ARC-1 Bumper installed!

Thanks so Mike over at ARC-1 up in the land of Maple syrup and hockey in BC for this. i was lucky enough to work with him and his crew on this Phantom 1 series full bumper. This one was the last prototype. all the next ones are production models. what a beast!

 

One of the better front bumpers I’ve seen that replaces the whole bottom section. Just checked their site and that stealth version is nice. I’ll have to keep an eye on them when they move out of prototype stage.

 

I dig their Stealth bumper, as well, but I'm worried that it's yet another setup that breaks TSS when combined with a Pro Grille.

 

I had that thought too, I’d act like the bumper more without the hoop. I don’t know if they plan on making that an option though.

 

There will be an option for 16-17/18+TSS/18+PROTSS on the site when we launch. We’ll vary the bullbar depending on the model to clear the sensor.

 

Aluminum option?

 

Excellent!

 

What is the weight of the bumper before a winch? Looks way heavy.

 

maybe 90-100? i could pick it up by my self without the winch

 

Hmm, that's not too bad.

 

Why do these vendors all have a huge cutout logo in the design ???
What a major turnoff.

 

You think maybe it’s for advertising?

 

Got to stand out. kinda like how the grill says toyota on it...

 

Um... yeah... but it could be a bit more subtle if they aren't paying you to drive around with their big giant logo.

 

Is Toyota?

 

I can peel the Toyota logo off if I choose... not so easy when a huge logo is lasered or water jetted into the main structure of a part.

You guys can give it a rest now. I stated my opinion and it obviously differs from yours and I'm fine with that. Can we agree to disagree ?

 

No can we agree to agree? I mean you asked a question and got an answer, so yes we’re done here.

 

The steel version weighs around 130lbs with bullbar and hoops.

 

Brand recognition is an incredibly important part of any business.

 

I agree. The first thing I did when I bought the truck was completely debadge it. Advertising is important but can you imagine if every aftermarket part on your truck had a giant logo on it?

Advertising is what you do on TV and radio. If I buy a product advertising shouldn’t be part of it. I can see having a smaller cutout logo or having a steel plate welded behind it to make it less obtrusive.