User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 05-27-2019, 05:17 AM #1
mr.walleye mr.walleye is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: ohio
Posts: 123
mr.walleye will become famous soon enough
mr.walleye mr.walleye is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: ohio
Posts: 123
mr.walleye will become famous soon enough
hybrid bumper choices

I plan on getting a hybrid bumper to put a 20" light bar inside, not interested in a winch, but I do want the bull bar because of the amount of deer I seem to encounter while driving at night. I've found 3 manufactures of them. Victory, SSO and C4 fab. are there any more out there I've missed? I'm not looking for a full size bumper, just the smaller ones that protect the radiator.
mr.walleye is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-27-2019, 07:43 AM #2
GabrielM GabrielM is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Mirabel, QC
Posts: 197
GabrielM is on a distinguished road
GabrielM GabrielM is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Mirabel, QC
Posts: 197
GabrielM is on a distinguished road
2 I can think of:

Warn: Pardon Our Interruption
Green Lane Offroad (Aluminium): 14+ 4Runner Stump Aluminum Winch Bumper — GreenLane Offroad.

They are surely others available.
__________________
2022 T4R OR (Cdn edition)
2016 T4R TE (SOLD)
2010 T4R TE: 275/70R17 BFG KO2, Bilstein 5100, TOYTEC 2.5" lift. (SOLD)
1987 Land Cruiser HJ60 (SOLD)
1974 FJ40 (SOLD)
GabrielM is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-27-2019, 08:00 AM #3
billnourse's Avatar
billnourse billnourse is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Bloomfield,nm
Posts: 164
billnourse will become famous soon enough
billnourse billnourse is offline
Member
billnourse's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Bloomfield,nm
Posts: 164
billnourse will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by GabrielM View Post
2 I can think of:

Warn: Pardon Our Interruption
Green Lane Offroad (Aluminium): 14+ 4Runner Stump Aluminum Winch Bumper — GreenLane Offroad.

They are surely others available.
Neither of these have a cut out for the 20" light bar.
billnourse is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-27-2019, 08:56 AM #4
War Eagle's Avatar
War Eagle War Eagle is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: East TN - Appalachian Mountains
Posts: 121
Real Name: Mark P
War Eagle will become famous soon enough
War Eagle War Eagle is offline
Member
War Eagle's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: East TN - Appalachian Mountains
Posts: 121
Real Name: Mark P
War Eagle will become famous soon enough
I run a Warn with an extreme X6 inside of hoop. I like the setup.
__________________
Silver 2018 4Runner ORP w/ KDSS|Bilstein TRD FJC TTU & HD suspension|275 BFG KO2s|RSG sliders|RCI steel full skid set|Warn hybrid bumper|X20 winch w/ Southeast Overland Rope|DD Sport fogs & rear floods|22” X6 LED bar|Orange Boxx panels|Rhino-Rack Pioneer|Proline elite rear w/ dual swingouts & FrontRunner Table.
War Eagle is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-27-2019, 12:20 PM #5
xmatox xmatox is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: SOCAL
Posts: 29
xmatox is on a distinguished road
xmatox xmatox is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: SOCAL
Posts: 29
xmatox is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by mr.walleye View Post
I plan on getting a hybrid bumper to put a 20" light bar inside, not interested in a winch, but I do want the bull bar because of the amount of deer I seem to encounter while driving at night. I've found 3 manufactures of them. Victory, SSO and C4 fab. are there any more out there I've missed? I'm not looking for a full size bumper, just the smaller ones that protect the radiator.
I purchased the SSO hybrid bumper with 20" cutout for a baja lightbar. I looked at other companies too, but ultimately chose SSO because they had the option to go "stage 2" if I ever wanted some extra protection.
xmatox is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-27-2019, 01:25 PM #6
mr.walleye mr.walleye is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: ohio
Posts: 123
mr.walleye will become famous soon enough
mr.walleye mr.walleye is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: ohio
Posts: 123
mr.walleye will become famous soon enough
I also would like to add, none of the company's I mentioned will do a cut out for a E series rigid light bar, they all say they do custom work, yet they don't.. it's ok, I will get bare metal, have access to a plasma cutter and widen it myself.

Last edited by mr.walleye; 05-27-2019 at 01:27 PM.
mr.walleye is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-31-2019, 06:30 PM #7
mr.walleye mr.walleye is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: ohio
Posts: 123
mr.walleye will become famous soon enough
mr.walleye mr.walleye is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: ohio
Posts: 123
mr.walleye will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by xmatox View Post
I purchased the SSO hybrid bumper with 20" cutout for a baja lightbar. I looked at other companies too, but ultimately chose SSO because they had the option to go "stage 2" if I ever wanted some extra protection.
were you able to run it without beefing up the front suspension? I really do like the SSO
mr.walleye is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-31-2019, 06:50 PM #8
xmatox xmatox is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: SOCAL
Posts: 29
xmatox is on a distinguished road
xmatox xmatox is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: SOCAL
Posts: 29
xmatox is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by mr.walleye View Post
were you able to run it without beefing up the front suspension? I really do like the SSO
I have an Icon stage 2 lift, so my front end is beefed up already, but I assume that you would need too beef it up in order to avoid a dramatic rake. The stock vehicle already has a small rake in the front. Adding another 75-130 pounds ( Winch or no winch ) is only going to make it rake further. Maybe you can just get beefier springs up front and not a full lift to save some money.
xmatox is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-31-2019, 07:09 PM #9
57HotrodVW's Avatar
57HotrodVW 57HotrodVW is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Texas
Posts: 127
Real Name: Eric
57HotrodVW will become famous soon enough 57HotrodVW will become famous soon enough
57HotrodVW 57HotrodVW is offline
Member
57HotrodVW's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Texas
Posts: 127
Real Name: Eric
57HotrodVW will become famous soon enough 57HotrodVW will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by mr.walleye View Post
I plan on getting a hybrid bumper to put a 20" light bar inside, not interested in a winch, but I do want the bull bar because of the amount of deer I seem to encounter while driving at night. I've found 3 manufactures of them. Victory, SSO and C4 fab. are there any more out there I've missed? I'm not looking for a full size bumper, just the smaller ones that protect the radiator.
I have an SSO slimline that I'm very happy with. If you go that route, use this coupon code to save $100 off SSO purchases of $598 or more:
REFA0NKOLXOAU
57HotrodVW is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-31-2019, 07:13 PM #10
Ryan at Eibach's Avatar
Ryan at Eibach Ryan at Eibach is offline
official vendor
 
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Corona
Posts: 516
Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light
Ryan at Eibach Ryan at Eibach is offline
official vendor
Ryan at Eibach's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Corona
Posts: 516
Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light Ryan at Eibach is a glorious beacon of light
I run the Warn too. Nice fit and finish.
__________________
2019 TRD Off Road
2007 GT3
1982 911 SC
Ryan at Eibach is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 06-01-2019, 10:59 AM #11
jdm-v35 jdm-v35 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Posts: 758
jdm-v35 is a jewel in the rough jdm-v35 is a jewel in the rough jdm-v35 is a jewel in the rough jdm-v35 is a jewel in the rough
jdm-v35 jdm-v35 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Posts: 758
jdm-v35 is a jewel in the rough jdm-v35 is a jewel in the rough jdm-v35 is a jewel in the rough jdm-v35 is a jewel in the rough
I was considering a hybrid bumper as well. But if you are looking for deer protection, I dont believe it would add enough extra protection to be useful. I would save some money and do the in-grill light bar.

If you were looking at a full front, it would add protection but at a much higher cost.

I have hit a deer with my G35 going 60 and the damage was bad enough that the insurance wanted to total it out, but I kept it and was able to fix it all myself luckily. That car is also very modified and I had a full steel bash bar in the bumper that basically broke all the deers' legs. it kept the bumper in one piece but everything around it and behind it(radiator etc) to the windshield was destroyed.

If you want it for a winch/recovery points then it would be worth it. For just a light bar, I would just go in-grill and save yourself the extra $800.
jdm-v35 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 07-22-2021, 01:09 PM #12
RedRunner-14 RedRunner-14 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: San Mateo
Posts: 12
RedRunner-14 is on a distinguished road
RedRunner-14 RedRunner-14 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: San Mateo
Posts: 12
RedRunner-14 is on a distinguished road
BAMF Hybrid Bumper

Not sure if you guys have seen this, but BAMF has a hybrid bumper for 5th gen 4runners now for 40% off (first 50 production units) going for $800 base. 5th Gen 2014 plus 4runner Hybrid bumper
RedRunner-14 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 07-22-2021, 02:58 PM #13
Sully888 Sully888 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Tucson
Posts: 67
Sully888 is on a distinguished road
Sully888 Sully888 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Tucson
Posts: 67
Sully888 is on a distinguished road
I went with road armor. it was like $663 at the time and came powder coated. It has a spot for a 32in lightbar though. this is a pic of my setup.
Attached Images
hybrid bumper choices-20210719_140823-jpg 
Sully888 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 07-22-2021, 03:04 PM #14
Sully888 Sully888 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Tucson
Posts: 67
Sully888 is on a distinguished road
Sully888 Sully888 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Tucson
Posts: 67
Sully888 is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by mr.walleye View Post
were you able to run it without beefing up the front suspension? I really do like the SSO
I would definitely beef up the front end. I ran mine on stock suspension for a couple weeks before I installed a lift. you can tell a difference on stock with more rake.
Sully888 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 07-22-2021, 04:57 PM #15
smeerun's Avatar
smeerun smeerun is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 228
smeerun has a spectacular aura about smeerun has a spectacular aura about smeerun has a spectacular aura about
smeerun smeerun is offline
Member
smeerun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 228
smeerun has a spectacular aura about smeerun has a spectacular aura about smeerun has a spectacular aura about
Quote:
Originally Posted by RedRunner-14 View Post
Not sure if you guys have seen this, but BAMF has a hybrid bumper for 5th gen 4runners now for 40% off (first 50 production units) going for $800 base. 5th Gen 2014 plus 4runner Hybrid bumper
Damn, I dig the simplicity of their front bumper.
__________________
[Smeerun's Build Log] - 2016 4Runner Trail Premium MGM w/KDSS

Exterior: Toyo OC A/T III 265/70/17 (TE Wheels) | Dobinsons UCA's + C59-302/GS59-700 Front + C59-500/GS59-705 Rear | C4 Rock Sliders | SSO Roof Rack | Ironman 8.5" Awning | Tacoma Low-Profile Antenna | Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro Fogs | CTH Folding Mirrors + LED Sequential Blinker Mirrors
Interior: VanTrue N4 3-chan Dashcam | Husky Liners Floor Mats | Canvasback Rear Covers | Blue Ridge "Attic"
smeerun is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Reply

Tags
bar , bumper , hybrid , put , sso

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
03 4th Gen Hybrid Bumper Skrrt 4th Gen T4Rs 10 12-08-2020 11:06 PM
CBI front hybrid bumper Fjatheart 3rd gen T4Rs 5 12-02-2013 08:55 PM
bumper choices - or the lack of... pilsner Classic T4Rs 10 09-30-2013 11:57 PM
Rear bumper choices - plate or tube? FoneRunner 3rd gen T4Rs 27 12-29-2010 05:56 PM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.2

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:09 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
***This site is an unofficial Toyota site, and is not officially endorsed, supported, authorized by or affiliated with Toyota. All company, product, or service names references in this web site are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Toyota name, marks, designs and logos, as well as Toyota model names, are registered trademarks of Toyota Motor Corporation***Ad Management plugin by RedTyger
 
Copyright © 2020