new cbi rear bumper

criera

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Hey guys. You might remember me as the op in the arb/shrock thread with the infamous tube vs plate thermonuclear war. I considered asking for a plate vs tube poll for my rear bumper, but chose the higher road. lol.

So anyways the point of my post here, i just installed a new CBI rear bumper yall should have a look at.

First off i have to point out that when i ordered from nathan at cbi, i was wrongly (my fault) under the impression that the black plastic flares i have are standard for sport flares, so i told nathan i had the sport flares when he took my order. Come to find out the sport flares are the same as the ltd flares so the lines on the bumper, rather the lines on my ride are a little off. this is totally my fault. i suspect an easy fix is either go with some limited flares or maybe some bushwackers or something.

Either way i wont be doing ANYthing anytime soon as today i lost my job of 15 years. I know, bittersweet isnt it? I just hope i wont be one of the poor guys on here selling their rig out of necessity, god bless them. you can quote me when i say i will be living in, on, or adjacent to my baby before i ever sell her.

so again, my ignorance, my fault on the flares. that said, this bumper is an absolute and beautiful work of art. I could not be happier with it. I still have some things to finish and tidy up, like wiring the lights and such, but here she is in all of her glory.

I ordered the standard rear with swing away, hi lift mount, double jerry can holder, exhaust port, folding table, light buckets, and work light, and powder coat for all.

Again i could not be happier, this ass armor is something else. If any of you are thinking or rear bumper options you should check them out, Nathan was very patient and helpful, even as i made last minute changes. They communicated well, and turnaround time was very reasonable, about 3 weeks from order to delivery i think +/-. Quality is top notch and i cannot wait to put some use to her.

so enjoy my crappy pics (sorry)
 

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oh yeah, forgot to mention ive got a little bit of ass sag now due to addl weight. not to worry, i have the 1 1/2" spacer kit on the way from toytec to add to my TT ultimate lift. That should do her right up.
 
:surfer:Pretty sweet, can I ask what you paid for that? I was ready to order an Iribis, but they aren't making anything for 2-3 months; not sure what's happening there?
Looked at 4x4 Labs nice stuff, but outside my budget.
Likely going with either CBI or Outdoor Logic's rear that they are drawing up right now.
Josh
 
thanks Josh. I too called Irbis first, i didnt even know about CBI at the time. It sounded like there were some health issues involved from what i was told. I wish them the best. I paid just under 2k for mine. I know, a lot, but consider there were not many options i didnt take. i pretty much got all the extras powdercoating etc. The driving lights for the buckets and the work light were included as well, and the powdercoat job was second to none. Nathan did work with me a bit on price considering the size of my order. if you want to you could get out the door with fewer options for much less so dont be scared away.
 
LOVE that bumper and Brian2sun has said nothing but good things about it too. and he has put it through testing.

and that is the same bumper I wanted, till I saw a thread CBI was on. and they wanted a donor truck (3rd Gen) for they are wanting to do there Moab Front Bumper from the Taco to fit out rigs. so I offered up my rig to be the first for the front bumper, sliders I think are also on the menu.

SO having said that I hope Nathan isn't mad at me for letting the cat out of the bag. I will be spending the first part of my Spring break in there shop watching the magic happen.

which will give me time to some how talk him out of a rear bumper for me cause that is what I started out to get. now I am getting a front one and no rear. :reddance:

will keep you posted as it should be done middle of next week for a show and tell.

ok that was a little off topic cause you are bragging about your rear bumper, so sorry for that.

what sells me on there rear bumper is how clean it is. looks like stock almost.
 
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Congrats man!! I need to get one of those work lights, how much was it and the mount? 12V powered or battery?
 
those pics taken by Cornielus pass? by chance
Wow, good eye John. Totally, Cornelius pass and between cornell and evergreen. I take my dog there sometimes and fly rc planes there too. Never been hassled and its a good place for my dog since she doesnt always play well with others, i cant really take her to a park or anything.

Thanks Brian, the light was a $100 adder from CBI. its basically a large tube welded to the swingaway with a smaller telescoping tube inside it with a mounting plate welded on top that perfectly fit the provided hella work light. All powdercoated to match. the telescoping part is secured by a burly wing nut welded on some threaded rod.

I dont have it wired up yet but im going to run it off a relay with a switch in the compartment somewhere, havent decided where yet, real estate on my instrument panel is becoming scarce, might go in the back back, not sure yet.

05, where you at, Portland area?
 
SO having said that I hope Nathan isn't mad at me for letting the cat out of the bag.

that was you huh? you dog! i hit them up too but i guess you got to them first. Score! Congrats, I am dying for some sliders, they were next but given my recent and unexpected unemployment status, thats gonna have to take a back seat for a while.
 
I havent gotten a bumper from them but it's in the midst of things to come. Nathan and Steve have been very patient with me considering the amount of orders and fab jobs they deal with everyday. These items may be pricey but they are well worth the wait and money. Their rear swing-away is on my list, after my front end build. Great post and I couldn't agree with you more with their craftsmanship.

Keep up the phenomenal work CBI.

Criera, great looking 4Runner, it certainly stands out a lot more now! Can you get some closer shots of the gap (or lack of) between the body and the bumper, with the rear hatch up. Thanks!
 
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ask and you shall receive. Thanks for the compliments guys. It sounds like a lot of people have their own cbi gear in the works. you guys wont be disappointed. let me know if anyone has any questions or want addl pics. happy to contribute where i can. oh, and sorry about the dog ass :)
 

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Not only does it look awesome, but it's functional. I'd love to get one but it wouldn't match the tube bumper up front. I built a tube bumper for the rear last weekend, sorry no pics but I still gotta make a tire/can carrier. if you don't have one yet, get an extended rear brake line before you do the 1.5" spacers, it will be stretching.
 
that was you huh? you dog! i hit them up too but i guess you got to them first. Score! Congrats, I am dying for some sliders, they were next but given my recent and unexpected unemployment status, thats gonna have to take a back seat for a while.

I am only 3 hour north and of course I jumped on the chance.

as for guessing where that was taken I can't take credit for actually figured that out, but if you can believe my girl friends Brother saw you taking those pics. I sent him the link to show and tell about the bumper and he recongized the rig. small world for sure.

when I get out there with my rig we all can go play
 

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