Pelfreybilt Offroad ::: 5th Gen T4R Front Bumper

[rayofsi]

It's not on display, and hasn't been built. I'll be running it at some point, and it was supposed to be on my truck for testing in Baja but the FJC bumpers took priority.

darn! patiently waiting for a nice no cut bumper. Fingers crossed it'll be this year!

 

[skibawells]

Has anyone on the forum actually purchased and installed pelfreybilt aluminum bumper? If you did purchase one how long did it take from the time you ordered it to the time you received it? Also, if you did install it, how did the installation go and was it a good fit?
Thanks.
Don

Hi Don. Just installed mine on my 5th gen 4runner. It was shipped and delivered in 9 days. Took me about 3 hours to install it by myself. I DO NOT RECOMMEND trying to install one by oneself. I'm now trying to find what to do to relocate, or cover my windshield wiper tank. Completely exposed.

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[TE!]

Hi Don. Just installed mine on my 5th gen 4runner. It was shipped and delivered in 9 days. Took me about 3 hours to install it by myself. I DO NOT RECOMMEND trying to install one by oneself. I'm now trying to find what to do to relocate, or cover my windshield wiper tank. Completely exposed.

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I used the "Expedition One" windshield washer relocation kit for my hefty fabs bumper. But it does require you to relocate the pump and you won't be able to have a dual battery setup on the passenger side.

 

[gm350reratliff]

Hi Don. Just installed mine on my 5th gen 4runner. It was shipped and delivered in 9 days. Took me about 3 hours to install it by myself. I DO NOT RECOMMEND trying to install one by oneself. I'm now trying to find what to do to relocate, or cover my windshield wiper tank. Completely exposed.

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I painted everything that might be visible and unsightly with flat black spray paint and I heated and remolded the fender liner to wrap the washer reservoir and trimmed the excess. I may relocate the reservoir someday if it becomes a problem.

 

[S54MCoupe]

Does anyone have some pictures of how their lightbar is mounted in the bumper? I was test fitting mine and the Baja s8 seems to not fit that great. Does this look right? It sits very low, back, and angled
down with hardly any threads available to secure a nut.

 

[Xtremluck]

Does anyone have some pictures of how their lightbar is mounted in the bumper? I was test fitting mine and the Baja s8 seems to not fit that great. Does this look right? It sits very low, back, and angled
down with hardly any threads available to secure a nut.

Did you ever figure this out? About to do the same install this weekend using the same light. I'm guessing you will still be able to adjust the light and remount without having to take the whole bumper off?

 

[S54MCoupe]

Did you ever figure this out? About to do the same install this weekend using the same light. I'm guessing you will still be able to adjust the light and remount without having to take the whole bumper off?

I haven't had a chance to mount the bumper on yet, been busy with other projects. I did get some new set screws that are longer so I can actually bolt the light bar down. I think the gap will look less noticeable once it's on the truck. If you have the same problem you'll need two 1/4"-20 x 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" set screws. Probably won't be able to find them locally. I had to order them. PM me if you have a problem and I can send you a couple.

 

[Xtremluck]

I haven't had a chance to mount the bumper on yet, been busy with other projects. I did get some new set screws that are longer so I can actually bolt the light bar down. I think the gap will look less noticeable once it's on the truck. If you have the same problem you'll need two 1/4"-20 x 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" set screws. Probably won't be able to find them locally. I had to order them. PM me if you have a problem and I can send you a couple.

Thanks, just ordered. Will let you know how it goes.

 

[dna44]

Just ordered my aluminum bumper yesterday. I was emailing back and forth with Satin and spoke with them directly (Mike I think?) and holy crap. You guys are awesome. They happily answered any and all questions I had, and I had a lot of questions

One thing I forgot to ask them was what do people do with their fender liners? Do you cut them, heat them up and bend them?

 

[matoolie]

Just ordered my aluminum bumper yesterday. I was emailing back and forth with Satin and spoke with them directly (Mike I think?) and holy crap. You guys are awesome. You happily answered any and all questions I had, and I had a lot of questions

One thing I forgot to ask them was what do people do with their fender liners? Do you cut them, heat them up and bend them?

Little bit of all the above. I actually purchased replacement fender liners from rock auto and used these for the new bumper so I could keep the OEM liners as is in the event I install the original bumper back in the future. For the liners, I cut them, heated them, stuffed them into the Pelfreybilt bumper as needed. Kinda hard to describe but once you install the bumper you will see what needs cutting, bending, etc.

 

[dna44]

Little bit of all the above. I actually purchased replacement fender liners from rock auto and used these for the new bumper so I could keep the OEM liners as is in the event I install the original bumper back in the future. For the liners, I cut them, heated them, stuffed them into the Pelfreybilt bumper as needed. Kinda hard to describe but once you install the bumper you will see what needs cutting, bending, etc.

I feel ya'. I looked through this thread and I think I have a pretty good idea of what you're talking about.

Also - what are people doing for the Toyota lettering on the front grill?

 

[Xtremluck]

I feel ya'. I looked through this thread and I think I have a pretty good idea of what you're talking about.



Also - what are people doing for the Toyota lettering on the front grill?

I just finished my install and facelift conversion. Used a top TRD grille with a standard Toyota emblem I got of eBay secured by heavy duty mounting tape.

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[Xtremluck]

One more thing...if you install this bumper and plan on doing any sort of water crossing I think a snorkel is pretty much a requirement. Without a front bumper or fender liners water will be up in that wheel well and next to the stock intake pretty damn quickly.

 

[gm350reratliff]

I just finished my install and facelift conversion. Used a top TRD grille with a standard Toyota emblem I got of eBay secured by heavy duty mounting tape.

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Man, what a difference! Looks great!

 

[dna44]

One more thing...if you install this bumper and plan on doing any sort of water crossing I think a snorkel is pretty much a requirement. Without a front bumper or fender liners water will be up in that wheel well and next to the stock intake pretty damn quickly.

I guess I don't see how this is a factor. I'm still going to be running fender liners, and like everyone else here I will need to cut the very bottom of mine and stuff them up into the new bumper.

Bumpers + fender lines don't create a water-tight barrier. Are you saying that because of the increased angles in the front and more of the tire/wheel well exposed that water is a problem? Because if that's the case all aftermarket bumpers will require a snorkel...which doesn't seem too accurate to me...but I may be wrong.

 

[fakenews]

will be buying one of these as soon as my monies allows it

 

[Xtremluck]

I guess I don't see how this is a factor. I'm still going to be running fender liners, and like everyone else here I will need to cut the very bottom of mine and stuff them up into the new bumper.

Bumpers + fender lines don't create a water-tight barrier. Are you saying that because of the increased angles in the front and more of the tire/wheel well exposed that water is a problem? Because if that's the case all aftermarket bumpers will require a snorkel...which doesn't seem too accurate to me...but I may be wrong.

The key to a safe water crossing is establishing a front bow wake. Without the front bumper cover or fender lining and the high angle of the Pelfreybilt bumper water will be passing through into the wheel well with minimal obstruction. If you have ever taken apart your passenger side wheel well you can see how close that stock intake is to the top of the tire. Pelfreybilt also calls this out in their install instruction as a thing to watch out for.

 

[TerraCrawler]

The key to a safe water crossing is establishing a front bow wake.

Agreed! The bow wake is important, but if you only rely on that, you are asking for trouble. If you will be doing water crossings where the waterline may approach the intake, you NEED a snorkel, otherwise......well, a new engine may be in your future, and worse than that, when you hydrolock the rest of your car will be overtaken potentially. One piece of terrain (under the water) or brake could blow your bow wake.....

 

[dna44]

The key to a safe water crossing is establishing a front bow wake. Without the front bumper cover or fender lining and the high angle of the Pelfreybilt bumper water will be passing through into the wheel well with minimal obstruction. If you have ever taken apart your passenger side wheel well you can see how close that stock intake is to the top of the tire. Pelfreybilt also calls this out in their install instruction as a thing to watch out for.

Oh I completely agree, I just wasn't sure what you were getting at :thumb:

And yeah, I noticed how close the stock intake is to the top of the fender liner by the tire. It was the same way on my Tacoma.

 

[rayofsi]

any news on the rear bumper?