Thank you all for your advice guys . I have gone with the roof option for now ,but I have made it a ezy bolt on/off style so I can change it any time . Handy if I need to put longer items on the roof racks . I placed it far enough back so it wont light up my bonnet . https://lh6.googleusercontent ...

Hi all I have just grabbed a set of 4 spotlights to bolt onto the Surf . The question I would like to put to the forum is Were is the best place to install spotlights ? On a roof bar ? or on my bullbars? What would be the pros and cons to each ? The roof would keep them out of water and mud but the ...

Hi all
Im heading up Tompsons Te Aroha side with my m8 and our familys for a picknick at the top .
Just wondering who els gona be up there .
If ya see us say hi it would be cool to meet some ORE members

thanks guys .
my m8s are keen to take there new shineys and there kids off road for the first time so im gona take them up tompsons for a bbq.

Hi all im planing a shiney trip up the Te Aroha side of Tompsons and i was wondering what the track is like after the last cpl mths of hvy rain ?

I havent been up there in a wile and kust wana check the track is clear all the way up befor we go

thanks

I had the same idea for my surf and spent weeks researching pros and cons Pro* can rear mount if needed , can take of for security and less weight during the week Con* weak power connections , weaker mounting relying on 1 locking pin to hold , they tend to stick out giving little impact protection ...

Thats some realy good advice DieselBoy
addvice like this is why I signed up to this forum thanks!

also one part of the track is very narrow with a shear drop on the side and the bigger trucks will have an interesting time getting through that part, so long as not more has fallen away that is. Yea that part gives me the shits when I got the family along. Could be a tradegy wating to happen one ...

Another land owner who hosted us once was gobsmacked. He regularly hosted another club that, in his own words, drove in convoy to a ridge, drank tea and ate cucumber sandwiches, and tootled off again. After having us there and showing him the dark side he now hosts 4x4ers constantly, has built a ...

Bigger = more traction = less spinning = less damage

This was my first 4wd event and I loved it !
well worth the drive from Tauranga

Big Thankyou to the tow guys for dragging me out over and over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ire31FrEAI&feature=related

this guy puts his snatch strap inside his receiver hitch and then puts the locking pin through

looks like a plug for ARB gear

thoughts on this method ?

arrrrrr ok then
you get points for bring original and thinking outside the box .
or inside the box as this case may be

what is the spectators area like ? my wife is keen to chuck up a tent to give the kids a bit of shelter wile I play in the mud

got some sun this weekend so got my a in to g and got the surf painted

If someone is killed by a drunk driver we blame the driver . no one blames the car. no one questions why the driver was given a licence . no one asked his friends and family if he is of sound mind or a alcoholic. we dont make drives resit every 10 years The point im getting at is lets put the blame ...

Te Aroha side is a good drive . I take my 1 yo boy up there he loves it we normaly have bbq lunch at the top . keep an eye out for a side trail to a play ground on ya left on the way up . and dont go down any of the side trails leading down hill into the pines unless u have a winch to get back up ...

Te Aroha side is a nice ezy drive . I left it in 2wd all the way up to keep it interesting (except for the playgrounds off the main track) . That slip half way up gives me the shits tho cos I offten take my family when I go up there . Good place to picknick up there

there is a no entry sign on the Lund road side of the pines but didnt bother driving in to see if they had gated it. Its a real shame that Whaka is gone it was close enough that we could just chuck a cpl bux in the tank and go for a play any time . good for testing mods

Hi guys this looks like alota fun and im keen as but just wondering I got a shiny surf with 31" muds is that enough for this event?

$160,000 repair project fixing the road to the big clearing and upgrading carpark for better access to the walking tracks for the public.
They reckon end of April if they get good weather

Yer mate it is I went last night after work and there is a large concrete barrer like they use for road works blocking the entrance. There is also a large excavator on the big grassy corner just before u get there. My guess is closed for repair.
I been going up there for years its a good drive

I went up there last night and the track is blocked of with a large wall at the start but no sign explaining why. Also there is now a no trespassing sign at the entrance to the pines now. Is there any other tracks around our area ? Also the southern side of Tompsons is blocked by a large slip half ...