ARB Tacoma Bull Bar Installed! Pictures!
01-30-2010, 11:28 PM
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ARB Tacoma Bull Bar Installed! Pictures!
I'm so happy with how this turned out! It fits perfectly! The frame cutting wasn't as bad as I thought either. Took a couple hours because the ARB instructions are terrible (yes, even though they are Tacoma instructions), so we had to go through some other instructions I got offline that were all to Tacomas as well, but we finally figured it out, then drilled the 1 hole on each side up through the frame, put a bolt through one the holes that held the stock tow hooks, and then got it mounted. Had a lot of extra parts for some reason too, hmm. Besides that, I love it!
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01-31-2010, 06:46 AM
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01-31-2010, 09:03 AM
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Elton - Thanks bro! It cost me $725.00 flat. Bought it from Wheelers there in Oregon (so no sales tax), then picked it up up here at ARB in Renton which is like a 15 minute drive for me (so I saved around $120+ that would have been charged for shipping). 
thedude42, mountainryder00 - Thank you guys!
CYi5, BajaRunner - Haha thanks for the heads up, it probably would have taken me a very very long time to realize that one. About the frame, all we did was use a saw to cut off the main excess (that was maybe a quarter inch to half an inch at the most on some sides), then used a dremel to smooth it out. So I guess we really didn't cut the frame, but just cleared the lip on that end cap.
portercassidy - Eh, I'll try my best to change them around.
yoder519 - Thanks! I've only had them on a few weeks now, so haven't really experienced them a whole lot. They do really good in the mud and through water. Haven't taken them on the sand or through snow yet, and they aren't as loud as I thought on the pavement. So far I really like them.
thedude42, mountainryder00 - Thank you guys!
CYi5, BajaRunner - Haha thanks for the heads up, it probably would have taken me a very very long time to realize that one. About the frame, all we did was use a saw to cut off the main excess (that was maybe a quarter inch to half an inch at the most on some sides), then used a dremel to smooth it out. So I guess we really didn't cut the frame, but just cleared the lip on that end cap.
portercassidy - Eh, I'll try my best to change them around.
yoder519 - Thanks! I've only had them on a few weeks now, so haven't really experienced them a whole lot. They do really good in the mud and through water. Haven't taken them on the sand or through snow yet, and they aren't as loud as I thought on the pavement. So far I really like them.
01-31-2010, 09:42 PM
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Elton - Hey if it's in good condition I'd go for it! Then again if you would rather spend the extra and buy a new one, you might as well drive up here and pick it up so the shipping charges don't come and stab you in the back.
rideexileex - Yeah if you can get one picked up here, it would save you a ton!
rideexileex - Yeah if you can get one picked up here, it would save you a ton!
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I put ARB Prado on my wife's Runner 2 month ago and as far as I remember instructions were clear and easy to follow. Be honest, I installed it not even reading instructions as it was obvious, then read just for fun and they were good from my perspective. May be Tacoma is a bit different...
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Was that 725 their normal price or a sale price? As much as I would love to pick up a used bumper cheap, I dont think that fits into my time schedule for now and will probably have to wait till summer when school ends and work starts. I would probably just buy one then once back in Seattle...
02-01-2010, 10:31 AM
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AlexJet - It's a possibility. The instructions I got were mostly about a winch it seemed like, and only 2 pages or so about the bumper assembly itself.
LINY4Runner - Yeah, that's my twin bro's pickup, my dad's Tundra, and my mom's Highlander. We've had 5 other Yotas in my lifetime too, and I'm only 18 haha.
rideexileex - Normal price, it still is. http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/4runnerarbbumper.htm Just order it and tell them you'll pick it up in Renton at their home location. It took an extra 2 weeks for me because that was the next time they were getting a shipment in. But if you ordered it maybe a month or so before you come back over I'm sure you'll get yours by then.
LINY4Runner - Yeah, that's my twin bro's pickup, my dad's Tundra, and my mom's Highlander. We've had 5 other Yotas in my lifetime too, and I'm only 18 haha.
rideexileex - Normal price, it still is. http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/4runnerarbbumper.htm Just order it and tell them you'll pick it up in Renton at their home location. It took an extra 2 weeks for me because that was the next time they were getting a shipment in. But if you ordered it maybe a month or so before you come back over I'm sure you'll get yours by then.
