Rollindamud

I'm recently in the process of getting a new front bumper, ive looked at arb, but im liking the TJM T15 better, i found one for about 720$ is that a good price? Seems pretty steep, but im not sure, im new to this.

Amir904

http://www.4by4connection.com/toyota7.html

its $640.25 at 4x4connection... $75 for shipping.


I assumed you are looking for a 3rd gen.

Rollindamud

thank you

turboale

You will be very happy with it!!

Rollindamud

I know it's better protection than a grille gaurd, but if one were to get into a major front end wreck, are the air bags still going to deploy, could there be a problem there? Other than that...i cant wait to get it on.

Amir904

the labels on the TJM say that they have not been tested with airbags. i guess they dont want to waste a perfectly good truck and its just cheaper to put labels on their product to save their liability. i would think the airbag sensors and actuators monitor the velocity change and sudden impact for an airbag to deploy... so i wouldnt second guess as to why it would or wouldn't work. maybe someone else has actual knowledge about how airbags deploy...

payyourtoll

atta boy!!

The price Amir posted is very good, as good as you will probably find.

Amir904

jus spreadin the TJM lovvvee...

turboale

One plus to the TJM over the arb is its lighter... when you add a winch, lights, supercharger, rock lights... it starts to add up and if you hang around here... believe me... it will.

One TREE and one eclipse (backing into me at 10mph) and theres barely a scratch

Amir904

i read that too quick and thought the tree was backing up into u at 10mph...

turboale

yeah... I hate it when that happens

Rollindamud

For all you that have 3rd gen 4runner with the tjm-t-15 bumper. If you all had aux. fog lights in your stock bumper what did u do with them once you installed the tjm bumper... sorry for such a weird question ha. I just dont know what to do with the lights?

Mad Chemist

The air bag sensors on our vehicles aren't in the front bumper, there's some sort of pressure switch (I think it might be mercury-filled) that should be unaffected by a change in the bumper. I've got fog lights installed on the top of my TJM.

Rollindamud

do u have any pictures. and thank you for your input.

Mad Chemist

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...7&page=1&pp=25

6th picture down from the top is my green 4runner with PIAA 520's mounted on them.

Rollindamud

Nice rig, but did u have stock fog lights that came with it down in your lower bumper before you changed to a TJM, if u did whatd you do with them?

switchback

TJM has postings that say they have done extensive research to make sure their bull bars don't effect airbag deployment. I have not been able to find any similar results for ARB. I am also in the market for a new front bumper and am wondering which to go with as well. Sounds like TJM might be the answer.

Check this link out for further details:
http://www.4x4connection.com/nav/tjmfaq.htm

Mad Chemist

No, I didn't have the stock fogs. Sorry I couldn't help ya!

Amir904

i just sold the stock fogs...