I have my 15 TE back from the body shop, after hitting a deer in mid-November, with the Schrockworks bumper installed(pictures soon). How long does it take to do a bumper install? How did you pay to have it installed? What are my choices to fix front end sag. I have quite a bit of time doing searches on these questions and did not have much luck getting answers. Thanks for any help on these questions.
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techno
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Regarding charges for fitting the bumper, I think that should have been covered by insurance.
I had an accident a several years ago and I asked the body shop to fit an ARB and not a new factory bumper. The time to install both is roughly the same, however the ARB was cheaper than the OEM bumper parts, so in the end I got my 4Runner back with an ARB bumper and a $100+ check from the body shop for the bumper price difference. Win win!
I had an accident a several years ago and I asked the body shop to fit an ARB and not a new factory bumper. The time to install both is roughly the same, however the ARB was cheaper than the OEM bumper parts, so in the end I got my 4Runner back with an ARB bumper and a $100+ check from the body shop for the bumper price difference. Win win!
update
Convinced the repair shop to give $300 back since they did not have to paint the bumper. they charge me 15 hours shop time for the installation, but that included mounting the winch and they did a very nice job. They did not wire the winch and now I am planning to do that and figure out the best way to raise the front end back up. When it warms up a little.
Convinced the repair shop to give $300 back since they did not have to paint the bumper. they charge me 15 hours shop time for the installation, but that included mounting the winch and they did a very nice job. They did not wire the winch and now I am planning to do that and figure out the best way to raise the front end back up. When it warms up a little.
fortmillers
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I am in the market for a new bumper for a '15 Limited. I have the OEM version with chrome. The existing one I have is falling off due to some weak pins on the underside breaking for reasons I don't understand (has 4800 miles on it, didn't hit anything). Dealer wants me to pay for everything. If I do, I don't want to replace with the same piece of garbage if a more durable option is available. Can someone direct me to a link of options? And, will a local body shop install too? I don't really trust the Dealer body shop right now - I think they're trying to pull one on me and not honor this as a defect.
