Rear bumper protection

[alaskaman]

So here I am in San Diego where many people drive like rabbits without concern about the "other guy". I have a bull bar on my front but would like suggestions about the rear bumper protection. Ease of install, strength and impact distribution. Just in case.....

Thanks!

 

[zopperman]

So here I am in San Diego where many people drive like rabbits without concern about the "other guy". I have a bull bar on my front but would like suggestions about the rear bumper protection. Ease of install, strength and impact distribution. Just in case.....

Thanks!

Trailer hitch ball. I leave mine in all the time.

 

[chaz]

like these? Toyota 4Runner Rear Bumper Bar Grille Guard Protector Double Tube w. Plastic Cover Stainless Steel Chrome 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Rear Bumper Guard - Toyota 120 Platforms Forum Broadfeet® BRF-RDTO-711-51X - Toyota 4Runner 2003-2009 Dual Pipe Rear Bumper Guard

 

[JustSomeName]

the bull bar will probably do more harm than good.

I had one on and I read alot of people here describe them as "damage enhancers" rather than 'damage preventers"

never really understood or believed it. then i bottomed out my car a couple times off roading and they did enhance damage onto my stock bumper. had i not had it on, i probably wouldve kept driving without a single scratch, now there are some huge scratches/dents from where the bull bar pushed back into my bumper

 

[piccrazy30]

I leave my towing ball on all the time too but the second time I got hit the girl had a lift and didnt even hit the bumper :frusty: Im in the process of trying to figure out how to wire a back up camera to record on a loop. I already had a dash cam in the front now I need one in the back. A little paranoid "yes" but they say the third times a charm and I dont want to have to try and remember plate number or what the person looked like.
You could get a shockworks bumper for the back, dont think it would hurt your runner but would crunch their car

 

[Smobien]

Neighbor has one on his Ridgeline. Hes from New York and said it worked great.

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[ebg18t]

May I suggest:

 

[wnelax04sr5]

So here I am in San Diego where many people drive like rabbits without concern about the "other guy". I have a bull bar on my front but would like suggestions about the rear bumper protection. Ease of install, strength and impact distribution. Just in case.....

Thanks!

if you're willing to give up every ounce of cool in your body....new yorkers swear by it

 

[zopperman]

if you're willing to give up every ounce of cool in your body....new yorkers swear by it

edit nevermind, pic worked. yeah those are ugly as sin

 

[jwyshrek]

you could just go all out...

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[HiVel-JR]

This would be a great all around bumper!!!

 

[alaskaman]

I'll take one of those bad boys!!

 

[DexTech]

you can get a cheap dash cam to put in the cargo area facing the rear. a dash cam will record over the oldest file when the memory card is full. the cargo area even has an outlet to plug into.