ARB for 2012 Tacomas

I know...me too. Those ARB lights look amazing, but I'd rather go full armor for the price of two of those.

 

Yea, those lights are insane. A little to rich for my blood.

 

arb lights - so nice! so $$$$

the bumper looks good though. seems like a one off with the plastic molding above it being color matched.

maybe the bar looks taller because the headlights/grill on the 12s+ are skinnier vertically?

 

Some ARB bumpers require you to cut the factory bumper (newer Land Cruisers require this iirc) and that looks like what they did here. I'm tired as hell right now so again it could be just my eyes.

 

Yeah, I can't quite see what they did with the factory bumper, or if that is a piece of plastic that comes with the kit, or what.

I've got a friend out at the show, and he said he'd try to get some better pics. I'll post those up if he comes through.

 

More pics. Sorry for the low quality, it's what I got.

 

yeah the hoops that protect the headlights look a lot taller and more square, maybe the bumper sits a little lower on the 2012's?
here's mine on my 06 for comparison

 

just put this on their FB page.

It almost looks like the ARB fits over the stock bumper.

 

Wow...not feeling how it caps over the stock bumper or uses part of it to fill a gap...hopefully thats still prototype and they fix that, they had me setting aside money until I saw this picture...

 

I'm sure the bumper is just put up there for looks... Otherwise LOL.

 

let's hope so.

 

Yea me too..

 

Just as I stated above, some bumpers ARB makes require cutting up the stock plastic bumper. That's exactly what it looks like here. Im still on the fence about getting one. Thanks for posting more pics Monkeyboy.

 

No prob. I'm like you - I'd really like to get the ARB, but this has me reconsidering.

 

On most newer vehicles, for fitment, ARB has you cut portions of the stock bumper for fill plates. I know the owner of this Tacoma in this picture and will call to verify.

 

OK got some more info for you all...

The bar on Ben's (the grey) Taco is the Prototype Fitup Bar that was fitted in Australia when the truck was there for Kaymar...

The Red one on Jamie's Taco (the ed ComeUp) truck is another fitup bar that was installed here in the states. Looks like the first wave of full production ARB bars should be here in Dec, albeit a small quantity, the second wave still does not have an ETA.

Below is pictures from the first prototype fitup, cut line on the production bumper did not change and is identical. Both trucks at SEMA with bars have final design off tool sample bumpers.

 

Nice work! Thanks a ton.

 

wow so you really do have to cut your stock bumper to get this on huh

that's pretty weird

 

Damn, I'm going to have to pass. Looks like it sticks out further than the 05-11 models. I hated that look on my 4th gen 4runner.

 

Yep, just as I said before. Making that cut and trying to be precise will be a real biotch. That's a real pisser.