So, just after 2 weeks of purchasing my new 2018 TRD Off Road Premium, the first "mod" I'd like to do is have an "ARB Summit Bumper" installed:
Summit Bumper | 4wheelparts.com
It's around $1,700. I would have the guys at 4wheelparts professionally put it on, so I'm not sure what the total price would be (tax/title/out-the-door).
However, I'm pretty certain this is the front bumper installation that I'm set on, for several reasons: solid steel construction, bull bar, headlight protection, and a place to mount a winch that I've yet to decide on which one to go with.

My question is this: Does anyone have this front bumper on their truck, or know of any legit reason why I should perhaps choose something different?
If you have it already, what are your thoughts?

This is my first 4runner and would greatly appreciate sound advice from all you veterans.

Thanks!

Are you planning to do technical trails where you will come in contact with rocks? Do you need a winch?

Totally unrelated but where in NE Ohio? I'm from there... lived in Tuscarawas County most recently before we moved out to the west coast.

I have this bumper and I'm pretty happy with it. Only advice I'd give is to make sure the installer is comfortable cutting the plastic on the OEM bumper. My installer was very experienced with off-road bumper installs and he still commented to me several times that the level of cutting required to fit this bumper was a bit intimidating.

Does anybody search anymore??????

ARB Summit Bumper

You can never go wrong with ARB, ARB has made a huge name in the off-road world. I have a few of their parts and the quality is unmatchable. If you like the way it looks, go for it, you can most definitely depend on the quality/strength to be up to your specs.

That's a silly question...

When summer comes, I do plan on taking this into moderate rocky terrain. Do I need a winch? Probably not. Do I want one? Absolutely.



I'm in Medina County.



Yes. I found that post about 3 minutes after I asked my question, then debated whether or not I should delete my post but decided to keep it. Sorry this post triggered you.

Nobody's triggered snowflake....but with that mentality that's why we have the first 10 pages of topics filled with redundant, easily searchable, idiotic questions...that could all be self answered, especially if the new folks would just simply read some of the stickies in the very top of the forum.

Reading is fundamental...and it's painfully apparent here (or the lack there of)

Funky cold Medina.

Cool. Lots of good dirt roads and some fairly gnarly abandoned roads just a little southeast of you, Coshocton, Tusc, Harrison, Guernsey... I spent a lot of time exploring off the beaten track over that way.

Don't mind the dicks. Welcome to the forum.