bumper recommendations?

[bmanning]

Hey Guys...

Looking for advice on an aftermarket front bumper...

1) Don't need an elaborate ARB winch/fog light bumper; maybe down the road, but for now I just want to upgrade my stock bumper that has some bumps & stratches. If it doesn't have pre-drilled holes for fog lights, I can do that myself.

2) Hoping for one that can be installed without being a Toyota engineer. I have air tools and jacks, but don't want to spend a whole Saturday and tear the entire front off of my truck.

3) I'll check performance parts and other resources, but I'm looking for some 1st-hand experience.

Thanks in advance!

BManning

 

[RunnerUp]

so you are looking for this bumper for strength or looks? if you want it for strength but dont want to put down to get an ARB bumper, TJM makes a good bumper like the ARB for a couple hundred less if my memory serves me correctly, as for looks, i wouldnt be able to help you there, but much luck in your search.

 

[bflooks]

i know there are a few places that sell the tjm's. pat161 just put one on his rig, and i think it was still well below $500 even after shipping. he had it in rather quickly, and i guess it lines up really nice too.

 

[BerettaMarksman]

http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=54928

 

[pat161]

As Bflooks stated I recently added a TJM to my 2000 and love it, it makes the front end look very agressive. I got mine for $389, I know you can get one from a YT member for that price. They are easy to install, though definitely a two man job. Intrepid from YT helped me and we used a method with two hi-lift jacks to really snug the bumper up to the fender, really shouldn't take more than 4 hours even the first time. If you are anywhere within 50 miles of Worcester MA I'd probably be willing to help you with the install.

 

[bmanning]

Thanks for the great advice, Gang.

I just forked over $$ to switch to fully synthetic (Valvoline) in the auto trans, diffs, and t-case, just bought a new battery, etc., so I think I'll lay low for a month or 2 before springing for a bumper. Gotta keep the truck budget reasonable or the Wife pipes up....

In the meantime, I dressed up the stock bumper (which had a few stratches, dings, and a couple of holes where fog lights were) with about 20 bumper stickers from my local bike shop. Amazing how they hide the ugly stuff, and I kinda have a cool Nascar look for now...

Great temp fix for scarred bumper...