last weekends carnage & bumper fix (pics)
04-11-2006, 10:37 AM
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last weekends carnage & bumper fix (pics)
so last weekend i went out wheelin with a bunch of toys up eagle ridge. some pretty good wheel goin on, and i suffered quite extensive bumper damage (along with a kinked ctrl arm) surprise. the front was tweaked quite a bit & knocked the flare offf
and the fix:
yeeha! im pretty stoked about this. picked it up from ARB in WA yesterday (thanks phil & et all @ trdparts4u.com), and slapped that baby on. it was quite a pain lining things up by myself, but managed to get it on and lined up. can definitely feel the weight up front, but its not overly offensive.i still have to paint some of the bracketry & skid plate but ill do that when i put my body lift on. now all i need is deal with my rear bumper...
wonder if the mrs will notice if i snuck a winch in there?
and the fix:
yeeha! im pretty stoked about this. picked it up from ARB in WA yesterday (thanks phil & et all @ trdparts4u.com), and slapped that baby on. it was quite a pain lining things up by myself, but managed to get it on and lined up. can definitely feel the weight up front, but its not overly offensive.i still have to paint some of the bracketry & skid plate but ill do that when i put my body lift on. now all i need is deal with my rear bumper...
wonder if the mrs will notice if i snuck a winch in there?
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04-11-2006, 06:59 PM
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Looks really good! In some ways I really prefer the ARBs to my TJM. I love seeing pics of Runners like ours with the LC rims. Helps me picture mine with them. I really need to get a set for mine.
Looking Good.
Looking Good.
04-11-2006, 07:10 PM
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That looks like a good way to "repair" your bumper to me.
Good luck hiding a winch! I wonder how long it will take my better half to ask about that "whining" under my hood. LOL
Good luck hiding a winch! I wonder how long it will take my better half to ask about that "whining" under my hood. LOL
04-11-2006, 07:35 PM
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Damn man, I'm in envy. My mrs wouldn't even let me think about it. You're so lucky.
I'll have my Runner back on the road in May, so maybe us Vancouverites can get meet together and you can show me how to wreck my bumper.
I'll have my Runner back on the road in May, so maybe us Vancouverites can get meet together and you can show me how to wreck my bumper.
04-11-2006, 09:49 PM
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Looks good... If you don't like the huge gap (like me), this worked well:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...bumper+fitment
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...bumper+fitment
04-11-2006, 10:47 PM
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hey thanks guys 
im happy about the way it fit, although it sits right up on that piece under the headlights. hopefully it wont bang it around too much under flex. once the BL goes on hopefully itll give it room to flex. then im gonna have to either a: mod my bracket$, or b: find something to fill the gap kinda like the ones monty's got...
one thing i dont like though is how the side wings are a bit longer thus protruding past the wheel arch line. anyone have any trouble with rubbing under full stuff? maybe once i bash it up some...ill feel more comfortable cutting it up and bobbing it.
its kinda hard to see the damage done on the original pic..but its there. i think the shiny bling chrome hides it well. but both corners were 'massaged' by some rocks/ruts, that it sat all crooked n bent like.
yep! das me foo' 
haha
im happy about the way it fit, although it sits right up on that piece under the headlights. hopefully it wont bang it around too much under flex. once the BL goes on hopefully itll give it room to flex. then im gonna have to either a: mod my bracket$, or b: find something to fill the gap kinda like the ones monty's got...one thing i dont like though is how the side wings are a bit longer thus protruding past the wheel arch line. anyone have any trouble with rubbing under full stuff? maybe once i bash it up some...ill feel more comfortable cutting it up and bobbing it.
its kinda hard to see the damage done on the original pic..but its there. i think the shiny bling chrome hides it well. but both corners were 'massaged' by some rocks/ruts, that it sat all crooked n bent like.
Originally Posted by garrett1478
lee? 
haha
04-12-2006, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by lee
yeah i had that exact same damage!nice fix.
oh haha..i thought he (garrett)was referring to me. my given name is also Lee...
