for use under the vehicle & give added protection to the engine
• Sumpguards can be powder coated for areas of high corrosion.
• Sumpguards are easy to fit & can be done at home.

Our bars once fitted add only 18kgs to the original weight of the vehicle.