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ARB Sahara Bumper is FINALLY installed... PICS

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Old 03-06-2004 | 04:40 PM
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ARB Sahara Bumper is FINALLY installed... PICS

Many, MANY thanks to Brian (Waskillywabbit) for the help!

before....


after a new hood, a lift, an arb, and a little paint...




and a few for comparison ARB Sahara vs. ARB Bull Bar on Brian's 4Runner...




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Old 03-06-2004 | 04:45 PM
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Looks great! Everything painted the same color really makes a big difference.
Old 03-06-2004 | 04:47 PM
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That looks GREAT!!! I totally dig the color matching of it.
Vs the other ARB bar how do you like the Sahara for the quality? is it heavier or lighter? What did the Sahara weigh?
WOW!! I think it looks so good.. I had my eye on a T15 or a T17 but I do not know now....
I bet you are stoked??!!??

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Old 03-06-2004 | 04:53 PM
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Looking Good man! The only thing is... aren't you going to be scared with it off road?!? I'd feel bad puting custom pin striping on that! Though... it seems like you know how to take care of them when they do arrive. Thats the only plus to the wite paint. It covers up the scratches very well. Love the bar, but what about that chrome? You took all the crome off the truck except for the one big bar on the front!? Ether way i'm sure your stoked espcially since your one of five or ten with that bumper on a 4Runner in the sates! When do the fogs get in, did they give you a date?

ps, are you missing a turn signal or is it me..?

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Old 03-06-2004 | 04:57 PM
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Nice,

since this thread is about ARB's does anyone here have a purple 3rd Gen with an ARB cause it see it at the mall sometimes
Old 03-06-2004 | 05:18 PM
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that looks absolutely awesome! WOW...

PS: Brian, is your rig dirty?




Old 03-06-2004 | 05:24 PM
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That looks great!!
Old 03-06-2004 | 05:42 PM
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The bumper color matched looks awsome. Does it come like that?
Old 03-06-2004 | 05:43 PM
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Thanks guys. It turned out much better than I imagined, and it's going to look even better when the fogs get here.

Originally Posted by turboale
...Love the bar, but what about that chrome? You took all the crome off the truck except for the one big bar on the front!? ...
Well, the only chrome left (besides the hoop) are the emblems and the surrounds on the IPF's, but it looks good to me. Not flashy, but just enough to dress it up a little...

... When do the fogs get in, did they give you a date? ps, are you missing a turn signal or is it me..?
Yep, they shorted me a turn signal... but as of Wed, the missing blinker was on it's way, and as of yesterday, the fogs and replacement chrome hoop was shipped...

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Old 03-06-2004 | 06:08 PM
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PS: Brian, is your rig dirty?
Yep, it's dirty, but I've been busy with other ARB more important WARN M8000 things to have the time WINCH to actually park the rig BUMPER in the driveway and wash it.

What bamachem should have taken some pics of was how MUDDY his rig was about 30 minutes after we got finished. We rode around in some muddy lot and played king of the hill on a burm and almost, almost got stuck in some soft soil...

The rig does look good.









And his red one ain't bad either.

Old 03-06-2004 | 06:15 PM
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Indeed, that looks awesome.

Good job.
Old 03-06-2004 | 06:36 PM
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Oh yeah, thats right. I forgot they dinged the center piece while shipping. I remember now. Yeah! Muddy Pics!! Muddy Pics!! Muddy Pics!! As for king of the hill...

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Old 03-06-2004 | 06:37 PM
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From: Tuscaloosa, Al... ROLL TIDE!!!
Thats just Sexy!!!!!
Old 03-06-2004 | 07:37 PM
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Both rigs are lookin great!

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Old 03-06-2004 | 07:45 PM
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Looks good. I wanna see pics of your Ivan Stewart Tundra coils in the front. I'm curious how they look.

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Old 03-06-2004 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Zhivago
Looks good. I wanna see pics of your Ivan Stewart Tundra coils in the front. I'm curious how they look.

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Here ya go... I already have some...



Old 03-06-2004 | 08:36 PM
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that really looks good painted to match your rig. word on the street is those sahara bars are hard to get a hold of?
Old 03-06-2004 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by doink
that really looks good painted to match your rig. word on the street is those sahara bars are hard to get a hold of?
Uhhhh, yeah. Ordered Jan 2nd. Arrived March 2nd. Cost me $1070 including shipping to a commercial address and that's as CHEAP as they come... They've only been available for 7 or 8 months or so and there's only a half-dozen or so that have been shipped to the US so far...
Old 03-06-2004 | 08:58 PM
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The Sahara looks GREAT!!!

Did you do any extra triming on the end rails to make it fit so well???

I've seen pictures of a few others on Runners and they still had a big gap between the back edge of the bumper and the body even with the trim. Not from Body Lifts but because the bumper sits too far away from the body.

Like this one:
http://wecool.net/4runner/Sahara/P2220005.JPG

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Old 03-06-2004 | 10:37 PM
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The bumper looks great. It was asked already but did the bumper come painted? Also what made you decide on the Sahara bumper compared to the other ARB in the pic? I've got an 2001 SE runner and i am deciding on which ARB to get. What are your plans for the stock bumper? How much is do you think I could sell an 01 stock bumper with the fog light included? I dont think I will need the lights after the upgrade.


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