The Cruiser Company Prefacelift BullBar 2008-2015

[Knowbuddy]

Being honest I’m excited for another option of bull bar for us Prefacelift guys.

200 Series Pre-Facelift Bull Bar (2008-2015)

Upgrade your 200 Series Pre-Facelift with our Australian-made bull bar. 5mm steel, 10mm mounts, winch compatible, and powder-coat for durability.

thecruisercompany.com.au

 

[neh20711]

I wonder if it would fit a prefacelift LX. Price seems a bit high....

 

[Boston Mangler]

I dig this and it appears to be the same beefcake quality of the older ARB bars before they got cheesy.

Nice approach angle

Odd they don’t have any filler piece between bumper and fender. Gaps look odd

But I’m digging it

6 month lead time though….

 

[bloc]

Sure appears to block a lot of radiator real estate. And do the other two fairlead bolts not fit?

 

[TimCFJ40]

And do the other two fairlead bolts not fit?

Some of the older bull bars mounted the winch base to the front of the bumper (and clocked the controls 90 degrees) which puts the fairlead center in a position that you can't get to because of the winch being there. This necessitated an offset fairlead mount that used two of the winch mount bolts to mount the fairlead. My ZJ Grand Cherokee ARB Bumper was made this way. This fairlead looks like it was designed to accommodate both possible mounting options.

 

[Boston Mangler]

Some of the older bull bars mounted the winch base to the front of the bumper (and clocked the controls 90 degrees) which puts the fairlead center in a position that you can't get to because of the winch being there. This necessitated an offset fairlead mount that used two of the winch mount bolts to mount the fairlead. My ZJ Grand Cherokee ARB Bumper was made this way. This fairlead looks like it was designed to accommodate both possible mounting options.

Yes, my Buckstop Bumper on my Ram5500 is this way as well

 

[hoser]

I wonder if it would fit a prefacelift LX. Price seems a bit high....

Those are AUD prices. Though US prices with new tariffs might not be much lower.

https://longrangeamerica.com/ is a US vendor.

 

[bubbaZR2]

Finally some fresh air for the platform and it's going to cost $3295.00.

Argh...

Long Range America | Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series Pre Facelift (2008-2015) - High Clearance Full Hoop Front Bumper

At The Cruiser Company one of our favorite things to do is perfect the classics. We have designed this high clearance 200 Series Bullbar to be the best looking and also one of the strongest bullbars for your Landcruiser 200 on the market! With a full 5mm steel construction, 10mm mounts and...

longrangeamerica.com

 

[Boston Mangler]

Finally some fresh air for the platform and it's going to cost $3295.00.

Argh...

Long Range America | Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series Pre Facelift (2008-2015) - High Clearance Full Hoop Front Bumper

At The Cruiser Company one of our favorite things to do is perfect the classics. We have designed this high clearance 200 Series Bullbar to be the best looking and also one of the strongest bullbars for your Landcruiser 200 on the market! With a full 5mm steel construction, 10mm mounts and...

longrangeamerica.com

Yeah, this is most definitely the cleanest best engineered option IMHO

Slee option sticks out way too far and has goofy ghetto looking light pockets and the ARB variant isn’t much better and having owned their newer stuff on my Tundra, the ARB quality simply isn’t what it used to be

This seems to solve all those issues and they’re all around the same price

I predict this will sell like hot cakes

 

[hoser]

Notables:

Bumper weight: TCC says 157 lbs but Long Range America says 136 lbs)
No recovery points.
Crazy gap between bumper and fender. (but maybe this is a pre-production model)

 

[Boston Mangler]

Notables:

Bumper weight: 157 lbs
No recovery points.
Crazy gap between bumper and fender. (but maybe this is a pre-production model)

View attachment 3980511

Ad says “Recovery points Included”

Also, curious how they deal with fender liner

This photo just shows them all exposed.

Guessing/hoping they will have a fix for this?

 

[hoser]

Ad says “Recovert points Included”

I noticed the LRA site says these bumpers are arriving in 4 weeks. The fender liner likely just trimmed and fastened as best you can.

Edit: I think I found what the recovery points might look like as they don't show them in those pics.... really low actually. I know Australian standards say they can't protrude out the front for pedestrian safety.

 

[KLF]

I really like this, a LOT. I was hoping to get a TJM but I'm afraid that is no longer possible.

Hoping to see more photos of how it is installed.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Wow, that thing sits up high and tight! Not so sure about those bowlegged center uprights though.

 

[Boston Mangler]

Wow, that thing sits up high and tight! Not so sure about those bowlegged center uprights though.

I dig them, they follow the lines of the grill

 

[brasskey]

Wow, that thing sits up high and tight! Not so sure about those bowlegged center uprights though.

I agree. Personal preference for everyone, but not a fan of that look. Their bumper definitely took some big inspiration from TJM's 16+. Very similar type of bumper. But, I like the uprights better on the TJM and there's also no unsightly gap on theirs either like this TCC bumper. TJM is also $1100 cheaper, but from @KLF's comment, are they not available anymore? I had one on my previous '16 and have one on my '18.

 

[hoser]

TJM is generally a high volume, light duty bumper. TCC looks low volume, heavier duty to me.

 

[gasman4u]

TCC have one for 2016+?

This thing looks legit!

 

[KLF]

I agree. Personal preference for everyone, but not a fan of that look. Their bumper definitely took some big inspiration from TJM's 16+. Very similar type of bumper. But, I like the uprights better on the TJM and there's also no unsightly gap on theirs either like this TCC bumper. TJM is also $1100 cheaper, but from @KLF's comment, are they not available anymore? I had one on my previous '16 and have one on my '18.

I contacted TJM directly, and nobody is importing them anymore. Tariffs and shipping costs, low sales, nobody wants to take the risk. I sooo wanted one.

 

[gasman4u]

I contacted TJM directly, and nobody is importing them anymore. Tariffs and shipping costs, low sales, nobody wants to take the risk. I sooo wanted one.

Agreed. They didn’t reply to my email. I’m glad they did yours!