scaniatipper:
Guess I’ll just wait & see what they deliver.
Then I’ll get a welder to modify my bar.
Anyone know a GOOD stainless steel welder in Central Scotland ?
To be honest this will be your only way of telling, the only thing that may be different is how the sun visor is mounted. If you look at the new streamline visor you will see there is no bolt holes where as on the old one there is. On a highline the roof light bar uses the sun visor brackets to hold the light bar on so if there is different brackets on the new model it might not fit. Even if it doesn’t fit you could always sell the bar you have and buy one that fits.
Hope this helps
I cant imagine anyone doing a lightbar for the Streamline because that would defeat the object.
Bale Bandit:
I cant imagine anyone doing a lightbar for the Streamline because that would defeat the object.
I stand to be corrected
Haha, yeah, right!
Scania Streamline will be standard when the Euro 6 requirement kicks in. And I can promise you that not all Scania Euro 6 customers care that much about airflow.
i dont get the streamline idea , or is it just another way for Scania to facelift the ageing 4 series cab to soldier on for a few more years ? when the 3 series was 'streamlined , the steps were covered & a better air dam under the bumper was added, however when the ‘new’ 4 series was unveiled, it was rounded & curved after millions of hours in a wind tunnel proved it was the most aerodynamic design for these trucks. Now to call it a stream line , they dont cover the steps & remove the corner air cowlings to make it more aerodynamic & fuel efficient ? does this mean operators of scania to date from the original 4 series can ask for a refund in fuel from the last 15 years ? because the corner air cowlings seemed to be creating drag & thus using more fuel ?
I’ve asked several truck designers about those corner ducts.
Their purpose is to create a high-energy horizontal airstream above the wheel arch, which helps to keep the cab’s side windows clean at motorway speeds in the rain. So they are aerodynamic, but not streamlining, if that makes sense.
The biggest area for gains in streamlining is between the back of the cab and the body/trailer.The smoother that transition can be made, the better.
bigtruck:
Mulgrew also appear to have went down the light bar free route.
It was because they went to the MP4s before Kelsa had a full kit avaliable, and the bosses decided if one truck couldn’t have them, none should.
It was decided three years ago that there would be no more bars fitted, nothing to do with kelsa not having the bars ready in time. It was down to cost and fuel economy. Also at that time drivers were stopped "blinging " up their trucks as they were drilling holes everywhere.