Hit a prairie maggot and busted up my bumper

So my dad was pulling a trailer back from the field after planting corn and antelope (prairie maggot) jumped out and he hit it going 30ish. neighbor saw it happened and called my cousin to see if everyone was okay, killed the buck right on the rode.....Damage: Bumper is broker, fog light tabs broke, headlight tabs broke, own satashi broke loose, fender well bracket all messed up, fender flare on bumper broke... anyway... would it be possible once turned into insurance to upgrade the bumper to steel one for added protection or do i have to replace with factory?

 

ARB. Use the insurance $.

 

Get something better then an ARB. There are TONS of choices man.

Elite is having a group buy so you could save some money.

Relentless makes a good one too. Bruteforce fab makes a kick ass hybrid bumper. Demello. And others.

 

this^^
pelfreybilt is also a good company http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/southern-california/215316-pelfreybilt-off-road.html
05-11 GB
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/gr...t-2005-2011-front-plate-bumper-group-buy.html

 

SO MANY CHOICES!!!!!!!!

 

ARB rules. A lot of people disagree with me. But that's where I stand.

 

Did you keep the antylope?

 

drug it in the ditch and left it.

 

Yes. Don't understand all the hate for ARB. A buddy folded up a deer at over 55 mph and it did exactly what it was designed for: minimal damage, radiator protection, and allowed him to drive it home. Lots of design and testing go into them that's why in bought one.

 

^if it was already dead, why did you drug it?!!

 

fetish maybe

 

I see what you did there.

 

like a roofie?

 

headed to get an estimate right now, to see if we even want to turn it into insurance.
what to take bets on what they say?

 

You roofie antelopes up there? We tend to just shoot them and eat them (well, deer anyway).

Null, I bet your estimate will be well over the deductible.

 

2467.72

 

aftermarket and pocket the rest

 

I like where this is going. I need to find one of these prairie maggots...
edit: where did the LT comment go?

 

Because I realized it wasn't quite right :d

 

The ARB bumper is designed primarily for collisions against kangaroos, deer, etc. Other bumpers are better for off-roading, but typically don't offer the same protection in a collision, esp. when the impact is off-center.