Since I got my runner (92) over a year ago, she has been begging me to black her nasty chrome exterior outfitting.... I got all the supplies, my grill out and ready to semi-satoshi, got the 4 main bolts off, went to the passenger side to get the single bolt that holds it there, and it SNAPPED the bumper came off that side so I can figure something to remount it. I go to the driver side, and not only will this bolt NOT break, it will not MOVE.... Ive pounded twisted yanked pulled, PB blasted, then repeated the first process, even yelled at it some and... nothing
Overall I'm hurt...




Just needed to rant a little

 

look at it this way, at least your previous owner didn't put the wrong year rear bumper brackets on using 1 bolt per side and weld the other side of the bracket to the frame. Took me two weekends to figure out why the bumper wouldn't come off the truck. Till I realized it wasn't rusted on it was welded.

 

Heat it with a torch a bit if you can, even a micro pocket torch works. I've got a 90 4runner with what seems like welded in bumper bolts, and that's what i had to do lol.

 

LOL!!!! That's terrible but funny. Having said that I did in fact weld a MC rear bumper for an 86 pickup onto my 89 4runner, it's going to take a torch to get that thing off of there!

 

Don't you have sliders to burn on

 

lol. I would expect a MC bumper to be welded on, but not 89-95 style brackets attached to a POS FEY step bumper.

 

*laugh* If I could afford a set I'd do it, or if I had better access to a welder and some steel. Been out of work since December, unemployment is a joke and I've only got about 12K in savings so I'm trying to live thin. Thank goodness I've got everything paid off......

 

Ugh that sucks man

 

Well I finally got the front, rear bumper, and both bumper ends off. I only broke 7 bolts!!! well 8 if you count the one that needed a little sawzall "persuasion"...

 

Sounds like when birdbrain and i took mine off(hacked them off mostly)

At least you didnt find huge rust holes under the rear bumper!

 

I thought you hated this place now?

 

He he he

 

Thank GOD I found no major rust lol
Only some on the inside of the rear bumper..
BUT I met a friend of a friend of a friend today, who is gonna give me a little welding training
Hopefully I'll have a few new pieces for the front and back in the near future... Now I need to get my hands on some DOM......


[QUOTE=scuba;51700926]I thought you hated this place now?


I do hate this place....everytime I get on here I find something else to do to my runner

 

His comment was directed towards me.

 

Really...?

Sorry for stealing your flame...
In a thread that I started....
In a forum open for anyone to comment on....

 

Lolz.