RIVAL 4x4 | Premium Off-Road Accessories for Australia
Lightweight Aluminium Bull Bars and Underbody Protection
Since 2013, RIVAL 4x4 has been Australia’s trusted name in premium off-road accessories, specializing in lightweight aluminium bull bars, bash plates, and underbody protection. Engineered for Australia’s rugged terrain, our products deliver exceptional durability while minimizing vehicle strain.
Built for Australia’s Toughest Conditions Our RIVAL Aluminium Bumpers are designed to withstand the harshest outback, bushland, and coastal tracks. Tested to meet Australian safety standards, RIVAL 4x4 accessories provide superior protection for 4WDs, ensuring reliability and performance on every adventure.
Explore the RIVAL 4x4 Range From Sydney’s urban streets to Brisbane’s off-road tracks and Melbourne’s bush trails, RIVAL 4x4 accessories offer unmatched durability, strength, and style. Enhance your 4x4 with premium protection – built tough for Australia.
Works perfectly, tested on Fraser Island.
The only thing is I had to cut the factory transfer case bash plate to make it fit, instead of deleting it & buying another one! The instructions do not mention this just remove it completely.
I bought this to protect the plastic engine sump!
Very tight fit, so a bit of patience required
I gave it a good workout pulling logs up a steep bank on our property and it handled it no worries
I got it for a good price compared to others
Stealth look
Happy
Super impressed with the gear. The result is far superior than the standard recovery points. Reasonably easy install if you have the sockets and spanners. Unfortunately I was given one washer in the wrong size, so needed a trip to bunnings to sort that out... otherwise smooth sailing. I recommend this kit. Very pleased.
Overall pretty happy with the bar.
Not without room for improvement, although some of these comments may only apply to the Mitsubishi Triton MR version:
Pros:
- Appearance - Looks great, shape and overall appearance is a big tick
- Lightweight - improved handling of the vehicle, more GVM and axle capacity to play with
- Approach angle - compared to a more heavy duty hooped steel bar, the Rival aluminium offers killer approach angle
Cons
- Rubber seal is a bit average, almost impossible to end up with a straight / consistent finish once mounted, looks messy up close
- Winch bay was not compatible, mechanic had to improvise to get a winch installed (manufacturer seems aware of this problem but are yet to resolve), which delayed mounting / caused increased labor costs
- Instructions - instructions are terrible. (Have heard this from multiple mechanics). Says 4 hours to install, expect around double that. Limited availability of staff to obtain guidance when stuck.
Few minor improvements and it would have been 5 stars from me.
Still, I really like the bar and will likely come back for under vehicle protection and a rear bumper from Rival once both are available for the Tritons.
Probably not for the specific car though fits great bolt need to be fitted a bit differently but Iam exceptionally happy with it thanks guys an it's a 2013holden RG Colorado it went on to
Bar is great, instructions spot on but the lights throw a warning light if using the existing fog light wiring loom so if that bothers you don’t fit them. I did reach out to rival for a solution but got no response
The bash plate looks great and I am sure it will protect the oil cooler and oil filter really well.
I have a diff drop in my 200 series and it took a bit to work out that I needed to make some spacers to accommodate the drop.
Unfortunately my plate was damaged a bit in transit. Would not affect the protection just annoying with a new product.
Excellent quality, perfect fit, strong and lightweight. The only aluminium bashplates available with the inspection/service holes so you dont need to remove the plates every service. Couldn't be happier with them.
The gas strut works perfectly and the components are well make and excellent quality. Initially I ordered the kit that didn’t suit my 2022 V6 Amarok but Rival were great and sent me the correct kit. Very happy with their service and the product.
The process of fitting the plate took a bit longer than the paperwork, due to only having the car on car ramps, otherwise the instructions worked well.