GX bumper options

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DustyFJ

DustyFJ

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What are the options for rear bumpers on the GX550? The factory bumper makes accessing the towing receiver a real pain in the butt.

Any good minimalist front bumpers out there?

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Prolly Quite a Few Do not want to Hack a $80K Rig still under Warranty.
Second Owner will have Different Feelings.
 
spikey said:
For the hitch, take of the diaper cover and put the half cover on. Then put a plug in the receiver.
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That’s how I’m running it now. But on the Lexus version the trim ring blocks the hitch pin. So I can’t easily swap to bicycle carrier or hitch basket. Poor design.
 
Would the Toyota part fit?
 
You could also consider a different type of hitch pin, such as the locking style where the key is 90 degrees from the actual pin.

I agree that is a very strange design from Lexus. Integrating the hitch into the rear crossmember makes a ton of sense, but having the pin recessed a couple inches into the plastic bumper is a big oversight.
 
Rednexus said:
You could also consider a different type of hitch pin, such as the locking style where the key is 90 degrees from the actual pin.
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this may be unique to the overtrail. The receiver seems unusually wide. A full 3 1/2” maybe closer to 3 and 9/16”. The locking hitch pin I have is not long enough.

I do now see I can rotate the pin rear and pull the plastic should out enough to wiggle the pin out without removing the trim ring.

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Yes, but hardly “minimalist”!
 
I haven't even taken the hitch cover off on our OT. I plan to use a hitch carrier basket, but I need a different locking hitch pin from PakMule for it, so it seems related to the odd design being discussed here.
 
Tex68w said:
I haven't even taken the hitch cover off on our OT. I plan to use a hitch carrier basket, but I need a different locking hitch pin from PakMule for it, so it seems related to the odd design being discussed here.
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The weird thing I found with the basket is the reviver is not very deep. The basket will contact the spare tire maybe before your even reach the first pin location. Kinda weird how far the basket sits from the truck.
 
DustyFJ said:
The weird thing I found with the basket is the reviver is not very deep. The basket will contact the spare tire maybe before your even reach the first pin location. Kinda weird how far the basket sits from the truck.
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Have you tried the PakMule on the OT? No dice?
 
Our bumpers aren't minimalist per say but they do look awesome and make hooking up a trailer much easier.
dissentoffroad.com

GX550 Dual Swing-out Modular Rear Bumper

Ultra-high clearance, high-strength, lightweight, and killer aesthetics in one amazing package. We set out to make the best LC250 bumper, one that could withstand the toughest off-road conditions and prove armor doesn’t have to be big and bulky to be strong.
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JWNissan said:
Our bumpers aren't minimalist per say but they do look awesome and make hooking up a trailer much easier.
dissentoffroad.com

GX550 Dual Swing-out Modular Rear Bumper

Ultra-high clearance, high-strength, lightweight, and killer aesthetics in one amazing package. We set out to make the best LC250 bumper, one that could withstand the toughest off-road conditions and prove armor doesn’t have to be big and bulky to be strong.
dissentoffroad.com dissentoffroad.com

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Hard to go wrong with Dissent.
 
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