Section525's custom front tube "bumper"...

[section525]

I'm probably going to go ahead and get the front tube bumper built this weekend. I was messing around in Photoshop with some designs. But I figured I should probably get these ProComp lights mounted that I've had in a box for 4+ years.

So I did a nice simple mount in about the only location I could get them without being in the way of the winch, too low, too wide, blah blah blah.

Now I just need some electrical guru to wire them up to my stock fog light switch. :

So who has some ideas for the bumper? I'm down for some photoshop jobs.

Replaced the crappy cell phone pics

 

[Brian1]

Here you go :

 

[section525]

I don't know how I feel about going around the headlights. But I did save a pic I found on PBB the other night of a Toyota which I really liked.

 

[section525]

Brown Truck just showed up!

1" Dimple Die from Poly Performance!

Now maybe we should use this on the build?

 

[section525]

I'm leaning towards something like this...

 

[little x]

Don't you need to finish the back before you move on to the front, lol. I want to see how you end up mounting that rear winch.

 

[section525]

Don't you need to finish the back before you move on to the front, lol. I want to see how you end up mounting that rear winch.

The winch is actually going to be mounted to a crossmember which will go where the spare tire was.

I think I'm going to hack out the shock crossmember and build it into an all-in-one deal.

So the rear bumper is only going to house the fairlead.

 

[Brian1]

But I did save a pic I found on PBB the other night of a Toyota which I really liked.

I have that same picture saved as well as another from a different angle. I do like that bumper on the Toy.

 

[IZwack]

One of the things you have to consider is: is this bumper going to make it more difficult to work on things under the hood? Cauz a stinger bar (or something similar) can make things difficult to reach - I had to basically climb and sit on the stinger to access some things on the engine (with my feet resting on the winch).

 

[section525]

I'm not planning on that top bar running too high or protruding too far forward. But good point, IZ. Although this IS a five liter so you could virtually weld the hood closed. :

Brian, can you post the other pic you have of the Toy? If you have it handy.

 

[Stic-o]

I like the yota one, kinda like my bumper. I don't care for the one you doodle J.:thumbdwn:

and to Iz's point I actually love mine for working on the truck, I can get up the and sit down on the tube.: Protects the headlights too, in the truckhaven notches

 

[Super_Swamper_98]

Dimple dies oh so sexy

 

[section525]

Yeah, I've had a 1.5" die for many years
now and I've used it a lot for other peoples' trucks. But I was looking around the garage today and couldn't find a single thing i've dimpled. So I'll have to
change that.

 

[Brian1]

Found his photobucket account

More here and on the previous page: http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f35/mossyrocks/?start=180

 

[FROADER]

That yota is bad ass!

Or you could do something like this?

 

[section525]

Ooohh I like that! :

 

[FROADER]

I like your idea in post #5. Nice and simple.

 

[little x]

I feel like a traitor saying this, but man that's a pretty Toy

 

[Stic-o]

That yota is bad ass!

Or you could do something like this?

WTF is that?!!! look like azz, not you best work Colin:thumbdwn:

Just go fot the yota concept.

 

[section525]

WTF is that?!!! look like azz, not you best work Colin:thumbdwn:

You're not seeing it. :


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