Trail gear bumper fabbed to fit 3rd gen???
May 16, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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Im just wondering what is so different or why has no one done it it seems like it must be really hard if no ones done it because their bumpers are priced really good no one else has a bumper for a comparable price thats worth it...
May 18, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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if you can weld yes it can be done. if you cant weld take it to a shop or freand that can.
you might have to move some mounting brakets but thats on biggy. i showed a pic of one to a freind i wheel with that owns a shop about puting one on my 82 and he said it would be easy. he also said he would build me one just like it for half the price.
you might have to move some mounting brakets but thats on biggy. i showed a pic of one to a freind i wheel with that owns a shop about puting one on my 82 and he said it would be easy. he also said he would build me one just like it for half the price.
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May 19, 2009 | 07:02 AM
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The mounting brackets and places are just too different. Not to mention that the radiator won't receive proper protection. The Tacomas and 4runner of that era have a radiator that hangs way down. Other issue is that the 3rd gens are slightly wider than the earlier models so the bumper doesn't fit as well.
Plain and simple is that the newer model bumpers take more work, and more time build. That equals $$$.
Going rate for a bumper for a 3rd gen 4runner or Tacoma is around $600.
Plain and simple is that the newer model bumpers take more work, and more time build. That equals $$$.
Going rate for a bumper for a 3rd gen 4runner or Tacoma is around $600.
May 19, 2009 | 08:44 AM
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There's a reason TrailGear stuff is priced so well ... they are factory assembled offshore with foreign steel. Whether that matters to you or not is up to you, but comparing these bumpers to something custom made to your requirements for your rig is not apples-to-apples.
Jun 22, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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