I'll share some of my embarrassment and misfortune with you for your entertainment. Hopefully I can get a little advice as well.
So I just purchased a 05 LX with 105k last week. Vehicle was in mint (stock) condition aside from a small amount of rust underneath. Primary purpose of the car is a dd for my wife and hauling the fam safely around the elk infested mountain town we live in. I planned to do a modest build of bigger tires, roof rack, and front bumper, but due to finances probably not until next year.....well until I just tore off my front bumper!
We were driving up a local forest service road so I could show the wife what her new car was capable of. The road really wasn't anything the vehicle couldn't handle, but when we got to a point where I was ready to turn around disaster struck. I was executing a three point turn on the road and didn't see a fallen log along the side. As I was backing up, the front end swung over this log and caught a little nub sticking out off it and it pulled the bumper half off. Words and looks were exchanged. Limped back to the house and I used the hot water trick to get most of the dent out and strung the bumper back on enough to drive but it's not pretty anymore.
At this point, it's time for a bumper upgrade. So what looks good on the LX? I like the looks of the TMJ T13 because of the full headlight and grill protection but don't know how it lines up on the LX. Lightweight would be nice; I've done several searches and some people have said I'd need to adjust the AHC to compensate for the weight of the bumper? No plans to put a winch or additional lighting on it, so that's not a factor. Anyways, any advice would be great! Thanks!
So I just purchased a 05 LX with 105k last week. Vehicle was in mint (stock) condition aside from a small amount of rust underneath. Primary purpose of the car is a dd for my wife and hauling the fam safely around the elk infested mountain town we live in. I planned to do a modest build of bigger tires, roof rack, and front bumper, but due to finances probably not until next year.....well until I just tore off my front bumper!
We were driving up a local forest service road so I could show the wife what her new car was capable of. The road really wasn't anything the vehicle couldn't handle, but when we got to a point where I was ready to turn around disaster struck. I was executing a three point turn on the road and didn't see a fallen log along the side. As I was backing up, the front end swung over this log and caught a little nub sticking out off it and it pulled the bumper half off. Words and looks were exchanged. Limped back to the house and I used the hot water trick to get most of the dent out and strung the bumper back on enough to drive but it's not pretty anymore.
At this point, it's time for a bumper upgrade. So what looks good on the LX? I like the looks of the TMJ T13 because of the full headlight and grill protection but don't know how it lines up on the LX. Lightweight would be nice; I've done several searches and some people have said I'd need to adjust the AHC to compensate for the weight of the bumper? No plans to put a winch or additional lighting on it, so that's not a factor. Anyways, any advice would be great! Thanks!
