I called up Badland Bumpers and talked with the Owner Jeff. I told him I wanted a nerf bar that I could take off for maintenance such as paint repair. I showed him a picture of some nerfs I saw on the Pirate forum that were welded on, but with tubes that slipped over the welded on tubes. He sad he could duplicate that type.

He used a plasma cutter and notched my pinch weld in three places. This way the nerfs would not bang into the pinch weld and dent it if I slam them down on top of something. These are very well thought out bars.

They turned out real well, and are much nicer than the Smittybilt nerf bars I had.
These are meant to take abuse and not bend like the Smitty's would end up doing. I will be able to Hi-Lift off of these with ease, and they will take a good impact if I get near something and they will protect my sides very well.

If you are looking for nice quality bumpers on par with the ARB like I have, look him up. He also makes flatbed kits, and does solid axle swaps as well. He also ships his products, so give him a shout if you are looking for some custom stuff.

Update on the sliderz:
July 15th, 2002
On the first trip out with these up at Greenwater in July, the short tubes that join the two longer tubes got peckered with rock chips. More than likely it was from all the rocks flying up.
It had been only a week and I noticed rust forming around the chips. I bought some Hammerite "Hammered" finish paint awhile back for touching them up, or if I want to pull them all the way off and totally repaint them.
The Hammerite paint is pretty much like POR 15 in that you can apply it right over rust if you want to, and it will stop the rust.

I masked off my doors and sanded them down a bit and shot on 4 coats with about 20 minutes in between each coat.
After they dried for several hours, I applied some BodyGuard Protection Film made by TrimBrite to those short sections of tubes. This will protect that area from any future rock chips.

I also wanted to protect the upper tubes some because I stand on them when I wash the rig, and they are also prone to chipping. I saw what Dok4runner did to his sliderz, and I liked it.
I bought some 3M Outdoor Tread as it is called in black. It comes in a 2" wide x 15' roll.
Very easy to work with, and if you make a mistake, it peels off easily without taking any paint with it.
The results are a non slip surface, and the added protection on top.

In the pics below you can see the clear film I applied, and also the 3M Outdoor Treads.
The picture in the woods there was a good test for the new stuff I put on the sliderz. It protected them well, and I did not get any chips that day.

Below are some full size 1024x768 close-ups of the sliderz.

Say what?
Update on the sliderz:
October 23rd, 2002
Yes, I changed my sliderz again. I was unhappy with the paint on them. The paint was chipping off very badly on the bottoms and the sides.
This was from just the rocks and gravel up at Greenwater. Since Washington state is a wet climate, the chips were already starting to rust.

I contacted Jeff at Badland's, and he had just hooked up with a guy who does powder coating.
He'd shoot them for $40 which is a killer deal, and that includes sand blasting them.
However since I put on the 3M tape and the clear stuff, he had to spend more prep time, and it ended up costing me $75 to powder coat them in ARB black.

Still, that's a killer deal.
I talked with two local shops who powder coat, and they wanted $100 to do them, and that did not include stripping them down.
After I went back and Jeff and his partner reinstalled them, they look killer.
The paint on them looks top notch.

I will not put the 3M Tread tape back on again.
That stuff is dangerous when you wear shorts most of the year like I do.
More than once I cut open the back of my leg after coming in contact with the "80" grit like surface.

Here are five full size pics.
I also have on my winter tire/wheel setup in these pics as of November 23rd 2003

I am very happy now with the results, and when I get my custom rear bumper fabbed up from Jeff, it will also be getting the powder coat treatment.

Hi-Lift Test
I am happy to report that the sliderz passed the Hi-Lift test with ease.
There was a little flexing of the slider upwards which is perfectly normal when lifting several thousand lb of SUV.
Below are a few pictures. These were taken when I first got the sliderz and had the stock paint on them.

Another useful item for jacking up your rig in the front with your Hi-Lift is the ARB adapter available from most shops that can get your ARB gear, and from Slee Off Road.
I have this item and I can attest that it does work great.

If you have any further questions, please contact me.
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