rear bumper optional in 88?
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rear bumper optional in 88?
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I stopped by to pick up a tire that needs fixed on one of my new toys, and I saw another 88 down the street with no rear bumper. it looked kind of slick, and I was wondering how they got it inspected like that. I do remember Ive seen some yr PU trucks that the rear bumper was an option and thus not needed for a state inspection.
the "good" one of the pair I bought has a ratty back bumper thats been bent, I was thinking if it was an option i can just remove it to slick down the overall appearance, and add a tow hitch later for my pop up camper.
is the 88's rear bumper an option?
A Friend of mine had an early 90's Nissan truck with no bumper, and it didn't come with one so it wasn't needed for inspections.
whats the scoop on the 88s?
I stopped by to pick up a tire that needs fixed on one of my new toys, and I saw another 88 down the street with no rear bumper. it looked kind of slick, and I was wondering how they got it inspected like that. I do remember Ive seen some yr PU trucks that the rear bumper was an option and thus not needed for a state inspection.
the "good" one of the pair I bought has a ratty back bumper thats been bent, I was thinking if it was an option i can just remove it to slick down the overall appearance, and add a tow hitch later for my pop up camper.
is the 88's rear bumper an option?
A Friend of mine had an early 90's Nissan truck with no bumper, and it didn't come with one so it wasn't needed for inspections.
whats the scoop on the 88s?
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i beleive it was an option, my 1985 4x2 pickup didnt have a bumper on it when i got it.... i did however have little 2"x2" rubber bumper pads in the rollpan/bed crossmember.... here is a pic of my truck with the tailgate removed....
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That bumper is kinda cool...
I do like the bumperless look, but it leaves nothing between you and careless drivers.
I have a feeling this is going to cost me a lot of cash before to very long.
I do like the bumperless look, but it leaves nothing between you and careless drivers.
I have a feeling this is going to cost me a lot of cash before to very long.
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Yep, on the base models bumpers was optional, as is/was the case with most pickups. Mine has never had one, but will shortly.
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Mine had one to start with, I took it off for about 6 months. It looked good, but everytime i saw someone coming up behind me kinda fast I would get really nervous. Now the new one that I built is really strong. I now could care less if someone plowed into me!
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the older bumpers were pretty much made out of pop cans and spit, or at least held up like it. my '84 didn't take too well to a 5mph rear ending in the high school parking lot...
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my yota recently got plowed into by an f150 supercrew doing about 50 when he hit me, i was doing 40 ... the bed is pretty much shot... pricing the same bed at the junkyard was $300 out the door and they would load it in my truck for me.....
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I might be wrong, but I don't believe pickups to this day are required to have rear bumpers. Probably a state-by-state thing, but I know that at least for a long time it was an option. Like it's been mentioned, the stock bumper that came on pickups was pretty much a place to hang bumper stickers and that's about all.
BTW, Y+T=F, that bumper looks great. Stick a 2" receiver in the middle of that and you got exactly what I plan to build.
BTW, Y+T=F, that bumper looks great. Stick a 2" receiver in the middle of that and you got exactly what I plan to build.
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