So, just a word of warning about Dobinsons bumpers, DON'T BUY THEM!!!! I purchased a new Dobinsons rear bumper and a new ARB front bumper for my 80 series Land Cruiser this past winter and installed them in May 2024. Within the first 3 weeks of installation, the paint on the Dobinsons started flaking off on the passenger side corner. I contacted Dobinsons and asked them about their warranty and was told that it was my fault that the bumper started flaking/rusting at the corner because I had not installed the pin correctly and it was rubbing on the bumper when I would swing the tire mount out. I took pictures of the pin and it's position (approx. 1/3" above the bumper), when the swing arm was deployed, along with video of all the mechanisms as the swing arm/tire mount was being deployed. The rep at Dobinsons basically stated that he didn't believe me and said that although the pin didn't come into contact with the bumper in the video, he thought that it had at some point in time, and Dobinsons would not warranty the paint. I bought the Dobinsons because I didn't want to spend the money on the higher costing rear ARB bumper. That being said, I wish I would have just gone ahead and bought the rear ARB. Dobinsons paint is complete s*** and I hope nobody makes the same mistake that I did. Buy once, cry once, and be done with it...buy ARB! Sorry, but I just needed to rant.
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