Now those are bumpers!

[Duluth Diesel]

Yeah baby! Nice little Road Armor you got there! I'll keep dreaming about owning one of those.

 

[XcumminsX]

Originally posted by BIG BOB

I like this one!



#ad

That is beautiful.....

 

[XcumminsX]

Originally posted by Cali-600

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That scares me... ...

 

[Mercam]

I' m gonna wait till ARB comes out with one for my 04. Better construction than the buckstop and cheaper also

 

[Mercam]

Originally posted by Cali-600

3

airbags didn't deploy ?

 

[dieselpilot1969]

I'd think for that kinda money, I could buy a welder and some steel and make my own

 

[rrausch]

I dunno... I don't think they are so good lookin'. Maybe I'm just getting old, but I like the Buckstop MUCH better--pricing is way better too.

 

[TBrennan]

I think they are like the road armors, just too much going on there. I too prefer the Buckstops, but probably because I already have them.



And I would have to like those other ones a WHOLE lot more for 3 or more times the price. :--)

 

[CJEliassen]

I am sorry, but those bumpers are ridiculously gaudy! Yuck!



They scream male dysfunction! LOL

 

[EEngel]

Bumper Fab

Okay guys,



With the price of those bumpers I am going to chime in. I have a sport so I didn't want to change out the bumpers. However after that little problem with the skid loader and this weekend with a boat rolling into my bumper, I have rethought it.



My step dad has a fab shop, and I am a design engineer. It's time to make a TDR bumper that normal people can afford.



Any ideas would be helpfull.

 

[blake underwood]

EEngel,



If you can make them look like a Roadarmor or Offroad Alloys bumper and be affordable that would be awesome. I really like the big tubes for the brushguard. JMHO

 

[MJaynes]

:--) mine priced at 12k+... they have got to be kidding... maby 1,500-1,800 at most. i might buy them for that.

but i have to admit,best i've seen.

 

[mgonske]

They had that truck at the vendors' display at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab. The bumpers looked great in person, with a lot of nice little touches, but I had no idea how expensive they were.

 

[EEngel]

Fab our own bumpers

blake underwood,



I sure would like to get some measurments off of an existing bumper to compare to a new design. I will have to see if there are any local guys with one of the aftermarkets.



I guess I could just try one for myself and if people like it, I could have more made.

 

[Bouncy]

I have always liked the Road Armor front bumper they used in 2 fast 2 furious.



Even something close would be nice.



Just flat black in color... Nothing shiney or fancy.



I really like the over the hood tubing.



If you decide to build something like it... PM me about it and I would be interested in buying if the price is reasonable.



I priced road armor at $4500 for the front and $3500 for the rear. Thats $8k I can use a lot of other places.

 

[BIG BOB]

My choice to go with an aftermarket bumper was induced by a 3 mph bump into a Toyota MR2! I got 2 bids on the damage of GHOST RIDER. One bid was $3,000 and the other was $3400!



These cost help me decide to get the Road Armor Titan II. I wasn't going back to stock and allow another 3 mph bump to cause this kind of damage and bill on my truck again! My insurance company paid me to do the repairs myself, and I still had money left over!

 

[BIG BOB]

Originally posted by Bouncy



I priced road armor at $4500 for the front and $3500 for the rear. Thats $8k I can use a lot of other places.

I didn't pay anywhere near the cost you are quoting! About half!

 

[hammersley]

Originally posted by CJEliassen

I am sorry, but those bumpers are ridiculously gaudy! Yuck!



They scream male dysfunction! LOL

My Thoughts Exactly - BUT don't forget these bumpers are probably put on all the SUV's being driven in IRAQ by our tax $$$$$$!!!!!!!!

 

[Bouncy]

Originally posted by BIG BOB

I didn't pay anywhere near the cost you are quoting! About half!

I looked at the pic of your bumper. Its not the same one I was looking at. But road armor had their price sheet and with almost all the options included, it was $4500 for the front bumper alone.



Maybe I will go spec it up again and post all the options so show you what I mean. But ultimately, I think I can buy a welder... Take some classes and make something pretty similar for a whole lot less. I have time and patience... That can get ya far in life.

 

[Cummins Pilot]

EEngel, I'd be interested.



I'm looking at Buckstop's bumpers now. But I want 4, 7. 5" light buckets for my lightforce lights.