Super VXer
Originally Posted by Marlin
I look forward to what he does for the bumper project, and he will probably need to start a new thread when it gets serious. You guys can't seem to focus worth a ****I didn't think the project got to that point. I was following this thread, waiting for a new thread with a rendering or finished project.
I'm still be interested in an ARB style bumper assuming it can mount up to my body lifted VX and would be willing to pay around $500.
Super VXer
500 bucks isnt even close...the materials alone are pushing that cost. Figure 40 hours of time to fully protoype one, and sell maybe 4 or 5. They would be sitting in the 1500 dollar range for a line matching bumper. That would inlcude a winch mount and a pair of shackles welded on the front and would follow the lines of the OEM bumper cover.
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Super VXer
Maybe we have different bumpers in mind... I'm thinking of something fairly simple like Orion's with a winch mount built onto it. If you're thinking about replacing the entire cladding with a full metal bumper then I could pay the $1500 pricetag. That would be difficult to match the headlights & fender cladding to a metal bumper but could look great... its just hard to picture
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I don't mind building something simple myself but also don't mind paying for something that is complex & unique.
Super VXer
Joe wanted to build one with that road armor look. Several angled plates, shaped to follow the overall lines of the front cladding, as a replacement for the cladding. It would fill in all the gaps, just like the plastic, only be 1/8 and 1/4 plate
As for my old one having a winch mount, I went with a receiver instead. It allowed me to move a winch from front to rear via the hitch. I have never needed a winch
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