Removing Rear Bumper Cover (1 Viewer)

[co4wheel]

I got a busy week. Leaving Friday to do two trails I have been itching to do for a while. I always worry about catching my rear bumper cover on a climb. I am doing Poughkeepsie Gulch and Black Bear. I have caught the trailer hitch before. That is fine. Anyway, how hard is it to remove. If it's like the running boards that ends up breaking a bunch of clips then it's not worth the trouble. But if it's fairly easy I may take it off just so I don't have to worry about it. Any suggestions on getting it off easy enough. 2004 GX if that matters.

 

[bap5340]

Since you are in Colorado Springs, you may want to visit with Hefty Fabworks. They have a great set of aftermarket bumpers that would serve that purpose well. They may also have some insight for your removal and reinstallation of the existing cover. They are a great support to the GX and Toyota community.

 

[co4wheel]

Since you are in Colorado Springs, you may want to visit with Hefty Fabworks. They have a great set of aftermarket bumpers that would serve that purpose well. They may also have some insight for your removal and reinstallation of the existing cover. They are a great support to the GX and Toyota community.

I talked to him just before the FJ summit. Ran into him at a local Walmart by chance. Nice guy. He is a working guy. Hate to bother him with my petty little things that don't earn him any money.

 

[NMBruce]

good luck on Poughkeepsie Gulch, its been raining a lot around here and Poughkeepsie Gulch can be very slippery when wet.

waiting to hear how it goes.

 

[co4wheel]

good luck on Poughkeepsie Gulch, its been raining a lot around here and Poughkeepsie Gulch can be very slippery when wet.

waiting to hear how it goes.

Yeah. We will see.

 

[co4wheel]

good luck on Poughkeepsie Gulch, its been raining a lot around here and Poughkeepsie Gulch can be very slippery when wet.

waiting to hear how it goes.

Think I will make it up the wall if it's dry?

 

[NMBruce]

Think I will make it up the wall if it's dry?

I have been told by guys in the local club that a GX can make it up the wall if dry. I have not yet done it in my GX, in my Jeep, I had front and rear locked and 12psi in the tires, walked right up.

 

[co4wheel]

So I normally run 30psi in my "C" load rated KO2's. I was thinking of going to 15psi for the wall. Is that too low for 265/70/17's you think?

 

[GXO]

You can make it. That is a fine pressure...just make sure you get a good line to avoid high center

 

[co4wheel]

IT WAS NOT DRY. No one was making it up. Even locked with 35's. A huge trough has developed in front of the wall. So you sink into that and hit your bumper cover. At least I did. I could have stacked rocks but it was still likely a no go. Your tires would fill up with what looked like drywall compound just before you hit the wall. It was raining most the day we attempted it. I need to cut my bumper covers or get some new bumpers. I just don't want to spend the money on the bumpers and I am not sure if I want to cut them either. Afraid I won't like the look. I will post some pictures of Black Bear and Poughkeepsie later in another post. Other then the wall, I completed both with out incident. Black Bear is really no big deal. I did two wheel it on the way too the steps. That doesn't bother me. Done it plenty in the past. The steps where easy really. Even slightly wet. I went down to 20psi for the first time. WAY more comfortable and tons of traction.