Fitting a 2007-2012 ARB Bumper to a 2017 LC200?

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Does anyone know the difference between a 2007-2012 LC200 ARB front bumper and a 2017 LC200 ARB front bumper?

I have a possibility to pick up the older version at a good price and want to know how far out it will be?

I have some fairly good experience with metalwork but… wondering if it’s worth it? I know the cut lines are a little different on the fenders by the headlight but that would be customised anyway as I have Arctic Trucks fenders to clear 37s… any thoughts or experience on whether the frame mounts are different? I would also need to adjust them anyway for a 30 mm body lift. So… is it worth getting the slightly wrong bumper at 70% off?
 
Others have asked similar. It comes down to the frame is the same, so it will mount, but how everything else lines up is questionable.
 
stonepa said:
Id call ARB USA. They have been very helpful in my experience.
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Good shout, I'll do that. My local ARB contact was insisting it wasn't possible and I was like... I've done far worse in the past I just want to understand how much I'm biting off here as a project.

Also if anyone has pictures of the 2007-2012 style ARB front bar on their LC200 please feel free to share. The 2016+ style is a bit more rounded I think and I'm torn between liking the retro style (in some ways with my chunky Arctic Trucks fenders I like to say my 200 is pretending to be an 80 series) or thinking I prefer the more refined look of the later ARB bumpers.

A 70% discount on a brand new unit clearing old stock is nice, but if I'm gonna cut it up and repaint it anyway... keeping an eye out for a used one from a later model isn't a bad idea either.
 
Link to previous discussion on similar topic.
Linked the last post as most recent but also highlights the potential issue of fitting the headlight/grill profile in an acceptable manner.

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Post in thread 'ARB Bumper Fitment Question'

Cruiserlab said:
Take this with a grain of salt:

As stated, the frame is same across all years.

In 2013, toyota changed to HID headlights w/ led drl, a slightly different grill, with the radar thingy, I think. The bumper was slightly changed. The early ones have rectangular fog lights, the mid model ones have round ones. The air vent, in the middle, is slightly different.

I've seen mid model lights on an early model, and I'm pretty sure the grille is the same.

Give the large space between the bumper and the fender, I'd imaging everything would be OK, even if the ARB is slightly different. (I don't...
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