Tube bumper owners...

[4runsport]

Found a pretty decent tube bumper for sale (which is rare in my area) and was considering purchasing it.

Now my question to you is, what protects your radiator and everything else that is exposed? I think this would look great on my truck im just concerned about the exposure of such vital components. The guy has this listed for $500 firm.

What do you think? :bravo:

 

[4runnin83]

I've seen those tube bumpers go for around 300 bucks new....

Edit: Found one for 350
Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck and 4Runner Off Road Bumpers

 

[t4r4life]

its about 400 bucks for this trail gear one

 

[ichambers]

Savage offroad makes a nice front tube bumper for about 300 that is similar to that. check out their site, SAVAGE OFFROAD

 

[t4r4life]

Savage offroad makes a nice front tube bumper for about 300 that is similar to that. check out their site, SAVAGE OFFROAD

shipping is the killer 150 bucks

 

[4runnin83]

shipping is the killer 150 bucks

Ouch... Find a local welder and get him to build you a custom one.

 

[thebrandon]

This is mine right here. Has a metal plate in front of the radiator.

 

[4runsport]

So how do you guys protect the radiator and other components with tube bumpers? Wouldn't I be at risk of destroying something simply by driving down the highway?

 

[t4r4life]

Ouch... Find a local welder and get him to build you a custom one.

at the labor rate of 100 bucks a hour a customer bumper will never beat the price of a mass production bumper. at least not in our shop.

 

[t4r4life]

So how do you guys protect the radiator and other components with tube bumpers? Wouldn't I be at risk of destroying something simply by driving down the highway?

you gotta make your own i remember some company makes one for their bumper but i cant recall who it was.

 

[mcaz5]

its about 400 bucks for this trail gear one

Who's 4runner is that? I'd really like to see some more pics of that. I really like that style of bumper

 

[Slow_T4R]

Like someone else said, find a local builder or something. 500 is a lot for a used unknown brand bumper. Or buy a addicted Offroad bumper :drool:

 

[Hepar]

So how do you guys protect the radiator and other components with tube bumpers? Wouldn't I be at risk of destroying something simply by driving down the highway?

My tube bumper also has a plate in the middle that protects the radiator.

 

[04rnr]

at the labor rate of 100 bucks a hour a customer bumper will never beat the price of a mass production bumper. at least not in our shop.

custom vs mass production, not the same thing, apples and oranges.

 

[TheArkMaster]

This is mine right here. Has a metal plate in front of the radiator.

Your bumper :drool::jaw::thumb:

 

[Whitson Metalworks]

at the labor rate of 100 bucks a hour a customer bumper will never beat the price of a mass production bumper. at least not in our shop.

Bingo, guys at work ask me to build them a bumper like mine all the time. I tell them its not going to be cheap! Then they say "I see some on eBay for 400" or something to that effect, and I tell them that would be fine for a deposit lol. A one-off bumper is a time consuming project.