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[efjayatee]

Nope. I've tried emailing Brandon twice, get nothing back. I have texted Tanner multiple times, he tells me to email Brandon because they are working in separate shops right now because they are moving shops. I think this is also part of the reason for the delays. I'd just appreciate some communication, I don't care if it's late. Just wanna hear from the guy.

Same As you. A little communication goes a long way. I was only able to speak to Tanner but no luck with Brandon including emails. I don't care if it's late as well but it's turning out to be a Gobi experience all over again. I had to wait 17+ weeks with radio silence for my Gobi rack.
Just wished he emailed every one on the order list telling us there's a delay-which would I would've been fine with.

 

[BrandonAz]

Hey guys, I apologize if I haven't got back to some of your emails. I've been focusing most of my time in the shop and then I get through as many emails as I can in the time that's left. Some get buried. If I haven't replied to you, please send me another email and I will.

We did move shops and temporarily have the shop split between two locations while we put up a building. That along with material issues and everything else going on right now has us a little behind. But we brought on another guy and are putting in long hours at the shop trying to get caught up as quick as possible.
Thank you for your patience and I apologize for the longer wait for some of you.

 

[BrandonAz]

The only down side to this bumper design is the tire carrier. The top part of the carrier is very close to the body of the FZJ. It will actually will make contact leaving a mark. I used some rubber pieces to cover and its been fine.

Hey Matt, The top part of the tire carrier shouldn't be that close. It should be about 1.5" away from the truck. Something is going on...

I'd check by opening up that arm and if you have a straight edge or something similar.. the top of the tire carrier should be even with the vertical edge of the inside of the arm. If it is, then my guess would be that the bumper might be pushed too far onto the truck. You should be able to loosen the bolts and shift the bumper back to give you better clearance. If the top of the tire carrier overhangs the inside edge of the arm, then something happened when it was assembled. Let me know and we'll send you another one.

 

[Benbmore3d]

Hey guys, I apologize if I haven't got back to some of your emails. I've been focusing most of my time in the shop and then I get through as many emails as I can in the time that's left. Some get buried. If I haven't replied to you, please send me another email and I will.

We did move shops and temporarily have the shop split between two locations while we put up a building. That along with material issues and everything else going on right now has us a little behind. But we brought on another guy and are putting in long hours at the shop trying to get caught up as quick as possible.
Thank you for your patience and I apologize for the longer wait for some of you.

Thanks for the update Brandon. Glad to hear you have some extra help in the shop. Really looking forward to seeing all your hard work go to use on these 80s!

 

[Lextronix]

I meant to post an update sooner but...I was slacking. I received my bumper a couple weeks ago and got it installed. Overall, I am pretty happy camper! Shipping was quick and the installation was straight forward. My only regret is not ordering a jerry can holder for the other arm when I ordered the bumper. That will be resolved in the near future.

This is the only rear bumper that I have purchased so take my pros/cons with a grain of salt.

Pros
-Ease of install
-Strong arm struts with zerks on the hinge
-Adjustable tire position
-No rattles
-Nice lines with a tight fit to the body

Cons
-I have to have a con for a pros/cons list.
-I had to slightly clearance one of the bottom bumper holes. Easy fix and this could be a an issue with my frame so not really even a con.


I hope to add some action shots later but in the mean time...


Well packaged!

Tight fit in the back of the Cruiser

Unpacked and staged

Using the right (s)tools for the job!

The only hiccup for me was finding the bolts from my tire hoist. I had removed it a while back and failed to keep the hardware. They are 8mmx1.25 FYI.

 

[efjayatee]

I meant to post an update sooner but...I was slacking. I received my bumper a couple weeks ago and got it installed. Overall, I am pretty happy camper! Shipping was quick and the installation was straight forward. My only regret is not ordering a jerry can holder for the other arm when I ordered the bumper. That will be resolved in the near future.

This is the only rear bumper that I have purchased so take my pros/cons with a grain of salt.

Pros
-Ease of install
-Strong arm struts with zerks on the hinge
-Adjustable tire position
-No rattles
-Nice lines with a tight fit to the body

Cons
-I have to have a con for a pros/cons list.
-I had to slightly clearance one of the bottom bumper holes. Easy fix and this could be a an issue with my frame so not really even a con.


I hope to add some action shots later but in the mean time...


Well packaged!
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Tight fit in the back of the Cruiser
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Unpacked and staged
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Using the right (s)tools for the job!
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The only hiccup for me was finding replacement bolts from my tire hoist. I had removed it a while back and failed to keep the hardware. They are 8mmx1.25 FYI.

How long ago did you order? How many weeks/months was the wait?

 

[ARJMN]

Avid stays backed up, a bit of a victim of their own success, but I have been very happy with mine and am fine to say its worth the wait.

 

[Benbmore3d]

How long ago did you order? How many weeks/months was the wait?

I ordered mine about

How long ago did you order? How many weeks/months was the wait?

I ordered mine beginning of June. Iv stayed in touch with Brandon and he has just told me some parts are coming back from bending and my assembly will start soon. I imagine October or November putting 5hem about 4 to 6 months out as they usually mention when ordering. Iv heard only good things and the phrase, "it's worth the wait". So I imagine I won't e disappointed.

 

[jomichael]

Pics of my custom Avid Offroad bumper.

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Looks like the Avid requires the deletion of the rear mud flaps, I like the bumper but like the look of the factory mud flaps. Wonder if they would customize one that left em?

 

[jomichael]

Pics of my custom Avid Offroad bumper.

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Did you have to cut the rear fender flare mud flap mounts? If Yes, I wonder if they would modify the bumper design so that could be returned to stock?

 

[jomichael]

Here are the rest of the photos I intended to post back in Nov-2020. Part5

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That tire mount is really close to the body, wonder if they have fixed that design flaw? I really like the Avid though.

 

[jomichael]

Hey Matt, The top part of the tire carrier shouldn't be that close. It should be about 1.5" away from the truck. Something is going on...

I'd check by opening up that arm and if you have a straight edge or something similar.. the top of the tire carrier should be even with the vertical edge of the inside of the arm. If it is, then my guess would be that the bumper might be pushed too far onto the truck. You should be able to loosen the bolts and shift the bumper back to give you better clearance. If the top of the tire carrier overhangs the inside edge of the arm, then something happened when it was assembled. Let me know and we'll send you another one.

Good to know.