I love my Costa as well. I've built bumpers before. But, to be honest, I could never build something to this level of quality. The one word of caution is: If you order, expect to wait for your bumper for months before you get it. He builds each one to a customer spec and puts a lot of hours in for the finish work.
I love the 4bylabs front and rear. you can grab the kit and weld it up it gives you crazy approach. JMO it does need jack points on it only drawback and I also love lumpskies bumper by costa
I think the northwest trail innovations front bumper is really clean looking and its very inexpensive. Probably the route I will go. I don't care for their rear bumper, but the front is nice I think. 1990 - 1997 FJ80/FZJ80 winch bumper kit
I like the BIOR tube bumper if you're thinking tube (not in the poll). Better angles than the trail gear. I like the way @bhicks built his so it doesn't stick out as far at the trail gear. The approach angle and front overhang of the trail gear kills what would otherwise be a sweet looking bumper, IMO.
But I'm all for getting creative if you've got the time, so my vote goes to build your own.
The 4x4 Labs and Slee ShortBus are both sweet but an all too common piece on an 80 that isn't stock. I love them both but dont want my truck to look exactly like the majority of modified Land Cruisers, why i went a different route.
IMO I like costafab the best, its not too bulky in appearence it fits the vehicle well and the d2 cutouts look great. But I'm having a real hard time justifying the price of anything more expensive than an ARB.
I really dig my shortbus from Slee. Unless you're going home or custom built. It sits really tight up against the front and looks great IMO.
I just gotta move that winch controller somewhere else.
OK serious stalker time....I admit....when I first was buying my LC, I fell in love with your rig, but I wanted to tweak it...so photoshopped in a Costa and some antique sage, and de-stickered it....and boom. If I did I can prob find the layered files and change color back...
OK serious stalker time....I admit....when I first was buying my LC, I fell in love with your rig, but I wanted to tweak it...so photoshopped in a Costa and some antique sage, and de-stickered it....and boom. If I did I can prob find the layered files and change color back... View attachment 1632574