thoughts of a new front bumper

[T4Rex.]

That looks nice, then again the top one looks exactly like the one I had Outdoorlogic make for me and helped design so kinda partial. Here is a link to the drawing of my Outdoorlogic bumper from my build. Yes I know there are not to many ways you can do a plate bumper without it looking to much like someone elses but the top looks like they used the same drawing.

Tha being said because the top is an identical copy I would be more interested in seeing either the second or third picture be built and offered to the 3rd gen community. This will give your fab shop a bumper that would put him as a different unique style that is more marketable than just a clone of other plate bumpers. Will also provide the 3rd gen community another great looking option in a bumper.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/71499-new-bumper-being-fabbed-week-3.html#post639193

honestly i hiJacked this Pic from you and was wondering if you would check it out cause i had forgot where i saved the pic from....i have some more ideals about putting some small hoops near the corner lights....the second one is definately the one i prefer as well....my thoughts in behind the TRD emblem is to have it set up to where i have red LEDS glowing to pronounce it a little more on the bumper....

i really love the look of some tube bumpers like the one made by addicted offroad, however i am going for a more clean look like blcktpgsr...with my own flare...i will not be painting bumper black, probably going with silver....well im really 50-50!! but for sure will keep updating.....

Just waiting on the VA to give me my backpay.....so i hope its around the first of AUG.

 

[T4Rex.]

Why don't many plate bumpers have any T slots for a Hi-lift? If you don't have sliders you aren't lifting your truck.

I'd add those if it was me. I'd reinforce them as well rather then just slots in the plate.

GOOD IDEAL!!! i will work those in....PICS COMING SOON

 

[T4Rex.]

SO i have been screwing around with paint....HAHAHA feel like a high school kid again....but anyways here is what i came up with....so far....:artist2:

 

[4Running Daily]

So much bumper porn...

 

[fish0281]

On the Second design, are you going to have a custom grill made too that will fillin the weird gap left by the opening in the middle or just leave it exposed?

Also, the second one with lights above the top bar makes it look like cookie monster or something... definitely makes a face though.

 

[1985taylor1925]

this is my second thought.......

Whats gonna go in the top center where you have it cut out? Wouldnt that leave an odd gap bewteen the bottom of the grill and the bumper?

Edit: I just saw the picture with the wench shown in the gap. That makes sense

 

[1985taylor1925]

On the Second design, are you going to have a custom grill made too that will fillin the weird gap left by the opening in the middle or just leave it exposed?

Also, the second one with lights above the top bar makes it look like cookie monster or something... definitely makes a face though.

Oops, I just saw I posted the same thing as you. Oh well, were thinking alike

 

[T4Rex.]

Oops, I just saw I posted the same thing as you. Oh well, were thinking alike

i am using paint so i guess its kinda difficult to picture...i am going for the look that are the top of the armorology bumpers.....where you can actually see winch....like blcktpgsr

 

[foxrider56]

For some reason I am not a fan of that black 4runners front bumper, I do love the look of it in paint though, I don't know why but it looks so much better on paint

 

[Dark Lord]

I like Armorology's open winch bumper. I always thought it looked really cool, and might serve some sort of functionality to have the bumper opened for the winch. On second thought, now I don't claim to know anything about winches, but from some reading I've done I think I've decided to pursue a bumper that encloses the winch in order to keep it out of the elements. I believe that would serve more purpose than to showcase it on top of the bumper.

Can anyone shed any light on this logic?

 

[foxrider56]

Did you ever end up making this, would love to see how it looks

 

[SoAZ4Runner]

Bump. What did you do?

My buddy works for a guy that owns a fab shop and wants me to do some cad designs of front and rear bumpers, then I would get the beta test free. So I wonder what you did.