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NOT JUST A PRETTY FACEIt's not often someone crows about new bull bars, but thedesign team at Opposite Lock reckon they're onto somethingwith their new range of premium bull bars. Designed forthe recently released Nissan Navara NP300, the Land RoverDiscovery 4 and the Mitsubishi Triton MQ, the bull bars areairbag-compliant and have textured matte-black powder coatfinishes for extra durability. They also feature central split-air dams, which maintain airflow to the engine and improvestrength in full-frontal collisions. Heavy-duty polyurethaneover-riders protect the bars against accidental-nudgingdamage, and a mounting provision has been included forlow-mount electric winches. Each bull bar has three CBaerial mounts with a quick-fit cut-out.www.oppositeiock.cotn.au

POCKET ROCKETGerber's Cortex Flashlight is small, but it trieshard. It's completely waterproof, has a pocketclip for carrying, an anodised aluminium bodyand can run on either three lithium CR123batteries or two AA batteries. With amaximum light output of 675 lumens, thetorch also offers three light modes: high,low and strobe - allowing you to chooseyour preferred option depending onyour environment. A lithium CR123battery on high mode will last 1.75hours. On low mode it will last40 hours. An alkaline battery onhigh will last one hour. On low itwill last 15 hours.au.gerbergear.com

BOURKE AND WILLS TRAVEL GUIDENo matter how tough you're doing it, there was alwayssomeone who did it tougher. To see how tough some ofthe toughest did it, modem-day adventurers can usea guide book to follow in the camel tracks of Bourkeand Wills - albeit from the comfort of a 4x4. Releasedby CSIRO Publishing, Following Burke and Wills AcrossAustralia: A Touring Guide has more than 400 pages ofmaps, sketches, colour photographs and images, as wellas the story of what happened to those involved in theiconic adventure. Each chapter provides informationon the markers and memorials placed along the route,and you can stand where the explorers stood as youread their descriptions of each spot. Written by DavePhoenix, the guide also includes travel advice to ensurea safe experience.www.publish.csiro.au

PRESSURE-CONTROLLED EXHAUSTIronman 4x4 makes exhausts a little differently to others.Their mufflers are purpose-built for specific vehicletypes, with a three-inch system that controls backpressure to the turbo. Inside the mufflers, dimples helpencourage this back pressure while acting as 'speedbumps' to change the way gas behaves inside thechamber. When combined with 200-cell diesel-specificcatalytic converters, the exhaust can help reduce 'turbolag', with a more efficient flow of gas potentially loweringyour EGT. The exhausts are designed, developed andmanufactured in Australia for diesel 4x4s.www.ironman4x4.com

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