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Where are you located?
Virginia
Ok. Enough with trying to contact them in Argentina. Do you happen to have contact info?
Thanks. Was there anyone in particular that you spoke to during the process of ordering? I just messaged them via they're FB page.
I sent an email directly today, just using general contact email found on their site, with my car details and asked for a quote and timeline. They responded in a couple hours with a quote, which with shipping, translates to about $3,400 US. Sounds like they do a white powder coat base, but don't do color matching on international orders so that will be extra once bumper arrives. Requires $500 down to reserve bumper and assembly spot. They are expecting next batch at end of week to arrive in port, then 1-3 weeks for customs, then assembly, spray paint, and prep time, then they ship after that. No estimation of timing other than they will provide email updates once they receive the bumper. In order to ship, you must pay in full.
They were quick in responding, but the price seems higher than what was quoted up above. Further, not sure where to get it powder coated to match so that will be an additional expense on top. By the way, I just used the general sales email: sales@rhino4x4.com.au
I believe the price from Australia has always been significantly higher than ordering directly from Argentina.
Ah, got it - thanks. I completed their online form so we'll see if they respond.
@FerrisBueller Looks Great! I have been sitting on one of these bumpers for a while. I have the same color and was happy to find your paint matched bumper. I've seen where others are powder coated but I'm not sure if the not matching white would drive me nuts.Just some follow up advice when using a painted rhino bumper...
Based on how the components mount together, you almost definitely will scrape the paint up near the mating surfaces. It is really unfortunate, because it means you will get rust in certain areas where it's hard to stop it without removing the main 3 pieces. Now that the bumper is installed and aligned, it's really not too difficult to remove the 3 pieces, and they would more or less install back on with roughly the same alignment as before. So if I do have to blast & paint it again several years down road, I think it will be less likely to get marred the 2nd time around when reinstalling just those 3 pieces.
Here's an example of where the paint likes to come off at a mating surface between the center piece and the right wing (ignore the squashed bugs...).
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If I were to try this over again with a brand new bumper, I would probably do one of these:
- Just sand the original powder coating lightly until it's relatively smooth, then have the body shop prime and paint from there. That would at least keep the tough powder coat layer beneath the more fragile paint, so any wear and tear doesn't go straight to bare steel and start rusting. OR:
- Get everything fully installed with the original powder coated bumper, then uninstall the 3 main pieces to get painted. That would make it so it's super easy to reinstall the painted pieces with minimal alignment & marring.
I wouldn't hesitate to use this bumper again in the future, I just would have done it a little differently.
In this thread, I of course feel obligated to include some additional full-vehicle pictures...
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