My Experience with Pelfreybilt Offroad

EDIT - Unfortunately, see this post for why I can no longer recommend this vendor...

I figured I would post a thread on my experience with PFB Offroad, as I always appreciate reading reviews about companies and products that I deal with.

Ordering

Rear Bumper: Ordering was very simple and easy, I first made contact with Tyler through PM on TW and asked him about options, shipping estimates, and price quotes. He got back to me very quickly and gave me all the information I needed to order. I believe the build for my bumper got started within a week.

Front Bumper: Ordering was again very simple and easy. Contacted Tyler and Satin through PM's and was even able to get my bumper a couple weeks earlier since I provided them with a business address (firehouse) and shipping was much faster.

Build / Wait Period

Rear Bumper: I ordered a H/C rear bumper with tire swingout, hidden hitch, reverse light cutouts, and Rotopax mount, with an build estimate of 12 weeks. I ordered on March 5, 2014 and Tyler was able to get the bumper dropped off at Fastenal to get shipped out on May 10, 2014, so his initial estimate was almost perfect. It took Fastenal about 3 weeks to get the bumper from the far West Coast to the far East Coast. Tyler/Satin were also always very quick in responding to my messages about updates and my build.

Front Bumper: Ordered an aluminum front bumper with fog light and light bar cutouts and full hoops. Build estimate was about 6 weeks since my bumper was a "leftover" from one of their group buys. Tyler and Satin were again very quick about updating me throughout.

Install

Rear Bumper: Install was fairly straightforward and Tyler got back to me as soon as he could (was at Moab 2014 from the time I got the bumper until the install today) and gave me great clarifications about install and parts. A local member (thank you Skygear!) and I were able to install the bumper and swingout in about five hours. We had to make a couple small "custom" alterations for my bumper to fit the way I wanted, but this was completely expected with a custom build and the variations between Tacoma's.

Front Bumper: Install was nice and easy again. I was able to install the winch from my old bumper and re-install with the bumper by myself fairly easily.

Overall

Overall, I was very happy purchasing from PFB Offroad, and I wish I had gone through them for my front bumper to be honest. (Update: I now have their front bumper!) I recommend PFB for all your offroad needs! Written instructions could be improved a little, (possibly adding in an items list or diagrams with part names and corresponding install location) but I was able to figure out most of the instructions by myself, with a little help from Tyler along the way.

Matt

 

Looks killer, I love my pb gear

 

Waiting on my front bumper from PB right now, they have been awesome to deal with so far, plus they have some of the best designs for sec gens IMO

 

Thanks Matt, glad you are happy with your product and service.

 

Thank you for running a stand up company Tyler!

Some more pictures for those interested, I know there aren't a huge amount of pictures of these bumpers floating around.

The little brown circles (chair leg cushions) behind the license plate are just a temporary solution to keep the license bracket from slamming back into the bumper...I'll come up with something more permanent soon.











Matt

 

Looks good and Tyler/Satin are awesome.

 

Yea I know who my rear bumper is coming from

 

Updated pictars:







Matt

 

Looks nice. Question about the swing out. Does it lock in the open position?

 

Thanks!

Yes indeed it does. To unlock, you just pull the pin up and push the gate closed. The gate locks a little past 90 degrees from the bumper.

Matt

 

Another higher quality photo dump for those interested.













Matt

 

You recieved written instructions? I ordered front and rear bumpers and started installing tonight. The rear bumper is very straightforward but I'm not sure what all to do on the front bumper. Instructions would be nice. A write up even better

 

Looking forward to earning your business again!!

 

SUCH awesome pictures, Matt!! Thank you for your support & business!

 

Thanks Satin

Proud to be repping Pelfrey on the front and rear!

Matt

 

Sorry for potato quality, will get more pictures soon that this bumper deserves







Matt

 

looking great, Matt! Look forward to some great pictures from ya!

 

Better pictures as promised for anyone interested.







Matt

 

I know I had a hard time finding pictures of 05-11 Pelfrey fronts (especially three hoop) when I was ordering, so here are more pictures for anyone interested.









Matt

 

Thank you so much! Great photos!