Cheap Bumpers on eBay!!

297 pages. Really? This one one for the WTF thread.

 

ATTENTION EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT THESE BUMPERS BEWARE!!!!! Your AC line going to the front of the condenser may be in grave danger! Look at pictures attached, take a peak behind that grille and if yours looks like this....RIP THAT BUMPER OFF AND NOTCH IT OR SOMETHING!

@HolyHandGrenade @Nimble9 @Patch92 @BrutalityBob @Sub-Zero @Mikeybuck @emiliangrigore91 @twalchlii1 @Mr.Bl0nde @anthony250f @gmanrider9

PLEASE TAG OTHERS TO MY POST IF YOU KNOW USERS WITH THIS BUMPER BEFORE ITS TOO LATE FOR THEIR AC LINES!

 

Thanks. Been a known issue for a while now. Well documented in previous pages. But thanks for a the pics.

 

Figured i would just state it again since this thread has just about 300 damn pages.

 

Ahaha that's what you get for not reading the ENTIRE THREAD.

 

Such a failure to the tacomworld society i am! Shame on me!

 

Haha! How much is it gonna cost you to fix it?

 

It seems relatively simple. Same thing happened to a guy on here (except his winch did it) and he did it himself in his garage and went and got the lines vacuumed and recharged the freon etc. i have a machine at my work i can use, so i just have to inspect the line now to determine whether i need a 20 cent gasket/o ring....or a 60 dollar AC line. Either way it will be cheap for me to fix. Just the fact that i gotta remove this bumper and grind it down so it wont happen again really blows.

 

Yeah that's a pain in the ass. Other than this, how are you liking it? Thinking about picking one up for my 05

 

I would say the ebay bumper is like 95% accurate to all pros dimension wise. The bottom part required the holes to be dremelled bigger for the sway bar mounting bolts. I love my bumper and am happy with the purchase overall. Free freight shipping too so thats a plus.

 

Would reccomend as long as you have some skills in slightly modifying this thingg to fit in some spots but hey thats what a 600 dollar bumper??? cant beat it

ALSO bedline this thing with some real roll on/paint on bedliner before you put it on. None of that bullshit bedliner in a can, you wont regret it. The shitty coating they put on chipped less than two weeks after i bought it.

 

Good tips. I've got no shame in buying one of these and may end up doing that, and no problem modifying stuff to fit.

 

You are good to go then. I got mine all cut up, fog lights mounted in, bottom "skidplate" bent and dremelled out to fit everything properly. Threw some washers on the crash bar studs to make it level and spaced from under the headlights (dont forget about frame flex)and thats pretty much it.

 

holy crap... is that a lake of freon?

 

subd

 

Yes it is sir

 

I cant believe everyone is still in this thread haha!! FUCKING TROOPERS!! Seems like people are still helping the Chinese rip off an American company. So much for patriots haha. Or wait, was it Korea? Taiwan, is Taiwan still China? I lived there for a good while and cant tell the difference.

I AM STILL A PATRIOT FOR BUYING A CHINESE KNOCK OFF OF A WELL KNOWN AMERICAN COMPANY IN 3, 2, 1 GOOOOOOO!!!!!!

 

I think it's an American company ripping off another American company...

 

Cool man so what kind of american bumper manufacturer are you supporting @mh.meier

 

What does that make me if I've been serving our country for 6 years and still want to buy one? Hmm?

EDIT: Just turned my phone sideways and saw you're a Marine. It all makes a lot of sense now carry on.