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? ($$$)

 

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

 

make it. if i can, anyone can.

 

Got pics of yours?

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

http://www.badlandbumpers.com/

http://www.frontrangeoffroadfab.com/

http://marlincrawler.com/

http://www.bentup.com/

http://www.allprooffroad.com/

They all make toyota bumpers.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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!

 

i like the downey pre runner rear bumper

 

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.

 

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

 

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?