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Discussion in 'New Members' started by taco_yaki, Sep 5, 2015.

  1. Sep 5, 2015 at 1:07 PM
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    taco_yaki

    taco_yaki [OP] New Member

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    joe
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    Newly damaged rear bumper
    Hi all,

    I'm JR from Chicago. Got a new 2015 pre runner. I've driven my new baby cross country already. So she's well broken in. I averaged about 21.5 mpg between 75-80 mph from LA to Chicago in 44 hours with a good 10 hours of total stops. I should be really excited, but someone already hit my rear bumper pretty hard and my bumper is pushed in already. It's a 2 week old truck ffs. The kicker is it got hit in the parking lot. So the person that hit my truck got away. I find this site full of potential help.

    My first question would be, anybody know if a good quality rear bumper guard and push bar? I need a good solid one because I'm gonna have my buddy weld some studs onto it. Not too sharp, but sharp enough to make sure to leave a hole onto any ass hole that tries to hit my truck again.

    Would love to hear some advice before I purchase one.

    Thanks,

    taco_yaki

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  2. Sep 5, 2015 at 1:10 PM
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    ODNAREM

    ODNAREM MEMBER Of The Church Of @ODNAREM

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    TRD catback exhaust,FJ Cruiser trail team wheels,BFG All Terrain K02 tires,Grillcraft front grill,Pelfreybilt IFS/Mid skids,sliders,standard rear bumper,Total Chaos bed stiffeners.TRD Pro Bilstein front/rear suspension.
    Welcome and congrats!
     
  3. Sep 5, 2015 at 1:16 PM
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    snowtank

    snowtank Where the fuck did my beer go!

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    Welcome to tw.
     
  4. Sep 5, 2015 at 1:20 PM
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    Bama Tacoma

    Bama Tacoma Well-Known Member

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    Welcome & congratulations on your new truck. Bummer about your rear bumper. I hope nothing else is messed up
     
  5. Sep 5, 2015 at 1:21 PM
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    DrFunker

    DrFunker Well-Known Member

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    :wave:

    sorry to hear about the new damage. That sucks.
    :(
     
  6. Sep 5, 2015 at 1:37 PM
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    spinglow

    spinglow Well-Known Member

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    Welcome!!!!!
     
  7. Sep 5, 2015 at 11:45 PM
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    taco_yaki

    taco_yaki [OP] New Member

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    Newly damaged rear bumper
    Thanks for the welcome!
     
  8. Sep 5, 2015 at 11:55 PM
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    HAVVOKK

    HAVVOKK Well-Known Member

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    Fucking look it up
    Welcome to TW if your looking for a good replacement @Shmellmopwho makes a bad ass high clearance rear bumper that someone would hate to hit
     
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  9. Sep 6, 2015 at 7:39 AM
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    mattgecko

    mattgecko The LED Lighting Guy. MattGeckoLEDs.com

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    Congrats on the new Tacoma!
     

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