Low lead time/ready to order high clearance bumpers

Well, victory 4x4 has completely fucked me on a rear bumper that I've been waiting on for an insurance repair to my truck, I'm now looking for other options for a high clearance rear bumper that have short lead times or are ready to order now. Anyone have any recommendations or know of anyone with a quick turnaround?

 

Most are small shops with no inventory and build to order. Good luck.

 

How did Victory "completely fuck you" ?

I'm sure potential buyers would be curious.

As to your question of in-stock high clearance bumpers ... as far as I'm concerned they don't really exist. Everything has a lead time (3 to 6 months on average) with most fabricators requireing full or partial payment up front. Just gotta ask yourself if the juice is worth the squeeze.

 

This, how did Victory 4x4 screw you over?

Never liked their design, but have seen them post new additions to their line-up recently.

 

I might be selling my high clearance bumper soon. If you’re local, it’s ready today.

 

Whereabouts are you?

 

I'm on month 5 waiting for a insurance claim on truck, 2-3 months of which has been on Victory. The stock bumper and hitch assembly are on national backorder with no ETA. I have ordered a ton of stuff through Victory (roof rack, front bumper, sliders, etc.) as they're my local shop and I try to support local. When I found out month two that everything was on national back order I contacted victory as they had 4-7 week lead times listed on their website. I told them my situation, and also told them that if they couldn't deliver within that timeframe it was totally fine but to just be up front with me about it and I would look elsewhere, no harm no foul. They assured me multiple times and even went to check with their production manager to see if this was still the case. Long story short, 4-7 weeks became 4-9 weeks magically around week 4, around week 9 it was suddenly the beginning of May, and now they're telling me it's going to be about 16 weeks out to the beginning of June. And here we are.

 

CSB

 

Check your local Facebook and Craigslist. Here in NorCal, I seen a couple every week

 

Southern California.

 

I'm talking with a couple of other local shops right now. I'm not sure how that will work out since it's an insurance claim but at this point I'm willing to argue with progressive for a few hours as long as it doesn't blow up my whole camping season.

 

Ah, I'm over in Michigan. Appreciate it though.

 

maybe look local for a freebie/cheapie and keep your spot in line

 

Yeah I'm thinking that's probably the route I'm going to have to go.

 

Anyone have any experience with All Pro Offroad? Found some in stock stuff I could get in a week but I don't know much about them.

 

I know you don't like and neither do I, but this is the way things are,, though getting better everyday.
When things were real crazy, I was warning customers that wanted to cancel overdue orders, to be careful and not fire everyone that misses their ship date, as they will soon have fired everyone they do biz with, and be coming back to see if they can regain their spot in line.
again, I don't like, but have seen it over and over again.
As @hiPSI mentioned, these small shops are MTO. Many, if not most, were weeks behind before all this madness. It seems in this particular arena (bumpers, rock sliders) the desirable American made outfits are MTO and have long lead times, and the shelf items are Chinesium.

 

Honestly if they had been up front about the actual lead time this wouldn't have been a problem but they assured me multiple times that the lead times on their site were accurate. I'm even picking it up from them directly so it's not like shipping is an issue. *shrug* It is what it is I guess I just expect a little better customer service when I spend as much money as I have with them.

 

I don't blame you, bad lead times make things worse. Again, not defending them, but there is a very good chance they were given bad lead times by suppliers and/or lost employees unexpectedly, due to all the bidding.

 

In my world plants are kicking out product as fast as possible and still have 60, that's sixty, week lead times.