Many people dream of an SUV that will not be afraid of any potholes or potholes. But not everyone has enough funds to purchase such a vehicle. That is why the gaze falls on the domestic manufacturer. What can AvtoVAZ offer? Everyone remembers the legendary car - VAZ-2121, better known as Niva. It has become a cult SUV in the modern domestic car market. Why is he so loved? Yes, first of all, because the SUV was created by Russians for Russians themselves. Almost all the specifics of the roads were taken into account, as well as possible difficulties to be encountered. Sometimes the basic configuration is not enough, and then the question of installing a guard on the Niva-2121 becomes relevant.
How to make kangarin with your own hands
How to make a kenguryatnik with your own hands, we consider the stages of work. Standard size kenguryatniks for SUVs can easily be found in any automobile market.
The most acceptable option is a protective grille made by the same manufacturer that made your car. However, factories do not produce guards for most small passenger cars. In this case, if you want to have this accessory, you will have to try and think about how to make a dog cage with your own hands.
The video shows how to make a kenguryatnik with your own hands:
The protective grille has a fairly simple design that can be easily recreated. To do this, you will need to use a small amount of specific equipment.
Most drivers now have a question about how to make a kanguryatnik so that it is reliable and performs its functions perfectly. The answer is very simple, follow the following instructions and securely fasten it to the side members.
So, first of all, understand that good protective grilles are assembled only from high-quality stainless pipes, and not from garbage. To connect them, careful welding must be performed. The durability of your product will also be affected by the quality of the paint that you apply to it after all the manipulations.
On some cars you can only install homemade guards
Whatever one may say, installing a kenguryatnik, even a homemade one, requires considerable financial expenditure. In addition, a considerable amount of time and effort must be spent on its production. If you are ready for this, then let's get started.
So, for a homemade protective grill, you need to purchase pipes of various diameters and special angles for welding. You can find a project for your car on the Internet. To give the required dimensions to the pipes, they will need to be sawed and bent. When making arcs, keep in mind that they must be symmetrical. Otherwise, you will not get the aesthetic beauty of the part.
Use a pipe with a diameter of 60 mm as the main frame. For small elements, take pipes with a diameter of 40 mm. Now connect all the small elements and the main frame, process the seams and sand them using a grinder.
After making the structure itself, it is necessary to give it an attractive appearance. To do this, the product must be well sanded and painted with high quality.
When choosing paint for a fence, it is important to pay attention to its characteristics. Experts recommend buying paint that prevents moisture from affecting the metal. It would also be nice if the paint could withstand sudden temperature changes and be resistant to mechanical stress
It would also be nice if the paint could withstand sudden temperature changes and be resistant to mechanical stress.
Now you have a completely finished protective product in your hands and you just need to figure out how to install a guard on your car.
Installing a protective grill
The video shows how to install kengurin with your own hands:
If you were able to make such a design yourself, then you will definitely figure out how to attach the guard to the front bumper of your car.
It should be noted that homemade protective grilles, which are attached to tow bars, bumper channels or pipes that serve as a support for it, will not save you in an accident, but will cause even greater damage to the structure. That's right - install the kangurin on the beam or threshold of the car.
How is the kenguryatnik attached in this case? Everything is very simple. When making a structure, it is necessary to drill a large number of holes in it or make it so that it fits as much as possible into the standard holes in the thresholds. The protective grille is screwed to the base with bolts that must be properly tightened.
Experts recommend checking the tightness of these bolts from time to time.
Be very responsible when installing this item. A guard is not an image or design accessory; it must first of all fulfill its main tasks of protecting the car. Remember, a homemade shelter must be made of high quality materials and installed in accordance with all the rules.
How to make a kenguryatnik with your own hands
Kengurin is not difficult to make, its design is very simple and can be made in a garage, you just need to have the desire, a head on your shoulders and skilled hands.
The question of where to get drawings, for example, for a “ten” or an ATV, is not difficult to solve. Firstly, to “spy” on a similar vehicle with a homemade kangaroo. Home-grown craftsmen are proud of their creation, will be flattered by the attention and will willingly share all the subtleties. And secondly, what prevents you from turning on your own imagination and sketching out a drawing, “thinking it over” with a friend or a neighbor in the garage. As usual, one head is good, two are better, and three even more so.
Types of hanging structures
Kenguryatniks are divided into two categories:
Frontal modifications are the most popular among motorists; rear designs are less in demand. Experts say that car owners needlessly neglect the installation of rear structures. The vehicle body is susceptible to damage to the same extent; not only the front, but also the rear part suffers from mechanical stress. Do not neglect the installation of the rear hinged structure.
There is another classification of kenguryatniks in accordance with their purpose:
Using classic hinged structures, they protect the front of the machine from significant damage that occurs when colliding with various obstacles. Fans of fast off-road driving equip the classic mounted structure with additional cables. They are placed on the sides of the windshield. Cables protect against large branches.
Protective grilles are installed on lighting fixtures. This type of guard protects the headlights from contact with small stones flying from under the wheels.
Power bumpers provide complete protection of the bumper and vehicle body. They are made from metals that are highly durable. Owners of SUVs on which such guards are installed insure themselves against the possibility of damage to the body.
Materials for making the system
How are things going with the Russian auto industry? For a long time, experts and representatives of the State Duma have been unable to agree on whether to allow the installation of such a tuning element on personal cars.
By decision of parliamentarians, since September of this year, Russian car owners have been obliged to remove metal pipes from their bumpers. The reason for this decision was the increased risk of injury, as well as accidents on the roads.
A traffic cop's attempt to draw up a protocol for the kenguryatnik and the winch.
The technical regulations allowed protective grilles for bumpers only subject to their certification and installation recommendations from the car manufacturer. This document is still valid today.
Experts do not advise installing a kanguryatnik on a car that is not intended for such tuning. In addition, various ready-made power kits for the Chevrolet Niva are now sold. Before buying a kenguryatnik, be sure to make sure that it is certified, otherwise problems may arise during maintenance.
If you are a craftsman and are good at using a pipe bender and welding, you can make the protection yourself with your own hands, but in this case, you will have to remove it before each maintenance, otherwise there is a risk of not being able to undergo maintenance.
If the grille weighs no more than a kilogram and is necessary to protect the headlights from various objects, you can use a similar design. But this regulation raises some questions.
Who will weigh and check the characteristics of metal structures? But there is no point in arguing with a document prohibiting the installation of such an element as a kenguryatnik on the Niva.
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When can you install a kangaroo cage?
Old cars
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SUVs (no matter foreign cars or domestic Nivas) produced more than 30 years ago are not subject to the provisions of the Technical Regulations. Therefore, the installed kenguryatnik will not be a reason for imposing a fine.
However, even this will not allow its installation to be registered properly.
Imported cars
Imported cars can also be operated with an installed guard on the roads of the Russian Federation. They can be divided into two groups:
- Registered in other countries where the use of kengurin is legal. However, in this case there is a significant limitation: the car can only be imported for a period of up to 6 months.
- Models of SUVs with body kits installed by the manufacturer, imported into the country. There is also a pitfall here: most of them are quite old models, because the Technical Regulations prohibit the import of such cars into the Russian Federation from the moment they come into force.
What you need for work
If you decide to install a kenguryatnik on a UAZ 469 with your own hands, you will first need to take into account all the legal requirements that are listed above. It must be remembered that such a bumper will have to be covered with soft elastic material, otherwise the structure will be forced to be dismantled.
In addition, we should not forget about the certification of the kenguryatnik. You need to be prepared for the fact that during a technical inspection of a car, traffic police officers will repeatedly have questions about the installation of this accessory. Therefore, if a scheduled inspection of cars in the city is planned, it is better to remove the kengurin for a while.
Power bumper for Patriot
It is desirable that such a bumper be manufactured in a factory in compliance with all GOSTs and have a certificate. If you nevertheless decide to make and install kengurin on the UAZ 469 with your own hands, stock up on the necessary tools and materials.
The part of the L-shaped mount that will be installed under the car should have a small platform.
In order to get a truly exclusive accessory, you need to use only high-quality materials. It is recommended to use only stainless steel pipes, and the paint should be waterproof. In this case, all efforts and efforts will be fully justified.
Of course, any polished metal structure, welded from pipes and repeating the beautiful contours (lines) of the front of the car, and called a kenguryatnik (or kengurin), improves the appearance of the car, especially handsome jeeps, and attracts attention. Moreover, when installing it on an SUV and when traveling through a forest or mountainous area, this design will add not only beauty to the car, but will also perform protective functions. Of course, a well-made kengurin is a beautiful and useful thing, especially outside the city, but the price of most finished products from some tuning studios can reach up to $1000, or even more. It all depends on the material, quality and complexity of the design, and ultimately on the appearance. In this article we will look at what types of kenguryatniks there are and how to make a decent-looking kenguryatniki with your own hands, in the conditions of an ordinary garage.
Installation
You need to take the finished layout and cut out parts of the bumper. Depending on the material and its thickness, you can use a drill and specialized scissors or a gas burner.
Installation of the kenguryatnik on the Niva involves subsequent bending of the profile. In order to simplify this task and increase the strength of the product, it is better to first make small cuts on the inside. Only after this can the cage be mounted on metal plates.
The assembled frame needs to be checked for any kinks or other damage. Only after this can the kengurin be secured.
It is worth remembering that you cannot immediately fasten the kengurin too much. This is because when struck, the structure must bend. This way it will protect the frame, as well as the side members, from damage. But this is only possible if there is a strong impact, for example, on a pole, or a collision with an oncoming car at a fairly high speed. Small trees and bushes are not dangerous to either the kenguryatnik or the car body.
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I really wanted a kenguryatnik!
I'm looking at different options, but the ones I like the most are:
All three of them are similar, and now I want a similar one with headlight protection...
Cheaper option:
I like this one less, but it’s also good in my opinion.
Actually, the main question is that I don’t know how they are attached, maybe using welding, a grinder and materials, I could weld the kenguryatnik myself?! Nivovody, tell/explain to someone who doesn’t know how to attach it? Which one is better to look for? Can I do it myself? Those. What if the cops don't bother you too much if you work on collective farms?
By the way, from a legal point of view, the kenguryatnik is completely legal in the field!
Kenguryatnik - on class G cars (all-wheel drive cars...etc., the law contains a large list of requirements for weight and ground clearance,
the Niva meets the requirements
) The installation of structures extending beyond the front bumper is ALLOWED.
Technical regulations prohibit the installation of reinforced bumpers or bumpers on passenger cars: “It is prohibited to install on vehicles of categories M1 and N1, including off-road vehicles (category G - off-road vehicles used for transporting passengers and having, in addition to the driver’s seat, no more eight seats, meeting a number of requirements for the presence of axle(s), differentials, locking or their equivalents, etc., protruding parts of the structure attached to the bumper or other elements of the front of the vehicle, made of steel or other materials with similar characteristics." The new edition proposes to exclude category G.
The installation of reinforced bumpers on off-road passenger vehicles weighing no more than two tons (SUVs) is permitted.
Strictly speaking, a car can be checked for compliance with the requirements of technical regulations only during the certification of the car and the issuance of a PTS or at a technical inspection. A maintenance coupon is your indulgence on the road, the traffic police DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT to interfere with technical condition checks.
Returning to the questions about the kenguryatnik, does anyone have diagrams of the kenguryatnik along with a power bumper? And if without a power one, then which one is better to look for?
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Amounts of the fine for kenguryatnik
The installation of a guardrail on a vehicle is qualified by traffic regulations as making changes to the design of the vehicle. By law, such changes must undergo a registration process with the traffic police.
When changes are made without the consent of the authorities, the owner of the vehicle is held accountable under Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.
This article provides for two types of administrative punishment:
- Warning. Applicable upon initial prosecution, subject to sincere repentance of the car owner and bringing the car to its original condition.
- A fine of 500 rubles.
- Fine 5,000 rubles or deprivation of rights for up to 3 months for repeated violation.
To avoid punishment and get off with a warning, the driver can remove the guard right in front of the inspector. Car owners take the same actions before undergoing the inspection procedure, since it is simply impossible to pass it if there is a guardrail.
The adoption in 2010 of a new technical regulation regulating the installation of guardrails changed the attitude of traffic police officers to the installation of such structures on cars. From this moment on, the power body kit can only be installed on cars of category G. For all other cars, the power body kit is not allowed, and the owners of such cars risk getting a fine for kangaroo.
1. When I bought my UAZ, I had a guard installed, how do I register it now?
1.1. When I bought my UAZ, I had a guardrail installed, how do I register it now?
Good afternoon Have you been denied registration?
2. Is it possible to register a non-factory kanguryatnik on a UAZ Hunter legally correctly?
2.1. You must obtain permission from the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate to make changes to the vehicle (forms and a list of required documents are available at the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate), otherwise: Appendix to the traffic rules list of faults (clause 7.18.) Changes have been made to the design of the vehicle without permission from the State Road Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or other bodies determined by the Government of the Russian Federation. “Technical Regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of wheeled vehicles”. clause 11 section 4. It is prohibited to install on vehicles of categories M1 and N1 structures that protrude forward relative to the bumper line corresponding to the outer contour of the vehicle’s projection onto the horizontal plane of the supporting surface, made of steel or other materials with similar strength characteristics. This requirement does not apply to structures provided for by the standard equipment of the transport TR CU 018/2011 23 means and (or) those that have undergone conformity assessment in the prescribed manner, as well as to metal grilles weighing less than 0.5 kg, intended to protect only headlights, and state registration sign and elements of its fastening. The sanction for this violation of Part 1 of Art. 12.5 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation
3. Good afternoon. I bought a UAZ Patriot, model 2007. It has the kangaroo guard on it that it left the factory with, a friend of mine has the same story. But in those “distant” years there were no problems with them and they didn’t put marks anywhere, but what to do with it now? Where can I find documentation and not be a camel? Thank you…
3.1. If it's factory, then you can. if it is not registered anywhere, then register the changes with the traffic police
3.2. just carry out an examination and go to the traffic police to register
4. Is it possible to install a guardrail on a UAZ PATRIOT according to the traffic police rules? If not, what is the punishment? If yes, what law allows it?
5. I installed a homemade kenguryatnik on UAZ 469 DPS, they wrote a protocol to remove it within 24 hours, this is legal.
5.1. Yes, if this is not provided by the manufacturer for this car.
6. Is kenguryatnik allowed on the UAZ Patriot?
6.1. Call the traffic police and find out...they know better than us
7. You can put a guard on a UAZ Patriot SUV.
7.1. It’s possible, but it’s not legal, it must be provided for by the factory design, if you hit someone with it there could be problems.
8. Is it possible to install a kenguryatnik on a UAZ+
8.1. No, it's prohibited
9. I heard that you can install a guard on a car to protect the bumper and headlights, but not just any one. And which one is possible? I have a UAZ PATRIOT car.
9.1. Mikhail, they were banned from installing them a long time ago.
How to install a kenguryatnik on a Niva?
Does it make sense to install a kenguryatnik on the Niva? The kenguryatnik is a reinforced metal frame that is attached to the front of the car from the hood and below. Its main purpose is to protect the car from mechanical damage. But you need to remember that the Niva is an SUV that is used in harsh conditions, including off-road driving and traveling through bushes. And in such cases the guard protects the headlights and hood quite well from damage.
What are the benefits of a kenguryatnik?
By installing a kenguryatnik in Niva-21214, you won’t have to worry about protecting the radiator grille, where poplar fluff and weed seeds often get clogged (during frequent trips through the steppe zone). Plus, the headlights will be protected from possible ingress of birds and other animals, which is a common problem in some areas of Russia.
In the VAZ-2121, installation is complicated only by the lack of fastening for the guard, but it is not so difficult if you have a welding machine at your disposal (preferably a gas one, since you will have to weld steel).
21214 has factory-made brackets. Moreover, at one time the manufacturer even produced cars equipped with a branded guard, which still had complaints in terms of quality.
Installing the “drummer” is simple and intuitive to the point of banality. The main difficulty is to lift the structure at the time of fastening. To do this, you can use lifts or simply ask someone to hold it while attaching it to the rod and brackets. You need to start with the front bumper, while the rear bumper is mostly a decoration of the body.
How to choose a kenguryatnik? You can be guided by the cost, as well as the material of manufacture. Naturally, the ideal option is hardened tubular steel with thick walls. Such kangaroos weigh an average of 45 kg. Lighter models are, rather, just a decorative element.
We hope that using these tips, you can easily install a guard on your car. Have a good trip!
Solid front bumper protection
Kenguryatnik (kengurin, kangaroo) is an attachment that is attached to the front of the car and is aimed at protecting its front part from possible damage when driving through rough and wooded terrain. Kengurin is installed on off-road vehicles both standard and optional. It protects the front of the SUV from scratches and clogging of the radiator with leaves when driving through forests and bushes, and protects the bumper and headlights from destruction when hit by stones and rubble.
Installation of a kenguryatnik on Niva-2121
Installation of the kenguryatnik on the VAZ-2121 is simple. Installation is carried out on a platform, preferably with a pneumatic lift.
It should also be mentioned that the VAZ-2121 kenguryatniks come in different sizes.
Installation of a kenguryatka conditionally consists of several stages:
If, in addition to the front one, you also plan to install a rear guard, then you should make sure that the fastenings are not covered with corrosion. Otherwise, you will have to completely clean it, boil all the brackets and only then install it.
To install the rear guard, you can also use those variations that adhere to the bumper. By the way, they also protect the car’s rear lights and license plates (you don’t have to worry about losing them when driving through tall vegetation, for example).
What are the benefits of a kenguryatnik?
By installing a kenguryatnik in Niva-21214, you won’t have to worry about protecting the radiator grille, where poplar fluff and weed seeds often get clogged (during frequent trips through the steppe zone). Plus, the headlights will be protected from possible ingress of birds and other animals, which is a common problem in some areas of Russia.
In the VAZ-2121, installation is complicated only by the lack of fastening for the guard, but it is not so difficult if you have a welding machine at your disposal (preferably a gas one, since you will have to weld steel).
21214 has factory-made brackets. Moreover, at one time the manufacturer even produced cars equipped with a branded guard, which still had complaints in terms of quality.
Installing the “drummer” is simple and intuitive to the point of banality. The main difficulty is to lift the structure at the time of fastening. To do this, you can use lifts or simply ask someone to hold it while attaching it to the rod and brackets. You need to start with the front bumper, while the rear bumper is mostly a decoration of the body.
How to choose a kenguryatnik? You can be guided by the cost, as well as the material of manufacture. Naturally, the ideal option is hardened tubular steel with thick walls. Such kangaroos weigh an average of 45 kg. Lighter models are, rather, just a decorative element.
We hope that using these tips, you can easily install a guard on your car. Have a good trip!
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