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I think the bumpers are the same but not 100%
Factory Bullbar? Dealer option?
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Been Googling last night. 62 is a little bigger. Ill make it work. Sledge hammer and a cutting tool will persuade anything. Ill post back. Sorry for hijacking this thread
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62 bumper is taller, lacks the dropdown in the center.
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No worries. Curious of your fitment issues and how yours looks when mounted. Please post results!
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Damn no go. Little pissed. Didnt want to start cutting anything. Any one know if there is a conversion bracket? Surely Im not the only one to try this in the last 24 years. Maybe Ill call or email SOR and see what they have to say. Thanks
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Well me being a pack rat I found some old steel brackets. It came from a universal brush guard I had in my shed. I cut them down to size and bolted them to the mounting bracket under the bumper cover. Same holes as if it was attached the regular way. Still not done. Need a little more cutting to clean up some edges. Im 250 and was bouncing on the guard. Pretty damn sturdy. This is actually a heavy guard. This is only a temp fit up
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Looks good so far. Nice work. I like the look of that guard with the holes in it.
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After finding this photo online, I realized what the vacant holes on the side of my brush guard were for. Tow hook. Duh....
I relocated my existing bumper tow hook and ordered a second one from a Crusier being parted out here to fill the holes on the other side. Now I feel complete. Like the dual hooks. I positioned mine on the inside rather than outside though.
I relocated my existing bumper tow hook and ordered a second one from a Crusier being parted out here to fill the holes on the other side. Now I feel complete. Like the dual hooks. I positioned mine on the inside rather than outside though.
I was under the impression that brush guards had almost no structural integrity. Are those tow hooks, in the way their mounted to the guard, actually rated for recovery? or are they more for looks? They look great though there regardless!
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I don't think I would trust them to winch from. The uprights on the guard are pretty stout and bolted to the frame so in an emergency situation I'm sure it would do the job. Seeing as how I don't have a winch nor take my rig wheeling to speak of I guess they are mainly for looks more than anything. If I were relying on my bumper for recovery, I would have got an ARB.
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Found a couple more photos browsing online.
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I run a ARB bull bar not a fan of this type but remember this thread when I saw this ad Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 FJ62 LandCruiser Safari Grill Guard Brush Bar Thought I would link it here. Says he will not ship and for a FJ60 which would be too narrow for a FJ62.
I grew up in the land of small deer, where a push bar like that would do a pretty good job of slicing up a deer
rather than having it land in your lap- they always jump, so it shoves your hood and rad support
up into the cowl and the windshield. Yeah, you got some spatter, and maybe the grille, but you could drive home.
Around here, the deer are a lot bigger, and I'm not sure that little pushbar'd stop 'em.
Probably wouldn't even phaze a moose...
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rather than having it land in your lap- they always jump, so it shoves your hood and rad support
up into the cowl and the windshield. Yeah, you got some spatter, and maybe the grille, but you could drive home.
Around here, the deer are a lot bigger, and I'm not sure that little pushbar'd stop 'em.
Probably wouldn't even phaze a moose...
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