Need new front bumper, can't decided between all the options

[sovamind]

My poor 4th gen 4runner ended up driving right into someone that tried to race me through an intersection. Their car was destroyed, my truck only took damage to the plastic front bumper. Luckily, no one was injured.

Anyway, I was thinking about getting an offroad bumper with winch for the truck anyway, so now seems like the time. I've been looking at the usual suspects including, Addicted Offroad, ARB, CBI, and Shrockworks. My truck currently has no lift and I probably won't be adding much ever, maybe 1" - 1.5" max. I live on the west coast so shipping to here may affect the overall price. I have some CBI stuff already and like it, and their rear bumper is defintely the one I would want later on so I'm leaning towards them at the moment.

Does anyone care to share their experiences, reviews, and pictures? Many of these guys don't have pictures of them actually installed and those that do the pictures are that great. Also how much extra protection do the upper tubes add? I think I'm interested in the center hoop to protect the hood, but I'm not sure the side hoops for the headlights are worth the (imo) ugly aggro appearance.


Thanks in advance!

 

[ExCabSwap]

Check out Northwest Trail Innovations weld together bumper:

http://nwtrailinnovations.com/toyota-4runner-bumpers/toyota-4runner-2003-2009-winch-bumper-kit

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[nghiS4]

My front bumper cover is cracked too & I've decided to finally spring for a winch bumper which I've been putting off. Went with Demello full hoops for most strength & protection. Currently a 6-week wait, with powder coating. The deciding factor was lower weight than Schrockworks, since I'll be addding a winch & full skids later as well. I agree though, that the single hoop looks better, but I want the most functionality. Also can use the corner points to strap kayaks or limb risers.

 

[TrueBlue]

I've got a Demello and I love the bumper and the build quality is great, but they're customer service is dogshit




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