4x4 Parts & Accessories in Tasman

Kren Bits delivers 4x4 parts and accessories right across Tasman, from Richmond and the Waimea Plains to Motueka, over the Tākaka Hill to Golden Bay, and south to Wakefield and the Nelson Lakes country. We stock Rockarmor bullbars, RAW 4x4 and Ultima 4x4 lift kits, winches, rock sliders and driving lights. Kren Bits is an online-only New Zealand store with no shopfront in the district: you order online, we deliver to your door, and you fit the parts yourself or book them in with your local mechanic. Every bar and kit is bolt-on and comes with its fitting hardware.

Towns we deliver to in Tasman

Tasman District had 57,807 people at the 2023 census and covers more than 9,600 square kilometres, including three national parks: Abel Tasman, Kahurangi and Nelson Lakes. Fruit growing has been part of the economy since the late 1800s, and today the district's utes are just as likely to be towing orchard bins, hop trailers or a boat as heading up a forestry road. Golden Bay alone covers about 2,600 square kilometres with fewer than 6,000 residents, so a lot of Tasman driving is long, quiet and unsealed.

  • Richmond: Tasman's largest town and the home of Tasman District Council, just south-west of Nelson.

We also deliver to the smaller towns across the district:

  • Motueka: Tasman's second-largest town, with 8,190 people at the 2023 census, near the mouth of the Motueka River. Apples, hops and kiwifruit are its main crops, and its population swells for the apple harvest.
  • Tākaka: Golden Bay's main town, 57km from Motueka over the Tākaka Hill on SH60. Farming, sawmilling, limestone quarrying and tourism drive the local economy, and the Fonterra plant takes milk from dozens of local dairy farms.
  • Wakefield: about 25km south-west of Nelson, and growing fast: its population rose 10% between the 2018 and 2023 censuses.
  • Brightwater: on the banks of the Wairoa River about 20km south-west of Nelson, a mainly agricultural town with wine growing as its main industry, and the birthplace of Ernest Rutherford.
  • Māpua: a small town on the Tasman Bay coast off SH60, with a wharf, a ferry across to Rabbit Island on the Great Taste Trail, and a long history in the apple trade.

Smaller parts go by courier and bullbars by freight, including to rural Golden Bay and Motueka Valley addresses. Tell us your vehicle and we'll confirm the exact part number before anything is sent. Use the vehicle finder at the top of krenbits.com, or call the Kren Offroad team on 021 288 6816.

Bullbars for Tasman utes

Our bullbars are made by Rockarmor, a steel range built for the vehicles Kiwis drive. The GT Hoop is a full bumper replacement in powder-coated steel, with hoops that protect the grille and headlights, mounts for a winch and driving lights, and model-specific brackets. It's the kind of protection that makes sense on the Tākaka Hill at night or on a gravel road up the Motueka Valley.

A bullbar is a two-person bolt-on job: the factory bumper comes off, the bar bolts to the chassis mounts, and the indicators and sensors move across. Any local mechanic or auto-electrician can fit it if you'd rather not. Add a Rockarmor 12,000lb winch and Phantom 9-inch LED driving lights to complete the front end.

Lift kits for Tasman 4x4s

RAW 4x4 2-inch (about 50mm) kits suit modern utes and wagons. Each one includes front coils, rear leaf springs and nitrogen-charged shocks, with load options to match how you use the truck. Popular picks include the Hilux N80 kit, the Triton MR/MV kit, the Mazda BT-50 2020+ kit and the LandCruiser 76/78/79 kit.

Ultima 4x4 covers older and less common 4x4s, such as the Hilux LN105/106, the Hilux Surf 180 and the Navara D22.

Every lift needs a wheel alignment afterwards. 2-inch kits are chosen to stay within normal road-legal limits for most vehicles. Bigger lifts, body lifts or oversized tyres may need LVV certification, so check with a certifier.

4x4 tracks and clubs across Tasman

Graham Valley Road (Motueka). The road to the Flora car park and the Mt Arthur side of Kahurangi National Park turns off the Motueka Valley Highway at Ngātīmoti. DOC describes it as steep, narrow and prone to corrugations and slips, with the last 5.8km unsealed, and recommends a 4WD at all times of year, with chains in snow or ice. Six slips in winter 2025 closed it, and DOC said in mid-2026 that repairs were under way, so check DOC's alerts for its current status.

Cobb Valley (Golden Bay). From the bottom of the Tākaka Hill on the Golden Bay side, a narrow 28km road climbs to the Cobb Reservoir and runs along the lake to Trilobite Hut and its camping area. DOC says care is needed, heavy rain or snow can close it for days in winter, and after the July 2025 storms it reported the road impassable with several large slips. Check before you go.

Golden Downs and the forestry country. OneFortyOne manages plantation forests across Tasman, including the Golden Downs country. Its access policy says most forest access needs a permit, generally limited to weekends, public holidays and daylight, with more restrictions over summer for fire risk. Public access easements allow light vehicles without a permit when open, but OneFortyOne doesn't maintain those roads, some are 4WD-standard or washed out, and routes such as Golden Downs East PAE No. 2 can close for forest operations.

Rainbow Road from St Arnaud. The northern end of the Rainbow Road is in Tasman, at St Arnaud. DOC's Molesworth brochure lists the route as 112km and 4WD only beyond Lake Tennyson, with a toll from 26 December to 1 May and locked gates at Hell's Gate and Six Mile outside the toll season. You need Rainbow Station's permission to drive it.

Clubs. NZFWDA's club directory has no separate Tasman listing. The nearest affiliated club is the Nelson 4 Wheel Drive Club, whose listing says it meets at the Ocean Lodge in Tāhunanui on the first Wednesday of the month (except January) at 7pm. A club is the easiest way into permit-only forests and private-land tracks with people who know them.

Fitting your parts

Kren Bits parts are designed for DIY. They bolt to factory mounts and come with the hardware, so you can fit them at home with a helper or take them to your local mechanic, 4x4 workshop or auto-electrician anywhere in Tasman. Book a wheel alignment after any suspension work, and recheck the bolts after a few hundred kilometres.

Tasman 4x4 FAQs

Do you deliver across Tasman?

Yes. We deliver to Richmond, Motueka, Māpua, Brightwater, Wakefield, Tākaka, Collingwood and rural addresses across the district. Bullbars travel by freight and smaller parts by courier.

Do you have a store in Tasman?

No. Kren Bits is online only, with no shopfronts. Order at krenbits.com or call 021 288 6816.

What's the most popular bullbar?

Across the whole store, our best-selling Rockarmor bars include the GT Hoop for the Ford Ranger PX2/PX3 and the Premium bar for the Navara D40, along with the GT Hoop range for the Toyota Hilux.

Do I need a permit to drive Tasman's forestry roads?

Usually, yes. Most plantation forests need a permit from the forest manager, and access can close at short notice for fire risk, storms or harvesting. Check the manager's website before you go.

Do lift kits need certification?

2-inch kits are chosen to stay within normal road-legal limits for most vehicles. Bigger lifts, body lifts or oversized tyres may need LVV certification, so check with a certifier.

Driving from Nelson City? See our Nelson 4x4 locations.