skybox

Hey guys i'd like to find a replacement bumper after a little off roading mishap with a friend. i needed a good long pull out of a snow bank and in the process we bent my double bar rear bumper. I'd like to find a replacement for it but i can't find it anywhere and i don't know who even makes that style of bumber but i would really like to keep it looking the same. the only thing i can find that might help you identify it is in this link here. Atleas from the tiny little picture it looks close. it is the 7th bumper down the list. http://www.autotruckbumper.com/toy-pickup-92.html

Here is the description of it next to its tiny little picture.

Part #
ATBWE-43100
Twin Tube Bumper Chrome REQUIRES MOUNTING BRACKET KIT (NOT INCLU.) WE-94250

Does anyone have the same bumper or know where i can search for a new one? Are there some good websites where i can look for parts and cool aftermarket accessories for my 92 SR5? It seems like when i search i find websites geared toward much newer trucks and SUV's.

PS. I'll post an actual picture of what i have later if someone wants to take a real good look at it.

2DoorRunner

Smittybuilt. Keep an eye out on craigslist. I dont think they make them anymore, but they are a pretty easy find.

peow130

I love my smittybilt. Idk how you bent yours. I've tied a strap around mine and pulled fullsize trucks out of mudholes with it. And been pulled out with it.

skybox

I've been looking at smittybilt bumpers but i don't think it is what I have on my truck. i'm trying to post 3 pictures one of the unbent side, a full rear view and another of the actual bent half.

peow130

Definitely not a smittybilt.
Just one of those flashy chrome ones people put on back in the day.

Dipstik_90

Wow does that bumper ever hang low.

vital22re

iTrader: (2)

looks like you need to grab a torch and some rubber malets or pry bar and just bend it back.

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

Buy a bumper that's worth a darn, so if you need to get pulled out you won't bend it.

Check with Marlin, Sky, Badlands, and a few others for viable replacement options. Be prepared to spend a little cash if you want quality.

skybox

Thanks guys, i've been checking alot of sites that sell nice aftermarket bumpers with winch mounts. I've seen some pretty nice ones with nice price tags. Anyone have a recommendation for a starting out sort of inexpensive winch mount front bumper.

As to the torch and rubber mallet as another suggested i think that is what i will try to do. After looking at the bumper and where it is bent there isn't much metal there anyway so i'm sure it can be done.

What happens to chrome when it gets too hot, will i scorch it black or burn the chrome off and then have a rusty but straight bumper?

peow130

no.
it might turn blue if you go over 900 degrees, but a propane torch wont do anything.

skybox

oh yah i just about have it back to the way it was before it got bent. I just used a couple bottle jacks, couple pieces of wood, and a propane torch to soften up the metal a bit and it worked well. actually you might be able to tell in the picture that i have a larger gap between the two pipes now than on the other side but i think i can find a clamp of some kind and cinch it back down to match the other side.

anthony1

iTrader: (1)

Next time, use the hitch to pull. Insert the "eye" of the tow rope into the hitch slot then stick a pin in it. That's the proper way to pull.

skybox

hmm, good idea. i'll be doing that next time. hopefully next time i'll be better prepared with tire chains and other accessories too.