Hi, I live in California and I wanted to remove the front bumper of my 79 pickup. Some people say its illegal and some say its not so please give me your input.

I will have all lights and blinkers mounted and license mounted where the bumper used to be.

IF it is illegal, will a bar of metal mounted to the front (a small custom bumper made of scraps from my roll bar) make it legal again?

 

I think only passenger cars are required to have a rear bumper. Light trucks are ok without either.

 

i would mob around without bumpers untill you get pulled over by the police. and then tell them you bought your truck used and it didnt come with a bumper. they'll most likely let you go free.

 

boys i just got a ticket- no back bumper. and no mud flaps. 57 $ each. o well i am retireing this unit very soon

 

Wow um worst advice ever..then what if they give him a ticket because he SHOULD have known the laws...

 

hahaha ^

 

op is referring to California, Ca, I know a rear bumper is not required for commercial vehicles, i drove around with no front bumper for a long time and never had any problems, the only person you are going to hurt is yourself if you crash. the most they can do to you is give you a fix it ticket for 25 bucks, go by the police station and look at a ca vehicle code book (cvc) or search online and try to find the laws.

 

then put a bumper on and get the ticket signed off

 

That's still 25.00 and a bunch of hassle

 

Exactly !!

 

I've never had to pay for a fix-it ticket, and I have had many.

 

Well all I know is I wouldnt want to deal with a ticket, be it a fix it ticket or even a felony..
anyway, I dont even have enough time to get my taxes done with all the crap ive got going on..Let alone deal with a ticket.

Anyway.
Nuff said, OP, Find the CVC laws and if its legal to not have bumpers keep a copy of a doc with you so if a black and white wants to try you can show him it...

 

In CA, there's always a dismissal fee

Got one last week for not having a front license plate (I had a bumper though)

 

OP. Read california vehicle code 28071. This should clarify, and your truck is considered a passenger vehicle for the purpose of the code.

 

FYI, THIS is the link to the CA vehicle code 28071...

and THIS states what a passenger car is and is NOT per CA guidelines... most importantly, see D & E...

 

California laws say you have to have a front and rear bumper.

 

Why do you want to remove your bumper anyway?

 

This thread is over a year old... I only resurrected it to clarify that the vehicle code states that a passenger car is required by law to have front and rear bumpers IF they came equipped and that 4x4 vehicles do NOT fall under the premise of a "passenger vehicle"...

Therefore it's LEGAL to run without front or rear bumpers...

Now wether or not it's smart to do so, or wether or not your insurance will cover you if you take it off is a whole other story...

 

i've driven around without a bumper on either of my trucks for six years, and have been pulled over for other things, and never gotten a ticket for not having a bumper. either the cops don't know or they don't care.

 

Bumpers on Toyota trucks are tin anyways so I doubt they will offer you any protection. Here in NY you have to have a rear bumper unless it has commercial plates then you do not. I never seen them enforce that law anyhow.

James