I saw that rendering in your IG Story! Will PayPal be an option when sales go live?

There is a list?
Add me please.
Do we need to make a deposit?

I too wish to be an early prototype adopter. More sooner more better; and, I'm happy to forward a deposit when appropriate.
This forum is my sole point of info as I subscribe to neither IG nor FB.

likewise, would love to get to get a prototype


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Just curious......

Are you guys really ready to put down a deposit for something that (as far as I know) has not been priced nor even seen in metal form? More power to you if so, but that seems a bit irresponsible (or some other adjective that escapes me at the moment)......

me personally, i'm still waiting, but i'd love to pay for a prototype version if/when it's available, im on a budget so a deposit just wouldn't work for me.


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That’s like saying don’t preorder a video game.
Or
Don’t order door dash cause you might not get your food.
He’s got more info on ig than he does on here.
He has a metal form v1 in his hands already.
Also I’d rather have my money going towards helping him make some prototypes instead of him fronting the bill.
I’m sure your thinking of us maybe getting ripped off but the odds of me getting a v2/3 prototype bumper are better than going into the casino with that money and expecting to come up. imo

No, no, not at all. A ripoff is so off my radar that I find the thought absurd. I have been an early supporter and I remain one. Hell, I was even thinking of going to Nelson until I figured out how far it was from Whistler! I follow his IG, too. I guess I just find the claiming of future prototypes here verging on irrational exuberance. I totally support small shops & up and comers whenever possible and wish nothing but the best. I may well buy one, but let me ask you this - how much does the bumper cost shipped and what does it look like installed? I don't think we know that yet and I'm pretty sure most people would be happy to wait until he's ready to reveal that.

Maybe I'm just bummed y'all are lining up to scoop em up before I have a chance.....

This explains it.

OK whatever, but actually, this does: how much does the bumper cost shipped and what does it look like installed?

These are also my two remaining questions

Maybe and probably is just me but I can visualize it on the truck from the pics he’s posted
And personally I’m more of a function over form type of guy, so from the bumper description alone it just checks off all the boxes I have in my head of what I would want in a bumper.
And again maybe just me but if I started to add up all the money I’ve dumped into my rigs I’d have to rethink life
But I do it because I like to and I like to support the small business who take the risk and put themselves out there for the 3rd gen community.
So like I said if I have to make a deposit to help him move things along and get his shop moving in the right direction then to me that’s worth it.

Fair enough. It's enthusiastic early-adopters that help get projects off the ground!

Addison,

This bumper looks incredible, so good that I am debating on pestering you on getting one so I can install it and potentially sell my addicted offroad.

Question: How much of the stock frame(mounting plate) do you cut? The reason I ask is because I cut mine further on purpose for better approach angle(and modified the addicted offroad to accomodate).

Low profile FTW. Even behind the stock bumper, it's a great play!

We are targeting ALL 3rd gen owners, it just won't likely work with the factory 99-02' upper bumper. However anyone with a 99-02 (like myself) can just buy a 96-98 OEM upper bumper or buy our fully fabricated version.

So, YES - this bumper will fit on all 96-02' 4Runners! We will also be clearing all these details up as the process moves further along with diagrams/images.

Thanks a lot for the support and we really appreciate the kind words. I've honestly been so stoked to bring our idea back to the OG 3rd Gen community for feedback. I started here as a newb myself like 10-12 years ago when the forums were way more active. Cool to come full circle with a product offering of our own that has been influenced greatly by the community on here.

Thanks Alex! Good timing, we are looking at options for turn signals right now so thanks a lot for this.

It will most likely....

Not yet, but the time will come down the road. We still have a lot of key things to figure out before we do a V2 Prototype run that will go out to people.

Respect for staying off socials. We appreciate the offers for deposits but we are not quite ready for that yet. Appreciate the support regardless!

As above. Appreciate the support.

Stay tuned. Still a little ways out. Thanks again!

All good. I think people are just getting excited - we will not be accepting any funds until we are ready to produce and ship the approriate items. Like you and I both mentioned, there is still lots to sort out ;)

TBD - I'll have a rough idea on cost in the coming weeks

This is why the community is so great and we are super stoked on your excitement to support our upcoming venture! Will be stoked when the day comes where we can see one on your truck.

To be fair, I did engage with the community pretty early in the process to get a lot of feedback from the target audience before we got too far down the design rabbit hole. I also own/operate another business that is bursting at the seams. Part of the reason it's been slower moving than it should. However, we've got some cool things happening internally to streamline product development in the coming months.

Oh man I'd be DOWN to see one on your rig Seydzh!

My truck's frame end is cut per the current Coastal Offroad bumper requirements (pretty much just the thin flap of steel around the perimeter of the frame rail end). As long as all the factory recovery point holes are there, I think it will still work. Although, it will be hard to tuck our bumper back more (like you did with your Addicted) without some decent modification to the cross member. I'll think about it more when I go to build it on my truck and can even fire you some photos when I do.