snapankle

i just got rear ended and it pretty much killed my rear bumper. i'm wanting to put tubes on the rear but can't find them for a 94 4runner.
anyone know where i can look for reasonably priced tubes?
or do i have to contract out for it? ($$$)

Sonofmayhem

i like all pro's stuff ive heard marlins take like 6 weeks just to make. its only 300 for a good rear bumper

jjrgr21

make it. if i can, anyone can.

91_4x4runner

Got pics of yours?

snapankle

i'm taking a welding class at a local college next term. hopefully i will be able to have a couple of 2" tubes bent at a local shop and weld them together. its better than paying $300 - $400 for a set of tubes. all pro looks ok and i'll probably copy one of their designs.
and, oh yea, jjrgr21, lets have a look see at what you've done. and any hints or tips you can offer will go a long way.

Sonofmayhem

cool, im going all pro front and rear. with some home made sliders.

snapankle

those look like a piece of cake to make. but the all pro's will set you back quite a few $$... no?

drew303

http://www.badlandbumpers.com/

http://www.frontrangeoffroadfab.com/

http://marlincrawler.com/

http://www.bentup.com/

http://www.allprooffroad.com/

They all make toyota bumpers.

mt_goat

The hard/expensive part on tube bumpers isn't the welding, it's the bending. Unless you have access to a bender or want all straight tubes. Personally I like the All Pro rear bumper design for the Tacoma.

snapankle

yes, i like these as well. but, if i take the tubes to a local exhaust shop they should be able to bend them. and then the welding is simple.
still waiting for pix from jjrgr21.

Marc P

I took ideas from all the companies listed above and had a local fab guy make me this...

SwampThing

Yeah, the majority of the price for making your own bumper is having bends made on your tubing if you don't have access to a mandrel or something. You'll spend anywhere from $15-50 a bend depending on the place. Before my buddy got his mandrel, I spent $80 having 2 90* bends put into a piece of square tubing so I could use a jeep's softtop on my runner. It aint cheap. Best bet if you don't know anyone, is to go to a little muffler shop.

snapankle

dude, that is a clean looking bumper deal. what kind of $$ did you drop for that?

snapankle

marc,
it looks like you took off the front lower bumper. was that intentional or was it torn off? it does look a bit more rugged like that. i'm considering doing the same thing.
after the insurance guy came and inspected the toyo last night i went ahead and ripped off the rear bumber and mud guards. i have to say, i don't dislike the way it looks just like this. i will still put on those tubes. but, its not bad...

whoah!!! after further lookage at your pix i'm so jealous of your sas! i wish i had the brass to attempt something like that. nice job.:

i also saw the stickers. are you a civilian contractor? the facial growth means not active or reserve... like me!

norcalsvx

i like the downey pre runner rear bumper

Marc P

Snap- I worked on base as a contractor for a short time....stickers are long gone now.

I paid $350 to have it made, but that was a couple years ago.

jjrgr21

it ended up being similar to the demello hybrid, but not nearly as nice

i have since recessed the receiver in the bumper, and it looks much cleaner

snapankle

that looks simple enough. like a steel 2x4 with the 2" tubes jammed in and welded? did you have the tubes bent or did you do it yourself?