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dixon bros bumper

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dixon bros bumper

found this sweet bumper on dixon bros, for my ranger think it would look good, but its pricey. wondering if anyone could do the same idea kinda for cheaper, or if its worth the money?
 
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Pics. would be helpful!!!
 
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there are plenty of guys capable here, but nobody wants to ship anything like that.
 
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heres the bumper:
want that look but its close to 500 bucks
 
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Screw that, I could improve upon that idea and do it for $400 less lol. That's w/o labor charge.
 
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i dont really like that.......maybe would look good with some fiberglass fenders and a long travel front suspension, but not on a stocker
 
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I actually ordered one a few weeks ago...it'll be at my house on tuesday! Will definately post pics on that one!
 
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It's worth every penny. People don't understand what it takes to actually build a quality bumper.

I built and designed mine from scratch, with the help of one friend. If we were to charge material and labor for my bumper it would cost over $1500 to build, and thats on the low end of the scale at 60 an hour, most fab shops are upwards off 100/hour. Now figure the shop building it has a solid design and jigs are all done, $500 is not unreasonable.
 
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The cost total:

bumper - $450
powdercoat - $150
shipping to PA from CA on a big-a$$ 93.lb bumper - $90

total= $690

Should be fun!
 

Last edited by rideac1; 08-25-2006 at 10:21 AM.
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