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New front bumper ideas...

well im looking for a new bumper, i love the prerunner style...so i need to find a fab'r to make me one.. i might find a shop around here and see what they can do, it would be sorta new to them being im from MN.

either that or im buying one..i have a few sites:

www.dixonbrosracing.com



and this one from www.badlandbumper.com is that style, but it way strong and has winch mount...drool


through more ideas or places at me.. im open for anything...and if anyone wants to make one for me thatd be tities!.
 
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bad land...screw DBR...
 
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i dont think badland makes a ranger one without going to the shop.. but i might use that as a example to show to a fab shop around me
 
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You gonna get a winch? I wanna get one eventually, it's the ultimate "get unstuck" tool for when you get stuck in a stupid way, and there's no buddy to help ya out.

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Do something like this....

prerunner looks ..ok but the skinny single tube looks weak and leaves alot to be desired from what used to be a beefy front so I say double tube something like this \/
 
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whats wrong with dbr? not that ge bullcrap. get over it, they make great stuff. id preferr wledtech though.
 
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Go with something similar to #2 or something like Karpe posted. You live in Minnesota, so the Pre-runner wont do you too good.
 
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i was going to link you to the guy on ORR, but i see you already made it to that thread...
 
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yea..im gona get a winch..way practical here in MN, im going to get one like #2, i want beef, im past the weak prerunner stuff, im gona beef my shiat up for some northern MN wheel'n.

i just want the light hoop/bar on the top i like that look... dam now i wanna go get quotes at some shops lol...thats gona be my winter project i think





yea thanks christian..thats what got me thinking about my bumper ideas again
 
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fnd a shop that does good local work and tell them what you want. although it MAY be more expensive, cutoms specs s TOTALLY worth it. You can have a winch mount built in, light guards, skid plate, whatever. and youll get exactly what you want. PLUS youll support local!

definately a local fab shop...
 
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thanks for the reasurance Gildo ..im gona get the phonebook out and call some shops
 
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The last one may look goofy to some people but In person, This thing is unreal looking.
 
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just don't go so big as mine... hahah

3" pipe for the base.

jefe(solodos) and i built it, out of his garage.

i just wish i had made the top bar a little less tall...

it was built to have a winch added(cut the support bars, and weld a box for the winch), and a skid plate... just never got around to finishing it.

now tommy reff has it.
 
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just don't go so big as mine... hahah

3" pipe for the base.

jefe(solodos) and i built it, out of his garage.

i just wish i had made the top bar a little less tall...

it was built to have a winch added(cut the support bars, and weld a box for the winch), and a skid plate... just never got around to finishing it.

now tommy reff has it.

I think that one sticks out a lil much too(although that's jus opinion). Some of them seem to be way too large on the front. Strong, skidplate, and 2 lights is what looks best.

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no offense, but thats the gheyist bumper ive ever seen...


ALSO! andy, get on a local 4x4 forum. ask where the GOOD fabricators and shops are. If its a **** shop then obviously find somewhere else. Good shop are usually easily pointed out by the locals, so do some research!!!
 
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cass.. are any of the ones you showed for sale on a site?...jus wondering, id like to buy one if i could, but i'll look at shops first
 
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cass.. are any of the ones you showed for sale on a site?...jus wondering, id like to buy one if i could, but i'll look at shops first

woolworthmotorsports.com i think "woolworth " it should come up
 
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oops.. i c they are...^^^^--ima-retard!
 
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i doubt wooworth has bult in winch mounts...
 
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true.. im thinking winch more and more, being in MN, and id love to unstuck myself if im ever alone









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i was going to link you to the guy on ORR, but i see you already made it to that thread...
You can buy bumpers like that? Where's the link?

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Originally Posted by EdGe_wannabe
You can buy bumpers like that? Where's the link?

Brenton
www.badlandbumper.com
 
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yeah. we built mine too big. hahah.
 


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