Plate Bumpers after impact with pics?

My boot, I keep them shoved in my bed for work.

Btw, I'm giving away a free Haynes Book of Repair for 2005-2009 Tacoma. "SOLD"

First to PM address gets it. I'll pay media mail.

 

so your happy that u destroyed another persons car ? .. it was a accident most important thing is both parties are ok .

 

Real MVP award goes to: @Blackout14

 

Lady cut across to take an exit and clipped my bumper with her rear passenger door/corner. If I still had my stock bumper she probably would have broken everything in that corner, not just scratched the bumper and fender flare.

 

Oof. At least you got an ARB out of it. Nice looking truck. Glad to see some 22 plates on here. See you around town

 

Yeah it looks better than before now. Put an OME kit on it now too. Sure thing .

 

Ouch

 

How do plate bumpers and frame hold up on minor taps?

Say if your traveling 65mph and some jerk brake checks you, you want to tap him to teach him a lesson.

 

If your going to do frame damage with a stock truck, your going to get frame damage with a steel bumper. It'll save you damage from low speed impacts though.

 

Minor taps your truck wouldn’t even notice, depending what you tap. In that scenario, the other car will crumple and absorb the energy.

Another alternative is don’t drive like a douche and tailgate people to the point they feel the need to brake check you.

 

Can't tell if serious. If so, no. Just no.

Again, if serious, follow above, bolded, instructions.

 

@solgardener , where / when was this?

 

Sucks doesn't it! Just seeing this too, but it's at the corner of Mundy Mill and Old Flowery Branch Road in Oakwood/Gainesville (near Mundy Mill and McEver) it looks like.

 

it's the same book

 

I was wondering if you'd do that

 

Agreed. I reference mine all the time!

 

January 17th

Yep, I was passing Lorettas heading towards Oakwood when the woman heading the other way turned left in front of me.

With this impact, I can't imagine any bumper making a difference. The only real damage to the ARB is that the uprights split at the base about 1/2", and the mounting brackets crumpled as designed. The frame ends crumpled too, so that absorbed a lot of energy. IMO, the wreck was actually worse than it looks. You can't even see a radiator between the bumper and the engine. The ARB is all the way back to the block, the block hit the firewall. The camper shell impacted the back of the cab hard enough to imprint the rear window on the front of the shell and dented the passengers side rear corner of the cab.

 

Personally, I'm a fan of heavy steel bumpers and plan on one for my 2019 when it comes in (just gotta figure out which one).

This happened to me in my 95 Dodge 2500 5.9L CTD in July 2013 coming home from work one evening after dark. Highway has zero streetlights and the asphalt was freshly sealed (jet black). I was doing the posted 55 mph and never saw the black cow in my lane facing away from me until I was right up on her (2nd gen Dodge Ram headlights SUCK). Swerved just enough to catch her right in front of me versus centered. Bent and slightly tore the HD bumper mounts, damaged driver front fender, totaled but didn't rupture the radiator and a/c condenser, broke the turbo intercooler mounts on that side. She bounced down the side of my truck denting the door, cab and bed fender. The HD bumper is a no-name bumper that was on the truck when I bought it. LOVE this thing! Used the truck and tow chain to pull the carcass off the highway and drove her home under her own power.

Bumper mounts were repaired/re-welded, turbo intercooler mounts repaired, salvage yard replacement fender and new radiator and a/c condenser. I firmly believe I would have been in very bad shape without this bumper.