I think he was referring to the entire body. So, full replacement bumpers where you don't have to cut the bumper.
There's quite a few full replacements out there. TJM, Rival, AFN, Dissent, etc.
Any consensus on bumpers?
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Aren't those essentially unobtainium?
Naw. You can contact them thru WhatsApp
A little leap of faith wiring money to Argentina but guys on the forum have done a group buy. And order came thru.
A little leap of faith wiring money to Argentina but guys on the forum have done a group buy. And order came thru.
Good to know. I wish that had been communicated to me when I was bumper shopping. I had an email exchange in August of 2022 and was told by Stephanie that it was not available. Definitely would have picked it up if it had been an option.
You are a braver man than me. Also how much is the bumper?
Thanks for the replies! The link above is asking me for a dealer login after clicking through.
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Interesting that the polymer ARB Smart Bar bull bar is supposedly “stronger” than steel.
No doubt its far lighter, but it would be great to see the series of tests used in the comparison.
I’ve an ARB Summit which is no doubt very protective against deer strikes, but less weight at equal/greater strength is an interesting value proposition—if indeed true.
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No doubt its far lighter, but it would be great to see the series of tests used in the comparison.
I’ve an ARB Summit which is no doubt very protective against deer strikes, but less weight at equal/greater strength is an interesting value proposition—if indeed true.
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I just did a full 1 year review of my victory 4x4 rear bumper if anyone is interested...
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Victory4x4 rear bumper and swing outs long term review.
Introduction Because I have so many pictures, I have to post this in parts! There is 5 image per post limit. So about a year ago I did my research about available rear bumper options and settled on Victory4x4 based on my functional needs and the accessories I wanted to have on it. There is...
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Which is a shame because I think their front bumper looks really nice on the 200 (in the bar-less variant). Sleek, does not stick out, clean, no exposed welds or bolts. Also can be had in aluminum for low weight (only 85lbs). The integrated logo cutout is little cheesy, however.
It seems form over function, though. The recovery points are stupid and dangerous to use given how the bumper is mounted. It mounts at least in place of the recovery points in addition to the weak frame horns. Given how the bracket is constructed it would not be easy to retrofit the clevis nut/stud solution ARB/TJM/Ironman all use.
Perhaps ok choice for a lightweight high clearance bumper, but mounting a winch to it seems sketchy.
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Consensus? No. It depends on your needs. I went with an ARB bull bar because I'm in the Pacific NW (lotsa big trees and lotsa big aminals jumping out from behind em). Also I plan to do a fair bit of off-roading. If I didn't plan on off-roading much, or if lived in a place with more rocks n shrubs than trees and smaller aminals, I'd prolly go with a Dissent. My rear bumper is Dissent. Amazing quality, very light, and they're great people to deal with! If they made a large front bull bar, I'd probably own it instead of this ARB.
Recently got Slee’s front and rear on my 200. Love them - functionality does what I needed. As for the front end angular look, it’s growing on me.
My criteria was better clearance in the rear coming off obstacles, and clearance plus a winch up front. I wasn’t so worried about deer strikes, since I rarely came across any…
…until I started going places now that I have these bumpers, and I see deer everywhere. They seem to especially like feeding by the roadsides!!!
So, now, yeah - kinda wish I had gone the full bull bar route sometimes. At the same time, a healthy fear not ruining my front end or killing a deer on the road are maybe a good thing to keep my alert and slow down.
My criteria was better clearance in the rear coming off obstacles, and clearance plus a winch up front. I wasn’t so worried about deer strikes, since I rarely came across any…
…until I started going places now that I have these bumpers, and I see deer everywhere. They seem to especially like feeding by the roadsides!!!
So, now, yeah - kinda wish I had gone the full bull bar route sometimes. At the same time, a healthy fear not ruining my front end or killing a deer on the road are maybe a good thing to keep my alert and slow down.
How's the clearance with TCC rear bumper? After COTR2 with a stock rear and a RW 35 KENDA pizza cutter in stock location I had no real trouble with climbing Poughkeepsie "wall" but did manage to crush my exhaust exit, nbd, and flatten/kill my trailer connection bracket and also scratch up the rear plastic bumper. My lift height is minimal in the rear as well with OME 2721x springs and fairly loaded out with ARB drawers/Fridge etc. I noticed others with aftermarket rear bumpers and more height had trouble making contact...
