1st Gen Tundra Armor Thread

Looks great John!

 

I know ARB does crash tests with their bumpers, do any of the other makers? Ihate to buy solely on appearance. Need protection from deer.

 

Crash testing is big $$$ but I can tell you from 6 deer experiences fastest one hit at 60mph our aftermarket bumpers won't budge. Slowest speed was 35. Road I grew up on was very deer heavy. My mom has also hit a few in her FJ and I haven't even finished fabbing her bumper

 

I don't see anything for a first gen Tundra on your website though.

 

I just messaged him.

 

Unless I own or have a friend with the same vehicle as you I build my bumpers custom one off on your rig. I have built them for the first gens. I'm not a production shop. I do any and all fab work off-road or not.

 

One coat of flrx seal

 

Updated the first post to include the new hybrid bumper from Brute Force Fab. I wish this was an option when I bought mine.

 

Why stop there?

https://bruteforcefab.com/1st-gen-tundra-rears

 

Since when were you OP on this thread? Long live Wumbo!

 

One of the mods messaged me and asked if I would be interim Wumbo. It was a great honor.

 

Interim implies that Wumbo will one day return...

 

Not where I work…

 

I want to see FGV change his custom title to Interim Wumbo

 

Or that my time here is temporary

 

Hero’s get remembered but legends never die

 

One things for sure, he's not Beetlejuice.

 

"Interim"
We are changing some shit temporally, before we change it for ever, mostly for the sake of change and justifying our existence on the payroll by making it look like we are fucking doing something. But also just so we can drag it out because we arent even sure what the fuck we are doing. Oh, btw, the changes are going to be illogical, produce inefficiency, and generally make your job harder. Good luck little buddies

 

Are you watching me?
Spot on

 

Talking about my employer... and how many times I've heard that word

 

No crash test but they saved my passesger rocker ( panel below pass door) while being a asshole this past sunday. Lil flex seal~she love me in the morning.

 

I'm sure its been talked about before in here but for those that don't know Coastal Offroad has a bunch of WIY options including front and rear bumpers, swing outs, and rock sliders available for the 1st gens. These come in 1/4" aluminum or 3/16" steel and has several options including body lift adjustments, light cut outs and swingout accessories. These are very well engineered items that can stand up to all the abuse.

If anyone is interested in picking one up soon, we are currently running this group buy with them. 15% off all products for all signups and an additional 25% off of shipping for those that can do group shipping. Details in this thread: https://www.tundras.com/threads/bumpers-sliders-skids-group-buy-all-makes-models.140683/

 

I mean if you're thinking about selling the brush guard, I doubt anyone would try to convince you otherwise.
Most people tend to prefer a steel bumper

 

I see those from time to time on my local CraigsList and they’re always in the $200-500 range.

 

Asking price sure, no telling what they actually go for

 

And most of the time I see them, they're listed for week after week and month after month, just like tonneau covers. Those two accessories seem to languish, the reality is, people just don't buy those items used very often.